Tag: cream
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Penne alla vodka
This is one of those deceptively simple pasta dishes that takes less than half an hour to get to the table but truly delivers on flavour. The vodka binds the tomato and cream in the sauce to make it rich and silky but you don’t really taste it, it simply leaves a pleasing background heat.…
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Gratin dauphinois
There are many recipes for this classic French dish that is so perfect with roast beef but this is my favourite version. The mixture of milk and cream makes it lighter than one made with 100% cream and is easier on the arteries. The finely grated garlic added to the cream gives enough flavour without…
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Hot smoked salmon on a bed of pasta with spinach
I came across some fabulous hot smoked salmon at my local farmers market recently (Wyken Vineyards since you ask!) and created this dish to showcase it. You could use unsmoked salmon fillets but the flavour of the hot smoked version served on this bed of pasta with a creamy spinach and mustard sauce is hard…
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