Practically unknown until recently outside the Italian region of Calabria, ‘nduja is now catching hold among lovers of spicy food. If you do manage to get your hands on some of this fiery, spreadable insaccato, make this dish without delay. And although, like Salmon (who seems, incidentally – note to picture editor – to have been rejuvenating his barnet) you may have to deploy the fire extinguisher, trust your cartoon kitchen crew: it’s worth it. Continue reading
What a surprise! Wallace and Gromit were having a grand day out and popped in to visit at short notice. It was enough to send Trota into a hostess frenzy…what to make for them? Continue reading
…funnily enough, Fidget did indeed choose to remain silent – not that he could have done otherwise while attempting to conceal his misdemeanour… Continue reading
No more, Salmon, please – it must be the way he tells ‘em… Continue reading
…don’t even ask… Continue reading
With the head chef off duty this weekend, Salmon was able to shine with this sublime one-pot creation… Continue reading
How can you have any dinner, Fidget, if you don’t clean your room? Yes, Trota is getting annoyed, and when she gets annoyed it can be thunderbolt and lightning (very, very frightening) in the cartoon kitchen… Continue reading
Not that we’re calorie counters in the cartoon kitchen, oh no, but it’s been noticed that someone (aka Fidget) has been a little indulgent of late. On such occasions Trota takes charge and imposes a leaner – but hopefully still delicious – regime. But when she does, she needs to move fast and be slyly creative because Fidget is not easily fooled… Continue reading
Now although this week’s Chinese New Year celebrations had been mentioned en passant in the cartoon kitchen, Trota was clearly taken aback when Fidget turned up unexpectedly with new friend Billy. Continue reading
Not the easiest of mistakes to make, you might think, but then consider who’s in charge of mission control in the cartoon kitchen… Continue reading
Chez Rowe 