Tonight, we had pasta with tomatoes, olives and fennel sausages for tea. The fennel sausages, made yesterday, were poached for 25 minutes, then skinned and sliced. The sauce was made with a diced onion, minced garlic, pasata, a tub of garlic olives we found on special in the supermarket, dried basil and minced parsely. Simple […]
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A day of sausage making
16 January, 2012 
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Today, I have been mainly making sausages. Lots and lots of sausages.
Read more Never too young for self-reliance
11 January, 2012 19 Comments
At 5pm I called the boys out to the kitchen. ‘Well,’ I said to them, ‘your mum and I are having leftovers for dinner. There’s not enough for you, so what are you going to do?’ They looked at me, then at each other. ‘I’ve thawed two chops, they’re in the refrigerator if you want […]
Read more One thing leads to another
18 December, 2011 3 Comments
Yesterday evening, I read a Michael Didbin novel about Venetian detective Aurelio Zen. Reading about Italy reminded me of an Italian friend of mine, Franco. Thinking of Franco made me think of simple but good food.
Read moreNew recipes section
6 December, 2011 0 Comments
Several readers have complained it’s difficult to find specific recipes on the blog, even when using the Search facility or the Categories menu. To make it easier, I’ve started a new recipes section that’s accessible via the top menu bar. The section is very basic at the moment and is by no means comprehensive—there are […]
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