With the World cup looming I’m getting in practise for my magical half-time meals. Since Italians are football mad I have my suspicions that they invented simple food purely to allow them to cook and scoff a full meal in those precious 15 minutes. Not a minute of the beautiful game need be missed yet there is [...]
Archive for April, 2010
Spaghetti con prezzemolo e pancetta (parsley and pancetta)
Posted in Jason's Recipes, tagged garlic, Jason Gibb, Nudo, pancetta, parsley, prezzemolo, recipe, shallots, spaghetti on April 30, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Traditional risotto bianco with basil olive oil
Posted in Jason's Recipes, tagged adopt an olive tree, basil, bianco, italian, Jason Gibb, Nudo, olive oil, recipe, risotto, traditional on April 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I like to wonder, if this dish were a motor vehicle what it’d be? Perhaps somewhere between a Vespa scooter (versatile and fun), and a Lamborghini (a lovingly made classic)? Whatever it is, add a drizzle of our new basil olive oil to take the dish (and maybe the metaphor) on a beautiful new road [...]
Lemon posset with raspberries
Posted in Jason's Recipes, tagged dessert, Jason Gibb, lemon, lemon curd, Nudo, posset, raspberries, recipe on April 9, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I was just killing some time typing ‘adopt an olive tree’ into Google (yes I know, a new kind of vanity) and found about 20 different adoption schemes. I am gutted! We were the first and these are all copy cats. Wargh. But you know what? On reflection, and assisted by a very cold glass of verdicchio, I’m taking [...]
