savoury delights

conchiglioni – a first attempt

I’ve seen conchiglioni bakes every now and then … Conchiglioni are a type of pasta you won’t stumble about in any supermarket, but then I found a packet of these “big” pasta shells. So I pondered how to start … a pasta bake. I decided to start simply with a Bolognese style filling, lots of sauce and on top lots of cheese. To be honest cooking the conchiglioni was easy, filling the soft shells (only…

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courgettes in italian mode

Some time ago … my better half & I planned to do a roasted chicken … & I meditated on what to cook as a partner to the meat. Both of us opted for some vegetables. I made a basic deep dive into Italian cuisine & found a great approach to courgette. At 1st I adjusted the amounts of the ingredients in the recipe because I don’t like leftovers, but … The crucial ingredient came…

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