Despite all those lovely recipes listed over there for interesting and tasty things, like everyone else I need to have stuff in the freezer for days that are just too busy. I confess: I’m a sucker for a shop-bought pizza. With a salad on the side dinner is there in 10 minutes. I’m no snob for this at all, I […]
Read moreI love pizza me. In all shapes and sizes, the deep-pan Chicago, the bubbly and charred Napoli and even the humble takeaway. When the stuffed crust appeared some years ago I thought it was a stroke of genius; someone saw all those crusts littering otherwise empty plates and found a way to get them eaten – for a price of […]
Read moreWhen I first received 30 Minute Meals for Christmas I tore through it, merrily Post-It noting all the ones that looked interesting, like the beef hash, chicken pie, black forest affogato… one that didn’t get the magic yellow sticker was his 30 minute pizza. How on earth can you get a passable pizza in 30 minutes? I was very doubtful […]
Read moreI had half the dough left over from pesto pizza, and it occurred to me that I’d never made one of my favourite Italian foods: calzone. That lovely folded pizza, like a Cornish pasty spending a gap year travelling. I was bowled over by how tasty it was. It really was great, especially when paired with a zingy mustardy salad. […]
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