
Today’s Breakfast Polenta Stacks have all the appearance of a hangover cure. They’ve got cheese, fried eggs with deliciously frizzled edges and shatteringly crisp bacon. Oh! And beans, can’t forget them. Beans are central to the recovery process thanks to their powers of absorption and general bulk. But I did not serve these Breakfast Polenta Stacks as a Sunday brunch alongside hair-of-the-dog. I ate these bad boys for Friday night dinner whilst in the process of getting drunk and, man, did it feel spectacularly good…Please drink responsibly.

The countdown to American Thanksgiving is on and boy, do I feel left out. I know, I already had mine and Christmas isn’t that far away, it’s just hard. Everyone is talking about pie and stuffing and I’m just sitting here staring at pasta. Yes, it’s just November to me. But my bitterness over my lack of Thanksgiving does not detract from the considerable charms of today’s Chorizo Spaghetti with Spiced Pepitas. Nor does it imply that this dish is unsuitable for holiday noshing. Oh no, this pasta is holiday-worthy, trust me.
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