TUESDAY: Rigatoni with Sausage Ragu

FRIDAY: Bills Influence

Last night I was looking for a simple, tasty meal when I remembered one of my favourite Bill Granger Recipes from an issue of Delicious Magazine.

Garlic, Chilli, Spinach and Wine Spaghetti



It fit the bill perfectly, super simple, fast and so full of flavour, which surprises you when you consider how few ingredients it contains.

Until next time (which will be soon, I promise)
Tamara xx

MONDAY: Dreaming of Summer Days

Our lovely warm spring days seem to have disappeared, leaving us with rain, wind and bitter cold. :( With summer coming within reach so fast, I decided to ignore the reversal of weather last night, so instead of returning to winter comfort food, I tempted summer with a light chicken pasta full of chilli & citrus flavours, accompanied by good, crusty bread.




My Chilli Citrus Chicken Pasta is a favourite in our house. You can find the delicious recipe here. Tonight I added lots of baby spinach to add some 5+ A Day.

Can't wait for summer.
Tamara xx

MONDAY: A meal Jamie would be proud of

Jamie Oliver that is, one of my favourite celebrity chefs.



From his 'Happy Days' cookbook, I was inspired to make Penne Cabonara, with a few changes of course. No penne in the house, so lets swap spaghetti and to boost up the flavour lets add some tender, sweated onions and fried, chopped mushroom. Mmm.

To counteract the richness of the meal, I served a green salad, dressed with a sharp vinaigrette, mixed together in Jamies 'fairy fingers' method.

Now thats some pukka tukker!
Tamara xx

MONDAY: A Light Dinner

Shaun and I are both off work this day, just taking some time out to spend together and celebrate our 3 year anniversary, so we'll be a wee bit naughty this week, indulging in cooked breakfasts, and lunch and dinners out. Today to start off we had a bacon, mushroom and spinach omlette, followed by BK lunch (so naughty) and to fufill Shauns fatty craving, sausage rolls for afternoon tea. After all those calories, dinner needed to be a lighter affair with fresh tastes and some veges. Along comes Linguini Primavera.




I'm not sure how traditional this is, but I wanted a simple pasta dish to show off the new season spring produce.....and the very first of the ASPARAGUS! It is snow peas, courgette, asparagus with linguini, parmesan and pine nuts, drizzled with garlic infused oil.

A perfect meal for the beginning of spring, hurah!
Tamara xx

TUESDAY: Creamy, Indulgent Pasta

Salmon & Pea Pasta

Piles of spaghetti in a sundried tomato and cream sauce, dotted with salmon and fresh peas.

Tamara xx

THURSDAY: Bob and Fred

As usual, the last question emailed to me by my lovely fiancee before I left work was "Whats for Dinner (honey)?" My reply quickly sent off before I picked up my bag and walked out the door..... Braised Duck Tagliatelle.

When darling fiancee got home a few hours after me and I set dinner in front of him, he sat there for a few minutes just starring. Then the comment "I can't eat duck, not when we have Bob and Fred sitting out on our front lawn." You see, we have a group of ducks who frequent our neighbourhood and enjoy sitting out on our front lawn (whenever our cats are inside) and we named a pair of them who often come to say hello, Bob and Fred.

However, after a few mouthfuls he declared it delicious, and obviously got over eating duck!

Meltingly tender duck braised in a rich red wine sauce, tossed through fresh pasta and sprinkled with fresh parsley and the 'grand cru' of all cheeses, Parmigiano Reggiano.

Eat Well, Drink Well, Live Well.

Tamara xxx