We’ve included a recipe for fresh pasta (below). But first, here are some top tips from Carluccio’s to perfect your pasta:-    Whisk the eggs well before adding them to the flour-    Don’t add  all the egg at once – add 75 per cent, then add more

. What is their favourite food? Pasta Pomodoro. What was your favourite food as a child? Growing up on a farm with 8 brothers and sisters meant that I spent a lot of time in the kitchen with my mamma, who taught me from an early age how to make excellent

, boiling water, then drain thoroughly. Combine the pasta immediately with the hot pancetta and the oil, and then pour in the cream mixture. Stir to coat each pasta piece – the heat from the pasta will cook the egg slightly. Finally, sprinkle

as they bring a big saucepan of water to boil and add the salt, then show them how to drop in the spaghetti without making too much of a splash. Cook for about two minutes if you have made fresh pasta, or according to the instructions on the packet if using

Serves 4Ingredients2 tsp olive oil8 organic sausages300g (10 1/2oz) large pasta shells, such as conchiglioni350g (12oz) jar of good tomato pasta sauce, such as Seeds Of Change A handful of fresh basil, torn roughlyA knob of butter25g (1oz) Parmesan

There is always a pot of basil by the kitchen sink that I lovingly tend to. We pick the leaves to use in a mozzarella and basil salad, which is one of the children’s favourite dishes. Last weekend, Felix fancied pasta for lunch, so we decided

There are many mediums through which to express your art, be it in pen and ink, oil paints, collage, or crayon. Using food materials is perhaps one of the more unusual techniques but these are the raw ingredients coming together in this highly imaginative wonderworld created by p...

Freshly picked peas at the peak of ripeness are so tender and sweet they barely need cooking, and children should enjoy helping to shell them. Tossing the blanched peas with nutty browned butter, chive flowers and pasta makes a simple, tasty dish

with Parma ham and this great pesto. Trenette al PestoIf you can’t get trenette pasta, use linguine or tagliatelle instead.Serves 4Ingredients200g (7oz) fresh basil2 garlic cloves20g (3/4oz) pine nuts, toasted50g (13/4) Parmesan, grated50g (13/4) pecorino

Hosting a Hallowe’en party is all about creating the right atmosphere. There are plenty of spooky tricks you can use to create fabulous outifts and decorations for Hallowe’en. You can spray paint branches and leaves to create decorations for your home, place scary masks on the ba...