As the weather cools down we can find it hard to keep our mood and our motivation up, regular fitness and healthy eating sometimes go in the too hard (or too cold) basket. Though I can completely understand this, because it's an issue I struggle with, it's isn't very good for overall health. Inactivity and a diet lacking in important nutrients compromise our immunity and make … [Read more...]
Recipe: Gluten Free Elbows pasta salad with fresh tomatoes and eggplant sauce
Entertaining people with varied dietary requirements has just been made easier with Barilla and their range of gluten free pastas that cook and taste just like regular pastas. “There is no need to compromise on taste and texture to enjoy pasta without gluten. Extensive research was undertaken to ensure that our product delivers the quality that people have come to expect from … [Read more...]
Recipe: Gluten Free Spaghetti with scallops, asparagus and Pesto Genovese
'Tis the season for many a merry get together, and the time for dinner parties galore is upon us. A pasta dish is fantastic for these evenings because they are generally pretty simple and a crowd pleaser. Pasta dishes can now also cater for your gluten free guests with the new range of gluten free pastas from Barilla, the world's largest producer of pasta and the number one … [Read more...]
Recipe: Gluten Free Penne Rigate with Olives, Sicilian Fennel Salad and Basilico Sauce
Cater for guests with a gluten free diet at your next dinner party with Barilla's new range of gluten free pastas that still cook and taste like regular pasta. In this day and age, it’s more and more common for Australians to have food allergies, intolerances or other issues with food. Problems with gluten are high on this list, with Coeliac disease affecting an increasing … [Read more...]
Recipe: Spaghetti with Broccoli, Chilli and Garlic
Tanya Bartolini worked in accounting and finance until Maternity Leave saw her reassess her priorities and develop The Everyday Cook Network website and Facebook page. She is also working on her first cookbook, Blending the Cultures, which will be available through Amazon from late October 2013. I often cook this at home. Similar versions are found in many Italian cookbooks … [Read more...]
Recipe: Pasta Napolitana
Pasta lovers today we have a recipe for you, and one that I think I'm going to try out for family dinner this week. So I will be heading in to Coles tomorrow to get my twin pack of Mutti Polpa tomatoes, new to Australia but distributing to 20 countries across the world and over a century in business. Pasta Napolitana Ingredients 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 brown onion, … [Read more...]
Gnocchi with Tomato and Italian Herbs
Gourmet Garden bring fresh and flavoursome herbs to your fingertips, conveniently packaged in freshness tubes that will keep for weeks in your fridge. No more having to settle for dried old herbs in your recipes because you keep wasting herbs or, like me, are too far from a supermarket to duck down to the shop for herbs every time you want to cook something requiring fresh … [Read more...]
Fettuccine with Grilled Chicken, Tomatoes, Basil and Parsley
It's getting to the middle of the week and you need a bit of a flavour hit, but it needs to be simple and easy to get you over the hump. Keep a little Gourmet Garden goodness in your fridge for just such a culinary emergency and you will always be able to put together something exciting and appetizing - something like this Fettucine with Grilled Chicken, Tomatoes, Basil and … [Read more...]
Speck, Pea and Marscapone Macaroni Bake
This Speck, Pea and Marscapone Macaroni Bake can be baked in one large dish or four smaller ones...there is something really warm and rustic about an individual dish served straight out of the oven. With pasta one of the main ingredients this is an easily achievable meal for winter. Serves 4 You Need: 1pkt San Remo macaroni 200g speck (pancetta), thinly sliced 1 … [Read more...]
Curls with Lamb, Chickpea and Mushroom Ragu
Pasta doesn't have to be limited to just spaghetti bolognaise, there are so many options and you are only limited by your imagination. Today we have a recipe from San Remo - it's pasta curls with lamb, chickpea and mushroom ragu. You Need: 750g San Remo Curls ½ cup porcini mushroom 2tbsp olive oil 1 white onion, finely diced 1tbsp crushed garlic 500g lean lamb … [Read more...]
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