Pasta

I like to return home from Italy with a selection of different pastas 

Roast some tasty small sweet fresh tomatoes,

sprinkle with olive oil, a small crunch of good qualty sea salt, a little sugar, and some balsamic vinegar

 roast until caramalised

Whilst roasting tomatoes cook your pasta - this is Foglie d'ulivo -a spinach flavoured pasta resembling the leaves found on an olive trees

I also returned home with several packets of a pasta mixture containing dried herbs, sundried tomatoes, garlic and chilli etc. It has such lovely colouring that it almost looks fresh - the flavour is good too

When the pasta is cooked, mix in some olive oil, a mixture of herbs, fresh or dried, and two finely crushed cloves of fresh garlic

 Top with tomatoes and serve with freshly grated

parmesan cheese and a green salad