Tuscany makes me think of tomatoes, basil, and the beach. Oh, and this gorgeously fresh tomato sauce.
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Marcella’s Fresh Tomato Sauce
This makes the sweetest tomato sauce imaginable, but you must start with great tomatoes.
Limes
Whoa – limes are a riddle. Persian limes are not grown in Persia. Mexican limes originated in Malaysia. South Indian limes are sweet, not sour!
Fried Paneer with Golden Raisins
Golden crunch meets sweet spice – Yum!
Chicken, Fig & Lemon Pies
If lining tins with pastry scares your pants off, just make one big free-form pie. It’ll taste just as good.
Dried figs
Dried figs are honey sweet, fruity and sort of figgy tasting, and a bit gritty, but that grittiness is a good attribute as it provides texture. The skin might look like elephant hide …
Chunky Pasta with Chorizo Tomato Sauce
Need something to fill hungry tums midweek? Chunky pasta with chorizo tomato sauce is the answer! Easy, filling and bags of flavour.
Pastry blender
There are some people who won’t make pastry because they hate getting dough under their fingernails. If that’s you, I’ve got just the tool!
Sticky Chilli Ribs
Sticky ribs and beer never fails!
Jacket-baked Potatoes
Yep, eat them on the couch if you want to, just make them because these are stunningly good.
Winter Salad
How to make a finger-licking green salad? It’s all in the tossing …
How salty should the water be to cook pasta?
The Italians say it needs to be as salty as the Mediterranean. How do you know how salty that is if you’ve never swum in it?
Garlic is cheaper than the doctor
Is garlic a cure-all? Is it strongest when used crushed or chopped? Does it keep the vampires away?
Porcelain ginger grater
This is one of the most effective tools to grate ginger. Why is it so good?
French Omelette with Bacon, Crème Fraîche & Chives
An omelette is a 2-minute meal, ready when you are. This one’s amazing – salty, tangy, savoury – and really hits the spot.
Cheesy Scrambled Eggs Rolled in Soft Tortillas
Soft pillows of creamy eggs atop tortillas with a handful of coriander & feta, dotted with chilli sauce, is a great way to say ‘Hello there morning!’
Roasting tomatoes
Slow roast, fast roast, whole or halved, here’s the low-down on roasting tomatoes.