Duck is such a tasty dish, but if it should ever go wrong… Continue reading
Category Archives: humour
Liver and onions / fegatini di pollo alla veneziana

Hmm… getting in touch with their inner buffoon, more like – but don’t be fooled: those two clowns are less likely to be moved by the flood of their emotions than the rumble of their stomachs… Continue reading
Jose Pizarro’s Tarta de Santiago

This delicious treat – now a national favourite – was originally linked to the pilgrimage town of Santiago de Compostela, which explains why Fidget was up with the lark and anticipating a long trek. A relief, then, to find he didn’t even need to leave the cartoon kitchen… Continue reading
Thai prawns with coconut and pineapple

Savouring the last of the summer sunshine, Fidget was recently seen sampling some exotic cocktail concoctions… Continue reading
Pasta alla Norma the Fidget way

This is a traditional Sicilian dish but Fidget decided to give it a personal twist in a north-meets-south kinda way. And, yes, you may be forgiven for thinking he was presenting the weather forecast… Continue reading
Streusel cheesecake with chocolate / Torta stracciatella ricotta e cioccolato

Not one to hold back when given clear instructions, Fidget was giving 150% when tasked to pulverise the biscuit to sprinkle on this sensational cake – another foolproof recipe from Stefano Caffarri (Il Cucchiaio d’Argento). Continue reading
Pork medallions with mustard crust and mash

This summer the weather’s been hit and miss, to say the least – and certainly not wall-to-wall scorchio – so Trota thought she’d trot out some mid-season comfort food… and having heard the word ‘medallion’ mentioned in the cartoon kitchen, Fidget decided to get right into the groove… Continue reading
Monkfish with chorizo and sundried tomatoes

Sometimes it’s almost surreal what happens in the cartoon kitchen! Even the abbot got involved… Continue reading
Chocolate and orange mini cakes
It’s odds-on that the tray was indeed full when it went into the oven, but who’s the most likely culprit? Here’s a tip: in the cartoon kitchen it’s evens Salmon, but the smart money’s on Fidget… Continue reading
Canestrelli

Canestrelli biscuits have a distinctive hole in the middle, everyone knows that. “What happened here, then?”, you may well ask… Continue reading