Red Pepper Filo Pie with Ponti Zero Oil Range: I have a bit of a fetish for those little jars of preserved vegetables that you can buy from the deli counter so I jumped at the chance when I was asked to create a recipe to use some of the Ponti range. Life is now […]
Easy Truffled Mac and Cheese
Truffle Mac and Cheese Recipe: This time of year, with heaps of golden leaves on the ground and the smell of damp, mushroomy autumn into winter, brings with it all kinds of culinary scents and flavours. For me, from late October through winter, I crave comfort foods like this easy truffled Mac and Cheese, baked in […]
Pasta Alla Norma
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 […]
Nut Free Pesto – Home Made Pesto in Minutes
An Easy Recipe for Pistou or Nut Free Pesto: Skip straight to my recipe. Why am I making pesto? Well, it’s the time of year when my garden seems to rebel against all the careful planning I put in during Spring. I have a full maternity ward of greenish tomatoes which appear to be heading […]
Melba Toasts – Posh Crackers from Leftover Bread
Melba Toast – how to make it: What is Melba Toast: Simply put, melba toast is sliced bread, cut to create fine pieces and then toasted . It’s best made with slightly stale pre-sliced bread and is a great way to use up leftovers. Easy steps to make your own Melba Toast: One slice […]
Easy Artisan Bread – The Perfect Home Baked Bread for Every Household
Easy, no-knead artisan bread: While I can make a mean banana muffin I am no baker – and although I love the idea of baking my own bread, the reality of doing that just for myself has always been a step too far. Even when I’ve been given a breadmaker to try, my issue has […]
Perfect Pesto
Italians do it better – Pesto World Championships, Genoa, Italy: It stands to reason that Italians should make the best Pesto in the World. A simple fusion of two kinds of cheese, garlic, basil, olive oil, pine nuts and salt sounds on the face of it like something that could easily be recreated anywhere. But, […]
Pasta Arrabbiata
The Easiest Pasta Lunch – Pasta Arrabbiata: I was sent some pasta from Cook Italian and wanted to see how good it was. In my view, the best way to test the quality of ingredients is to use them to make something very simple. But, the other joy of this recipe is that it forms […]
Low Calorie Celeriac Soup – with Wicked Blue Cheese Croutons
Low-Calorie Celeriac Soup Recipe and More for The Big Broth: As any regular reader of London-Unattached may have noticed I share recipes for a lot of home-made soup. Celeriac Soup is one of my own personal favourites – I love the taste of celery and by using celeriac I can avoid the stringy bits on […]
Low Calorie Leek and Potato Soup
Diet Leek and Potato Soup Recipe – comfort food from my childhood: Every weekend that I am in London I wander over to the Farmers’ Market at Oval. My first stop is always the same. I go to the first farm stall to buy chicken carcasses – 4 for a pound. I boil them up […]