The name of this dish sounds complicated, but really it’s very quick and easy and shows off wonderfully the taste of nasturtium pesto. Thanks Joanne for growing them onto our patio!

A rather simple recipe for zucchini lovers. It’s not trying to be a lasagna, but it is inspired by Italian cuisine enough to refer to lasagna in the title.  The arrabiata sauce ads an unexpected kick making taking this simple dish to another level.

I first tried these on the way to a skiing holiday, when we stopped for the night at a small hotel in Switzerland. Hotel – Ristorante Baldi. The hotel was ok, clean and close to the motorway, so it was really all that we needed at that time. The fact that it was family-run gave
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Involtini, doesn’t is just sound great? It just means, rolls, but let’s call it involtini it will taste better! And yes I just love aubergines, and I have already done some aubergine roll-ups, but it was a summer version. This time something to serve straight from the oven with a fresh baguette. Yummy.

I had some leftover cheese mix from the aubergine roll-ups and wasn’t sure what to do with it. I found a few red onions, married them together and it was a real treat! The onions carmelised a bit and worked so well with the salty and minty stuffing! The biggest challenge was to empty the onions
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Yes, I know, aubergines again! But I just love them. And I can’t resist! Actually, I don’t even try. This is a slightly changed Nigella’s recipe. Very refreshing and very, very good! It works well as a starter, but on a sunny day it’ll do just as well as a main dish, if you add
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