I was curious about exploring a squash type pasta dish as although I adore squash, I'm not a huge fan of a sweeter flavour profile with my pasta. However, I was pleasantly surprised by this dish! It was extremely easy to whip up on a weeknight, it's creamy and satisfying but you are getting a good dose of vitamins and nutrients in your sauce. Will it replace carbonara? Heck no. But it's a good dish on it's own, or as a side to a protein. I think the addition of the nutritiona

I was always under the impression that "Spag Bol" was a well known term for the classic and delicious Spaghetti Bolognese. However, it has come to my attention dear friends, that not everyone is familiar with this culinary pet name. If you've never heard of it before - you're welcome - and please feel free to embrace it. It's fun to say. There are obviously lots of recipes out there, and opinions as to what goes into it. To mushroom or not? I've heard of people adding a can o

For me, a bowl of pasta is the ultimate comfort food. It reminds me of growing up and family dinners. Nothing really beats my mum's pasta, whether it's spag bol, creamy lemon bow ties, a simple tomato sauce, oil and garlic - when her pasta is infront of me, I know I'll have a fantastically satifying dinner. One reason I do love this Italian beauty, is it's easy to adapt to the seasons - a little heavier sauce in the winter and a fresh tomoto and garlic one in the summer. You

I was almost hyperventilating when I first tasted how good this turned out. It feels like I have discovered (personally, not the first person in the world) this hidden gem!! The sauce for this pasta is so fricking creamy, it feels like it could be the healthy sister to the old “heart attack on a plate” carbonara. Alright alright, it doesn’t have the bacon but still – same sort of family – it takes all types! Even my husband finished his bowl and filled it up again, and not