Pasta with Roast Pumpkin, Rosemary, Smoky Bacon and Spinach

I came across this recipe in my diary, it’s slightly embarrassingly called ‘The Foodies Diary’ maybe you have one too? The thing is, it’s great for listing seasonal produce, festivals and farmers markets and me being from the UK – everything’s back to front over here and good to know what’s in season – even…

8 Hour Lamb with Herby Dressing and Crumbled Feta

I came across this particular recipe in the first cook book I bought since being in Australia ‘What Katie Ate’ and this is what inspired me to create my own food blog. Katie Quinn Davies only really got into cooking in her early thirties, spending most of her twenties as a graphic designer where she…

Sun-dried Tomato and Green Olive Garganelli

A quick one here, great for weeknights and again – a pantry pasta. Garganelli is one of my favourite egg pasta shapes and I believe the names derives from the dialectal word garganel, chicken’s gullet (which the ridged garganello resembles). This was inspired by a well-known brand, the only pasta sauce I have ever really…