The Wesley Weekly Recipe

Its September and its gotten quite cold already so its nice to enjoy a comforting bowl of pasta. Spinach is in season, its packed with Iron, important for healthy blood and preventing anaemia. Check out this tasty recipe!



Spinach fiorelli with gammon and mascarpone
By Lindsey Bareham
Serves 2


Prep: 10 min


Cook: 15 min


150g fiorelli or other frilly egg pasta
50g young spinach
1 trimmed leek, approx 100g
25g butter
1 tbsp olive oil
1 gammon steak, approx 150g
2 tbsp mascarpone
2 tbsp grated Parmesan
1 lemon
Method
Cook the pasta in plenty of boiling water according to packet instructions – about 10 minutes – adding the spinach for the last minute of boiling. Drain, return to the pan and toss with half the butter, 1 tbsp Parmesan and 1/2 tbsp mascarpone.


Meanwhile, trim the leek and slice into pennies about 1cm wide. Agitate in a bowl of cold water, drain and shake dry. Melt half the remaining butter with 1 tbsp olive oil in a frying or sauté pan over a medium-low heat. Stir in the leek, season generously with salt, stir again, cover the pan and leave to soften for 5 minutes. Slice the gammon into strips about 4cm x 1cm. Stir the gammon into the leeks, toss around in the buttery juices for a couple of minutes until all the pieces have changed colour and cooked through. Stir the contents of the pan into the pasta. Serve scattered with Parmesan, a dollop of mascarpone and a lemon wedge to squeeze over the top.


The Times November 16, 2007.

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Hi Home Ec people!

Week one is over now and it feels like we were never away!! We have a busy term ahead so keep checking out this blog to find out what's happening in The Home Ec Dept! From now on we will have lots of exciting features included on the blog.
Some things to watch out for are.......

1. The Wesley Weekly Recipe
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5. "Home Ec Helper" featuring advice about HE topics or homework

Of course we'll continue to report on all the great work being done by our creative chefs,cooks, designers and enthusiastic craftspeople too. So watch this space for lots of photos and useful topics all about Home Ec! As always, we welcome your suggestions and ideas. You can post a comment on this blog or chat to any of the Home Ec teachers.

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