Why pay more for pasta

Fresh and dried pasta are different beasts and it needs to be said that neither one is superior to the other. What’s the difference?

Fresh and dried pasta are different beasts and it needs to be said that neither one is superior to the other. What’s the difference?

Most of us have heard of cock-a-leekie (a Scottish soupy stew made with chicken and leeks) but hat-a-leekie is something else. Why anyone would want to wear a leek in their hat is beyond me.

It may be a cliché, but feta served with a salad of olives, tomatoes and bread and drizzled with olive oil, makes a fabulous summer lunch.

Pears are often overlooked for novel or exotic fruit and I reckon it’s because we’ve lost the art of ripening them and we’re eating them hard.

Toasty roasty coffeeish – that’s toasted hazelnuts! Here’s how to do it.

Chop chop … get a decent knife and use a steady chopping board.

Yep, they sure ting-le your taste buds. Food a bit flat? Life a bit boring? Add a few capers and liven things up.
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