We spent our honeymoon in Tuscany – 2 nights in Florence (mainly recovering from the wedding hype/hangovers) and 7 nights in the Maremma, which is South West Tuscany. The best thing about the holiday was exploring all the hilltop villages as well as sampling the local cuisine and sipping as much of the local wine…
Tag: cheese
Simple Spring Celebration Pasta
Having left Australia mid summer, travelled and returned to the UK at the beginning of spring, we have sneakily missed out on a winter. Even though in my opinion there can never be ‘too much summer’ I am really appreciating the UK spring and how the season effects earth and nature. We ventured to our…
Breakfast Pizza & Topping Ideas
This post is really just for me to keep track of the pizza toppings that we have enjoyed the most. Since trying out Jim Lahey’s recipe – it’s fair to say that we’ve all become a bit infatuated with the simplicity of the no-knead dough recipe and enjoyed experimenting with a myriad of toppings. I…
Creamy Bacon, Boursin and Courgette Pasta – My best kept secret
I know we’ve all added various cream cheeses to pastas before but this particular combination is something that pains me slightly to divulge as it has been a personal love affair since my mum first made this for us. A dish that pleases all, and can be made vegetarian easily with the exclusion of bacon….
Bill Granger’s Lemon Mascarpone Cheesecake
Who doesn’t like cheesecake? This was the first cheesecake recipe I tried and love the way it is so easy, just a matter of measuring everything and letting the food processor do the work. Preheat oven to 140°C, lightly grease a 24cm springform cake tin and line the bottom with baking paper. Find a deep…
The Travelling Pantry 