Squid Ink and crab pasta with tomato salsa

Posted by petra08 on August 15, 2017 · 12 Comments 

Squid Ink and Crab pasta with tomato salsa

Sometimes I want something quick and easy. Pasta is perfect go to food and this week when I was making pasta for the market I made extra for dinner. I had friends coming for dinner and didn’t have a starter, or time to prep. This is a super quick recipe and it hit the spot. … Continue reading →

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The market and three super quick pasta dishes

Posted by petra08 on July 10, 2017 · 8 Comments 

chilli and cocoa tagliatelle carbonara

I can’t believe I am already on the fifth month of having the market stall! Time has gone so fast, I haven’t had a Saturday off and I feel I am sort of getting the hang of this.   Ever since I decided to do the market stall I have been met with amazing support. … Continue reading →

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Egg yolk ravioli with beef jam, bavette steak and avocado salsa

Posted by petra08 on April 18, 2017 · 11 Comments 

Egg yolk ravioli with beef jam, bavette steak and avocado salsa

It has been a bit of a week, it started off challenging but got better as the week proceeded. By Wednesday I try to have a plan for the market on Saturday of what to bring and what pastas to make. This week I thought I would follow a friends suggestion and make a display … Continue reading →

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Carrot flavored pasta with carrots three ways

Posted by petra08 on February 12, 2017 · 15 Comments 

Carrot three ways with carrot pasta, goats cheese, pumpkin seeds

I use carrot in many dishes and yet it is never the star of the dish. It is just there in the background. The other day I read a recipe with carrot purée. It was a recipe by the talented chef and blogger Joe Black and he had cooked rump of lamb. The carrot purée caught my … Continue reading →

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Chorizo, butternut squash, walnut and feta cheese ravioli

Posted by petra08 on February 3, 2017 · 17 Comments 

Chorizo butternut squash and feta cheese ravioli

Do you have a favorite pasta shape? Two of my favorites are tagliatelle or pappardelle pasta, long , wide strands of pasta with a lot of surface for the sauce to cling on to. Another favorite is ravioli. It is perfect little pasta parcels and they can be filled with yummy stuff, what is there … Continue reading →

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Dim sum – pork & prawns, kimchi, and scallop siu mai

Posted by petra08 on February 2, 2017 · 11 Comments 

Assorted dumplings

The other week I read that one of my favorite dim sum restaurants had closed. There are plenty in London but this one had some unique and very delicious dim sum. Reading about it made me crave dumplings and I thought I would invite some friends around and make us a batch. One of them … Continue reading →

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Beetroot pasta with pheasant, beetroot and feta cheese

Posted by petra08 on January 6, 2017 · 17 Comments 

beetroot pasta with pheasant and feta cheese

There was a knock on the door and I found one of my neighbor standing there with a couple of pheasants. I actually saw the pheasants before I saw my neighbor Dennis. Dennis has a friend who hunts and pheasants were so plentiful they gave him some and he very generously gave me a couple … Continue reading →

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Watercress pasta three ways

Posted by petra08 on December 9, 2016 · 25 Comments 

Watercress pasta ravioli with chorizo filling

The other day I woke up and decided to make pasta for dinner, I haven’t made it in ages. Life came between me and my pasta plans but a few days later I finally found enough time to make it. A while back I made handkerchief pasta, pasta with visible herbs inside. I did Uova da … Continue reading →

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