It always amuses me how a whimsical name can turn a dish into child friendly feast. I have called this traffic light spaghetti purely because it features a red, amber and green vegetable but the entertainment factor for Ted saying it was spaghetti with traffic lights was too much to resist. You could use…
Italian
Leftover rocket pesto
You can make green pesto from many leaves other than basil; not being a fan of fragrant basil I prefer a sparky pesto made from rocket leaves. Neither do you need to rely on pine nuts, I often use other nuts or seeds to make pesto. Thirdly, you don’t need parmesan to make pesto either;…
Polenta with salami and chilli
Last month I visited Venice for my 40th birthday and one of the things I was eager to try was cichette style appetisers in a Venetian bar. I will publish a Maison Cupcake post with the various Venetian dishes we tried but here is something I reproduced myself at home having been inspired during our…
