Tag: capers
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Burrata with caponata
There is a wonderful Italian restaurant in London called Il Portico, a favourite with the Pigeon Cottage gang, and we had this fab starter there last time we went – aubergine caponata & stracciatella di burrata. Caponata is a very famous Sicilian dish and I’ve been wanting to make it since we went there on…
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Easter lamb BBQ with salsa verde
I love Easter. It has great religious significance of course, celebrating Christ’s resurrection after his crucifixion, but it also symbolises ‘newness of life’ and heralds the arrival of spring. The trees are full of pink and white blossom and tiny green leaf buds, the garden is full of cheerful yellow daffodils, birds are building their…
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Pasta alla siracusana
Like most families, we eat pasta quite regularly so it’s always good to find a new sauce to add to the recipe rota. I love the meat based sauces in winter but this one is lovely for the warmer days ahead. You can tell from the ingredients – aubergines, peppers, tomatoes, capers and olives that…
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