This recipe is a take on the dish that was served up to us in a quaint pub in the tiny village of Rostrevor in the very pretty southeast corner of Northern Ireland, overlooking the Carlingford Loch.
Over the years, with some amount of experimenting, I have learnt exactly what freezes well and what does not.
The emperor of pasta dishes is lasagne with its layers and layers of richness and taste.
Pasta procured in Italy cooked up with lightly braised vegetables that can be mimicked in India.
Assassin's Spaghetti, or in Italian Spaghetti All' Assassina, gets its name not from the murder you commit on the pasta -- because you actually kill off the spaghetti by burning it crisp -- but from the levels of red chilly that will do in the eater.
Buttery papparadelle buried under a wild mushroom sauce and topped with shavings of fresh Parmesan cheese is a meal made in heaven.