Veal and Caramelised Onion Agnolotti with Lemon in homemade Porcini and Black Truffle Butter

Cacio e Pepe (Cheese and Pepper Pasta)

Traditionally made - i.e. no garlic, chilli or anchovies or whatever.

This traditional Italian dish is so simple it’s almost unbelievable how good this tastes.

Ingredients:
Cracked Black Pepper
Pecorino cheese - grated finely.
Salt
Olive Oil

Method:

Bring a heavy pot of salted water to a boil and boil the spaghetti until al dente. 

Heat up a pan with the olive oil.  Add the cracked pepper and saute for a couple minutes.

Take out the boiled pasta and place right into the skillet (do not drain the  pasta water). 

Toss to coat with the olive oil and pepper.

Add the cheese and continue tossing the pasta to coat with the cheese.  Add a tablespoon or two of the hot pasta water and continue to coat the pasta.  

Plate up, and add extra cheese on top at the table.

Diabetic Friendly: Sesame beef

3 steps:

1. Prepare your beef/chicken/pork by cutting it into thin strips (or buy presliced), chop some garlic and chilli if you like a little heat.
2. Have your pan on med-high/high. A couple table spoons of oil. Throw in your garlic, when lightly brown put in meat and chilli.
3. Salt, pepper, sesame oil (NOT A LOT), sesame seeds.

Done.

Try using CleverRice or Basmati. Great Low GI options.

Diabetic Friendly Dinner:
Chilli and garlic grilled chicken breast with a grape, fennel, pear and parsely salad, and a pamersan tuile. Dressed with a home made chilli-infused olive oil.

Salad:
Roughly chop some flat leaf parsley (this has a stronger flavour than curled parsley), and add it to the mixing bowl.
Slice a handful of grapes in half and add to the mixing bowl.
Take a few layers of baby fennel , slicing thinly diagonally to create nice long slivers of fennel. Add to the mixing bowl.
Add in some chilli olive oil (about a table spoon), salt, pepper and you could add some dill at this stage.
Mix well, and either leave it in the fridge or somewhere out of sunlight and warmth.

Chicken:
Try to get a relatively even breast. If one end is very much thicker than the other, it will cook unevenly.
Marinate with some garlic (granules or fresh finely diced garlic), dried chilli flakes, salt and pepper and oil.
Stick it under the grill for roughly 6-8 minutes each side, or pan fry in a little olive oil.

Leave chicken to rest for a few minutes before slicing at a slight angle.

Parmesan Tuile:
Grate some italian parmesan into a ring mould, mix in some salt pepper and parsely. Grill for 4-6 minutes or until light gold. Leave for 20 seconds, then mould into a folded taco shape, a rolled up wafer or leave in a circle. After moulding, leave for another 3 minutes to cool and crisp up.

dress all items with more chilli olive oil.