My ultimate comfort food

The last week has probably been my coldest in Melbourne so far. In light of this, I have found myself day-dreaming about big steaming bowls of pasta - my ultimate comfort food. Well, I will use any excuse to cook for friends on a Friday night! I wanted to cook something delicious but easy, so I decided on a simple spinach & ricotta tortellini with bacon, garlic, chilli, passata and spinach, and finished off with a good handful of fresh basil and a sprinkling of parmesan. One of my guests was actually a chef and was very impressed with my efforts, so I felt pretty happy with myself! This tortellini is my idea of the perfect comfort food for a cold and rainy night and the perfect company for swapping silly stories and plenty of wine! Sometimes absolutely nothing beats a home-cooked meal.

Simple pleasures

I can't help writing a little post on my fantastic food-filled ANZAC Day long weekend. Spent some quality time with some of the extended family for a bit of hearty home-cooked comfort food. Unfortunately I was too caught up in all the celebrations to take a photo of the delicious slow cooked beef and vegetables courtesy of my gorgeous Auntie S... but I did however remember to take a photo of the most important part of any meal - dessert! And true to tradition, my Nanna brought out her famous cream-filled sponge cake topped with lashings of fresh cream and sliced banana. Of course in true Nanna-style, extra cream had to be to served with the daggy but irresistable classic. Who can argue with a giant piece of creamy, fluffy goodness? Yum.