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Gorgonzola sauce
Delicious and simple gorgonzola sauce
Monica Bugno
Nov 25, 20221 min read


Tortellini
Special Equipment: 1 Pasta Machine - or a rolling pin Ingredients for the dough: 200gr plain white flour (more for kneading and rolling)...
Monica Bugno
Jul 17, 20222 min read


Roast chicken brodo
Roast chicken brodo (broth) goes really well with tortellini.
Monica Bugno
Jul 17, 20221 min read


Spinach pasta dough
Ingredients: 200gr plain white flour (more for kneading and rolling) 2 egg 100gr fresh baby spinach Salt Serves 2 Method: Pour a glass of...
Monica Bugno
May 26, 20222 min read


Barramundi, fennel and lemon sauce
Serves 4 Ingredients: 1/3 cup of olive oil 2 cloves of garlic crushed 1 tsp paprika 1/2 tsp of smoked paprika 300gr Humpty Doo barramundi...
Monica Bugno
May 15, 20221 min read


Mon's tomato bolognese
Serves 4 Ingredients: 1/4 cup of olive oil 1 brown onion finely chopped 4 cloves of garlic finely chopped 100gr diced bacon 100gr finely...
Monica Bugno
Apr 17, 20221 min read


Creamy pumpkin and lemon thyme sauce
Serves 4 Ingredients: 1/4 cup of olive oil 1 brown onion roughly chopped 3 cloves of garlic roughly chopped 600gr of butternut pumpkin...
Monica Bugno
Apr 17, 20221 min read


Mon's Quick Sourdough Recipe
Sourdough does not need to be difficult. Here is my tried and tested quick version of sourdough that makes a perfect loaf
Monica Bugno
Jan 26, 20212 min read


Mushroom and bacon creamy sauce
Serves 4 Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil 80g butter 1 large onion, finely chopped 250g shredded bacon 200g button mushrooms, sliced...
Monica Bugno
Oct 1, 20201 min read


Yummy Puttanesca Sauce
Like a bit of zing in your sauce? Try this yummy Puttanesca sauce. Serves 4 Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 brown onion, finely...
Monica Bugno
May 30, 20201 min read


Basil Pesto with Almonds
This is a super easy sauce to make, simply whack all of the ingredients in the food processor or bullet and blitz, yum! I also like to...
Monica Bugno
Feb 11, 20202 min read


Fermented Blackberry Cordial
4 ingredients, that’s all it takes! Ingredients 2 punnets of blackberries 1 tbsp of honey 1 cup of water 1 tsp of ferment juice ( I used...
Monica Bugno
Feb 4, 20201 min read


Saving money and living sustainably, what 2019 looked like for our family
2020 has kicked right into gear and while this is not the usual time for looking back at the past year, planning for 2020 has meant that...
Monica Bugno
Jan 19, 20204 min read


Labna
Labna or labneh is a Middle Eastern staple. It's made by removing excess whey from salted yoghurt, which results in a velvety, cream cheese
Monica Bugno
Dec 16, 20192 min read


Homemade Red Wine & Garlic Sausages
Growing up, my family made salami & sausages, it’s been at least 17yrs since I last made sausages. We were super happy with the outcome.
Monica Bugno
Sep 23, 20192 min read


Mastering Pasta - Carbonara
This recipe is taken from the book Mastering Pasta by Marc Vetri with David Joachim, so I can't take credit, but it is delicious. This...
Monica Bugno
Aug 5, 20191 min read


Creamy Roast Cauliflower Sauce
I've always been a fan of cauliflower soup and while searching for a low carb version, I came across a recipe that I've converted into a...
Monica Bugno
Jul 14, 20192 min read


Ricotta Gnocchi
Ingredients: 375g ricotta (smooth) 1/2 cup parmesan finely grated 1cup plain flour 1 egg lightly beaten Makes approx enough gnocchi for 2...
Monica Bugno
Jun 22, 20191 min read


Potato Gnocchi
Special Equipment: Potato Ricer - optional Ingredients: 1 cup of plain flour (1/2 cup for the bowl and 1/2 cup for the bench) 1 fresh egg...
Monica Bugno
Jun 22, 20192 min read


Strozzapreti
Google “Strozzapreti” and you will find a myriad of stories about history of this pasta. Essentially, it is translated as “priest...
Monica Bugno
Jun 22, 20191 min read
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