Make your own tasty hummus (or houmous).

Tasty hummus

Tasty hummus

Hummus is a good food discovery.

When coming home after work, a quick dip of hummus can keep you going until dinner’s ready.

Hummus works well as either a snack or part of a meal itself, but the stuff in supermarkets sometimes doesn’t do it justice. Why not make our own? Continue reading

How to make your own Pasta.

Homemade pasta

Homemade pasta

You may not have realised how easy it is to make pasta.

There are only 2 ingredients. You can make the pasta dough form scratch in a couple of minutes and roll it out and cut it in about 5 minutes.

Didn’t think that fresh pasta was quicker than going to the shops and buying some? Think again.

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How to make quick and easy bolognese sauce.

Bolognese

Bolognese

Bolognese: an italian classic that’s the staple of students and chefs alike.

It’s versatile in terms of exact ingredients and tastes – if you google it you’ll find thousands of different recipes.

You can serve it in lots of different ways: you can go traditional and have it with pasta, or you could serve it with a baked potato, or just on it’s own with some crusty bread and cheese. Continue reading

Salsa dip – home-made and easy to make.

Salsa dip

Salsa dip

Salsa is quick & easy and can be made in many different ways.

It also goes with absolutely loads of stuff.

I’m making gherkin salsa, but you can substitute this for anything a little ‘tangy’ that you fancy (in case you do go with gherkins, expect your salsa to be quite sweet). This version will make enough for a few people to share for dips or a BBQ, or enough to last you for a few of your own lunches. Continue reading

How to make your own tomato sauce.

Tomato sauce

Tomato sauce

Here’s a basic recipe for a basic food staple: tomato sauce.

Made in large quantities when you find some cheap, ripe tomatoes it can last you for ages.

This recipe makes one kilogram of tomato sauce: you can freeze/refrigerate it and then use it as the basis for lots of other things like pizzas, lasagne, dips, etc.

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