Pasta Alla Norma – Sicily on a Plate: Perhaps this recipe would be better called Spaghetti alla Norma, since that’s the pasta I used. But, this is a classic Sicilian dish with a story. One of the most famous people from Sicily, Vincenzo Bellini was a great composer, particularly of Bel Canto Opera. A signature […]
5:2 Diet Recipe Chicken, Aubergine and Chickpea Lebanese Style
A Lebanese Pantry used for a 5:2 Diet recipe: OK, I’ll admit there’s a bit of calculated cooking going on here. I’ve been intending to enter Bethady Kedy’s competition to win a trip to The Lebanon for a while, and I needed to blog about something Lebanese as part of my entry. But, I’m also […]
5:2 Diet Goes to Sicily
5:2 Diet Recipe – Tuna, Aubergine and Tomato with Courgetti! This 5:2 diet recipe takes its inspiration from three sources. Firstly I caught Nigel Slater making Courgetti on Making the Most of It. Now, I am a huge Nigel Slater fan, I have the books, I even sometimes make recipes FROM the books, but actually […]


