A simple and speedy crab sauce for pasta from ” Sunshine Food” by Sophie Grigson. Please try to get fresh crab for this dish- it may be expensive but frozen or tinned just wont be up to scratch. And dont be tempted to add Parmesan or other grated cheese at the end- it really doesn’t need it.
A Spanish cafe salad using Serrano ham from ” Very Simple Food” by Jill Dupleix. You could use prosciutto instead of jamon and if you like some fresh goats cheese. The artichokes are optional but if you have them use them.
Orecchiette is the pasta of Puglia and this is a great way to serve it from ” River Cafe Two Easy” by Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers. The tomatoes should be almost over ripe for this recipe. The ricoota is tossed in at the end, coating the orecchiette and clinging to the hollows of the pasta
A very traditional Italian recipe for roast potatoes which is often on the menu in trattorias in Tuscany. This is another recipe from ” River Cafe Cook Book Easy” by Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers.
A delicious summer dish of fresh green beans and new potatoes smashed together with a fork. The recipe is from ” River Cafe Two Easy” by Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers. Don’t even think of using frozen green beans for this dish!
Penne goes very well with this sauce, which is also quite delicious with wet polenta.The recipe is from ” River Cafe Two Easy” by Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers.
Another lovely soup using pumpkin or squash from ” River Cafe Two Easy” by Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers. You can use peanut squas or butternut sqaush instead of the pumpkin- all are best when very ripe with plump seds. The fresh tomatoes can be replaced with thinned tomatoes, drained of their juice.
I live in Bristol, England and one of my most local restaurants called La Bomba serves very good tapas and cocktails including a Pisto similar to this which has quickly become a firm favourite for my vegetarian husband . The recipe is from Nieves Barragan Mohacho.
I’m always looking for new recipes for tortilla and frittata and this one from Nieves Barragan Mohacho has quickly become a favourite when I can get wild mushrooms.
