‘Smoked ham and cream sauce, what a magic combination…’

‘Unlike my brothers I’ve never been a risotto fan…but with enough artichokes and home grown beans…’

‘It’s pretty obvious now but anything pasta based makes me very happy. Radicchio is a new craving too…’

‘Good to see Dad has stopped cooking bricks on the BBQ and put them back where they belong…’

‘Coming home from Sicily and Pops rustles some artichokes up to eat with the family… ‘

‘This is the kind of delicious homely dinner that inspired this whole idea. Leftover meals are a quintessential part of Dad’s cooking…’

‘One of my fav’s. It’s Italian and can be scooped up with warm fresh out the oven bread…’

‘Simple salad? Well sometimes you just need something fresh and light for dinner. Plus you occasionally need an excuse to buy…’

‘Fresh home-made pesto is in a league of its own compared to the stuff in a jar…’

‘Seriously tasty this (originally) ‘Italian peasant dish’ is a proper winter warmer, or a spring/summer dish made with fresh seasonal vegetables…’

I found a bunch of super thin asparagus and thought they might go well with linguine. It’s such a simple combination and a great way to enjoy asparagus.