Day 305: delicious - and necessary - repetition

Repetition is usually against (my self-set) cookalong rules - each day counted as an official day towards the total 365 must be something new (though of course I do repeat often, off air) - but I feel this occasion needs celebrating and so should be catalogued and given its own day in the journey.

When I first tried it at the beginning of the cookalong, I wasn’t ready for this level - or any level, really - of raw anchovies. It just wasn’t my cup of tea. Not liking something (food wise) really gets my goat (I hate missing out), so when I glanced over at the shelves in my kitchen the other day and saw a packet of long ringlets of pasta waiting to be used I just knew it was about time to give it another shot. The cliche that ‘your tastes change’ couldn’t be more apt here: the other night I greedily devoured several bowlfuls, as did the kids, with joy in my heart. I now plan to incorporate it into our weekly menu.

Nigella’s Sicilian Pasta with Tomatoes, Garlic and Almonds

The recipe for this can be found in Nigellisima and on nigella.com (link below).