No, Fidget – not those!
Fidget may indeed be a regionally renowned truffle-hound but he certainly couldn’t claim any expertise in mushroom recognition… Continue reading
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Risotto al tartufo bianco / Risotto with white truffle
Having been ruled out of a career in investment banking by his limited counting skills, Fidget thought that life as a truffle hunter could be the next best thing. And considering the eye-watering prices of those little white darlings, one can understand his change of direction… Continue reading
Pizza margherita: Fidget’s birthday masterclass with Paul and Mary
What requires bread making skills but looks like a tarte?
And more to the point, what would marry Paul’s passion for bread with Mary’s excitement for lovely looking cakes…? 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
Apricot Tarte Tatin
The trick with the Tarte Tatin is to flip it onto your serving plate a) without burning yourself, and b) keeping the Tarte Tatin intact. Having seen a few messy fails, Trota really wanted to get it right this time so she enlisted Fidget. Continue reading
Tiramisu
Recalling the occasion when the fridge was mysteriously raided overnight, Trota was leaving nothing to chance this time. Tiramisu needs a few hours to set, so she took suitable precautions. A buon intenditor poche parole… Continue reading
Moroccan aubergine meatballs with rice
Fidget with the polpette-making instrument, Salmon with the measure and theorem. Perfect spheres: Trota despairs – she just said they had to be more or less the same size; it didn’t need an exercise in geometry… Continue reading
Bucatini alla carbonara
The name’s origin is debateable, but folklore associates it with charcoal workers (carbonari). To recreate the mood, Trota tasked Salmon and Fidget with some flue maintenance. Quite an ask, so you might think the duo’s reward would be forthcoming. But no – Trota, mistress of delayed gratification, insists that only after a thorough shower are our heroes re-admitted to the cartoon kitchen to finally tuck in. Continue reading
Calamarata cozze e ceci / pasta with mussels and chick peas
It doesn’t look at you and it doesn’t have a twitchy tail, so get over it! This is Fidget’s big stumbling block – Salmon’s, too, for that matter: even the slightest seafood connection is viewed with deep suspicion. Continue reading
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