green vegetables with bacon, pine nuts and parmesan

Here’s a delicious way to serve those greens! First toast some pine nuts in a dry pan until just colouring slightly and fragrant. Set aside to cool on a plate. Heat a little olive oil over medium heat and fry some very finely diced bacon. When the bacon begins to render add finely diced onion…… Continue reading green vegetables with bacon, pine nuts and parmesan

ricotta gnocchi with spinach, pine nuts and lemon

Spinach and lemon are a lovely fresh foil for cheesy gnocchi. Yum. To make the gnocchi, combine 340g (12 oz) of fresh full-fat ricotta with 2 whole eggs, ¾ of a cup of plain flour and ⅓ of a cup of finely grated parmesan. Mix with a pastry cutter or fork. When the mixture is well…… Continue reading ricotta gnocchi with spinach, pine nuts and lemon