Poor Trota’s had her trotter trodden on the Tube (really), so, doctor’s orders, Salmon had to take over… Continue reading
Calamari rings / Happy New Year!
Planning a New Year party celebration? Thinking of making calamari rings as a funky starter? Well… think again… Continue reading
Ricciarelli senesi / Happy Christmas everyone!
This is a typical Tuscan Christmas delight from the town of Siena, but found everywhere in Italy at this time of the year – probably coming a close second to panettone as the traditional treat of the season. But in the cartoon kitchen, having been prepared well in advance, they would not have made it past the solstice at Fidget’s rate of consumption. No doubt there will be words… Continue reading
Duck with plum sauce and vegetable side dishes
Panda has been with us in the cartoon kitchen for almost three weeks now, and – despite Fidget’s initial dismay – his unexpected arrival has blossomed into a period of delicious and exotic culinary creativity. So with Christmas fast approaching, the Rowes have been inspired yet again… Continue reading
Spicy pork and stir-fried noodles
After a shaky start last week (any regular reader will have noticed just how much Fidget resented being upstaged by the arrival of such an esteemed guest in the cartoon kitchen), it’s become more than bearable: our resident hero has even started to see the silver lining… Continue reading
Prawns in Char Siu sauce
Have you ever seen Fidget this grumpy? Could it have anything to do with the fact that the attention – just for once – is not all on him? Continue reading
Cannelloni with pumpkin and pancetta / Cannelloni zucca e pancetta
Fidget is trying hard to impress Fifi these days, but surely this is not the way to go! Unfortunately, with Salmon as partner-in-crime there’s no end to the chaos these buffoons could create in the cartoon kitchen… even turning it into a grooming parlour. Continue reading
Dark and decadent prune and chocolate cake / Torta prugne e cioccolato
Salmon and Fidget had planned a surprise to mightily impress the lady of the manor this weekend. But having overheard their cartoon kitchen banter about the wrinkly old sour fruit, Trota was not exactly predisposed… Continue reading
Sautéed porcini mushrooms / Porcini trifolati
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
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
Chez Rowe 