Sometimes this blogging business can be difficult. I keep getting distracted, accosted by words and phrases as I iron or dry my hair. (Although my family will attest that there has always been a touch of the verbal diarrhoea about me! There's not much I'm not eager to spout on about or share my opinion on! ). Anyway I have to rush to scribble them down and he just gives me what he calls 'my patronising smile' as he wanders into the garden to mow the lawn.
Sometimes we regress as adults and throw off the shackles of the grown up world getting so much pleasure from things we enjoyed as a child. Crafts, the wonder of nature and even when we play In and Out The Dusty Bluebells with the little people! What's the harm if it helps us to feel safe and sane in this mad, crazy world?
So enough rambling, I think the idea is I am supposed to present you with a recipe each time I blog!
Mr Fothergill's rocket romps away at the garden. How to make the most of it? A fresh zingy pasta dish from a free giveaway Tesco magazine combining it with peppery salami is spot on for a summer evening.
- Cook between six and eight ounces of penne pasta.
- Fry an onion with a red chilli, the recipe says deseed but we like it hot!
- Add one clove of garlic and 100grams of salami (easier to work in grams here as the packets are detailed that way). Cook for one minute.
- Add a large tin of tomatoes, the zest and juice of a lemon and a pinch of sugar. I know the sugar police will balk at that but it is really needed for the flavour here.
- Simmer for a few minutes then toss in tons of rocket and wilt.
- Serve over pasta and top with parmesan and you have a simple summer treat!
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