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Seared Marinated Tuna (6)

Mediterranean bluefin tuna is in season between mid June and mid August. This is a lovely way to cook it from ” River Cafe Cook Book Two”. It should be served hot with a wedge of lemon and a sauce.

Penne with Broccoli and Green Olives (4-6)

Purple Sprouting Broccoli is probably my favourite vegetable and i buy it almost daily from my local greengrocers when it is in season. The best i have ever had came from a stall at Stoke Newington Farmers Market in London, and is definitely one of the things I miss about not living there so far. I have tried to grow it on my allotment but without much success so far. This is from ” River Cafe Cook Book Two”.

Penne with Courgettes and Ricotta (4-6)

A lovely recipe from ” River Cafe Cook Book Two” for when small young courgettes are in season. It’s more colourful if you can get both yellow and green courgettes. It will serve four as a main or 6 as a starter,

Sausages with Potatoes and Tomatoes (6)

A Sicilian recipe from Diana Henry.

Spicy Mussel Soup (6)

This mussel soup from Puglia is typical of the southern Italian style of cooking and is a favourite from ” The River Cafe Cook Book”.

White Mussel Soup (6)

A soup from the Ligurian coast of Italy which can be found in ” The River Cafe Cook Book” by Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers. Unusually for an Italian fish soup it contains no tomatoes.

Tagliatelle with Porcini and Sage (4)

This is from ” River Cafe Cook Book Easy” by Rose Grey and Ruth Rogers.

Courgette and Tomato Trifolati (4)

Vegetables ” Trifolati” is a way of slicing and cooking with garlic, olive oil and parsley. Other ingredients such as wine, chillies or tomatoes are sometimes added. This is from ” River Cafe Two Easy”.

Taglierini with Clams and Courgettes (4)

This weekend I am working my way through posting all the remaining River Cafe recipes I have enjoyed over the years so far. Here is another one from ” River Cafe Two Easy” by Rose Grey and Ruth Rogers. Looking through this cookbook i can see several more vegetarian pasta dishes i must try soon so look out for these.

Ditaloni with Mussels and White Wine (4)

This is another seafood pasta recipe from “River Cafe Two Easy” by Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers. You can use other short pasta if you cannot find Ditaloni.

Tagliatelle with Brown Shrimp and Peas (4)

This is such a classic combination and I have cooked several versions. This is from ” River Cafe Two Easy” by Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers.

Spaghetti with Courgettes and Capers (4)

Another delicious seasonal recipe from ” River Cafe Cook Book Easy” by Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers.

Spaghetti Cacio e Pepe (4)

A simple dish of pasta with pecorino and Parmesan cheeses, from ” River Cafe Cook Book Easy” by Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers.

Cavolo Nero and Borlotti Soup (4)

Another recipe from ” River Cafe Cook Book Easy” by Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers. Its a lovely soup for autumn especially if you can get some newly pressed olive oil to drizzle over.

Pappa Pomodoro (4)

A classic Italian soup recipe from ” River Cafe Cook Book Easy” by Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers. In summer you can replace the tinned tomatoes with 500g of skinned and seeded ripe fresh tomatoes.