Tuna Pasta - Marie Murphy

One of my easiest and most popular dishes amongst young 'uns!

Students the world over have thanked me for it.

For 4/5 people (ish) -

Take two tins of tuna, penne pasta, red pesto, olives,

capers, anchovies, (optional, kids no likey much) chillies,

extra virgin, and some freshly chopped spinach if you wish.

(To feel a wee bit healthy hah!)

Cook pasta al dente, drain, season, back into pot, stir through the

oil and pesto, add all the other ingredients including the drained

tuna, which you flake through last of all.

Aye, it's that simple!

Thai/Japanese/Oriental Noodle Soup - Marie Murphy

If you can get to a Wing Yip, (the big Chinese supermarket), they do

fantastic deals on seafood.. tiger prawns, green lipped mussels,

squid etc. etc. Even their pak choi is incredibly cheap for a

large bunch!

Each soup is made individually.

Into a nice china soupbowl, (also good price at Wing Yip)

put a teaspoon of thai curry paste (red or green)

and a sachet or large spoonful of miso.

Meanwhile, as you cook your noodles gently in a bit

of hot water, steam some mussels, prawns or

whatever takes your fancy on top in a little bamboo

basket (Wing Yip again!) and chop some chinese

leaves/ pak choi, spring onions, ginger,

red peppers if you wish, nice and fine.

Boil a kettle of hot water, drain the noodles,

pour water into each bowl and quickly mix

the paste and miso, add a tong-full of noodles

then the other ingredients, including the seafood

(you can just have veg if you wish),

into the dish, with a little fish sauce, sesame oil, soy sauce

and chopped coriander, stir altogether and taste the

broth to suit your palate, I usually also

add chilli oil - and serve straight away.

Orgasmic!!!!!

Dreamy Pasta - Marie Murphy

Pasta as shown to be by Italians one dreamy night on a rooftop in Milano...

Serves at least 6.

Cover a bowl of cherry tomatoes, or if large, halved or quartered, but GOOD toms,

with a full bottle of extra virgin olive oil, add some chillis (flakes or fresh) if you wish, and

some ground black pepper and bit of salt.

Cook a big pot of linguine (or spaghetti) - drain.

Chop at least ten cloves of garlic and fry quickly til they are almost burned.

Toss the pasta into the bowl and mix through, sprinkle the smoked garlic

on top - serve with large chunks of ciabatta and crispy green salad with juice

of fresh lemons for dressing.

MAMA MIA... I CAN TASTE IT NOW!!!!!!!