Lauras Tuscan Cooking

Spicy Sausage and Pepper Pasta Servings: 6 Preparation Time: 15 min Cooking Time: 25 min Level of Difficulty: Easy Spicy sausage, red wine and fire-roasted tomatoes come together in this ragout-like sauce. Truly hearty and satisfying. Instructions Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Meanwhile, to make sauce, in a large [...]

Is it a dangerous game to say, on behalf of your wife and yourself, to friends when they invite you round for a meal “oh don’t worry about us, we eat anything”. Now 9 times out of 10 if that is generally the case you are ok and a nice night is had by all, [...]

Who needs an “obsessive cleaning disorder” when you can have “obsessive BEANing disorder. Baked beans just has to go with everything – I am sure 1 person across the world has baked beans with every meal possible and I am sure, if my wife did not do the food rota each week, I could plan [...]

Primeval or Geeky? Is it just me or are menu’s really interesting?? It doesn’t matter where I go I always seem drawn to them like a magpie is to shiny things. Even if I’m not planning to eat I can guarantee the minute I sit down and there is a menu on the table I [...]

What’s your favourite food…. Oh God I dread this question, for me this is liking asking which do I prefer, my left foot or my right foot? Well actually I rather like both of them as they each serve a pretty useful purpose! I cannot possibly pick one food over another and cannot understand anyone [...]

It’s lovely to have the chance to eat out more often. The sociable atmosphere of a nice restaurant is really hard to beat. Great company, excellent food and drink, pleasant surroundings and the opportunity to take it easy and cut loose all add to the fun of eating out in restaurants and eateries. However, finances [...]

When it is cold outside and the snow is falling down all you want to do is snuggle up in front of the fire and eat! This is so true and everyone I speak to seems to want to stuff their faces at the moment. All everyone fancies is chocolate, crisps, sweets and greasy take [...]

This evening after we finish work my friends from work and I are heading over to the Manchester Christmas Market to sample the delights they have in store for us! I feel so festive at the moment and am so looking forward to later. It’s a German and International market so I expect there to [...]

Recently I have been very lazy. I can be excused hopefully as it’s my birthday tomorrow so i’ve been very busy running around seeing lots of friends and family and eating rubbish. Is that a good excuse? Last week I had a curry on Monday, chip butty on Tuesday, Chinese on Wednesday.. and Thursday (not [...]

Oh yes it’s getting to that time of year again, wait for it, are you listening? CHRISTMAS!! We’ve put up our office miniature Christmas tree and have been listening to the Love Actually soundtrack and in particular the little girl’s version of ‘all I want for Christmas’ and I am really in the festive mood! [...]