Summer Crumb Spaghetti

I think I have well and truly settled into married life.  How can I tell?  Well, I now possess that mysterious power that comes with being a married woman...I know exactly what my husband is going to say the moment I ask him a question.  Case in point; each and every morning I ask my husband the proverbial question ‘So honey, what do you feel like for dinner tonight?’  And with my new found power I know his answer before he’s even had the chance to say it, ‘Just a plate of pasta darling’.  I know, I know, this doesn’t exactly make me a psychic; it simply means I married an Italian man...to whom pasta is king!  And this makes me a very happy cook.  Why?  Because pasta has to be the most simple yet versatile dish to cook, ever!  Just when I think I have run out of new pasta dishes to try, I discover a fresh cookbook filled with yet another set of classic dinners to test out.  I am also blessed with the changing of seasons, which bring along even more ingredients and inspiration to update my pasta repertoire with. 

Bruschetta

A bruschetta is a kind of italian open sandwich, made usually from a large loaf of sourdough bread sliced into one centimetre thick slices and toasted on a barbeque (or griddle pan for ease at home).   The charred bread is then lightly rubbed a couple of times with a cut clove of garlic, drizzled with extra virgin olive oil and sprinkled with sea salt and freshly ground pepper, making the perfect canvas for whatever toppings you like, which are endless!