Monday 21 July 2014


I bought a 3 kg bag of fusilli today - well it was half price, so am now looking for suitable recipes.  Here are a few we've now tried and rather like:

15th July: 
Pasta Carbonara
(serves 2)

200 g Fusilli
1 grated clove of Garlic
chopped Pancetta
olive oil
a splosh of White Wine
2 Eggs
60 ml Creme Fraiche
75 g grated Cheddar Cheese
25 g grated Parmesan
a pinch Nutmeg

  1. Cook the fusilli in a large pan of boiling water.
  2. Gently fry the garlic and pancetta in the oil.
  3. Add the wine and continue cooking.
  4. In a bowl mix together eggs, creme fraiche, cheeses and the nutmeg
  5. Drain the pasta and add to the pan
  6. Pour over the egg and cheese mixture cook for a minute.
  7. Serve with a green salad.

16th: tonight we ate 
Pasta with Salmon

180g Fusilli
150g Salmon, cut into cubes
1 clove grated garlic
1 red Onion, finely chopped
1 large Mushroom
150g double cream
1 bay leaf
chopped parsley
(serves 2)
  1. Cook pasta in a large pan of boiling water
  2. Heat oil in pan add onion, chopped mushroom and garlic (if used) and cook gently
  3. Add salmon a cook a couple of minutes
  4. Add the cream and the bay leaf and cook the mixture a couple of minutes
  5. Just before serving drain a little of the pasta water onto the salmon mixture
  6. Serve with something green (we had broccoli, although a salad would be nice too)

17/18/19/20/21 July we had a rest from pasta as I'd bought an enormous sack of potatoes.

22nd July: Fusilli Bolognese

400 g Fusilli
500 g minced Beef
2 slices Bacon
1 Onion, chopped
1 clove garlic
Vegetables, such as celery, mushrooms, peppers, carrots - chopped finely
Tomato puree
Mixed herbs
a splash of wine
grated Parmesan
(serves 4)

  1. Fry mince, remove from pan, draining any fat.
  2. Fry onion and garlic gently, and bacon if used.
  3. Add other vegetables.
  4. Return meat to the pan and add some tomato puree, wine, herbs and some beef stock.
  5. Cook gently, preferably in a slow cooker.
  6. Serve with the Fusilli and some Parmesan (or other cheese) on top.
This is an excellent mixture which I also use for Cottage Pie or Lasagne.





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