This dish takes the classic elements of a puttanesca that is, anchovies, capers, olives, tomatoes and combines them into a rich sauce for gnocchi, which are then covered in mozzarella, breadcrumbs and parmesan, and flashed under the grill. It's exactly what you want on a rainy night. In fact, my sauce-averse toddler thought it smelled so good that she stole half of my plate a win all round.
every Thursday for the past few years we've been taking pottery classes at college. From 10 in the morning until five in the evening we are covered in clay; our muddy fingers cannot check the phone every five minutes, and everyone at work knows not to contact us unless it's an emergency and even then, only if there's something we can actually do about it.
Pastitsio is a baked pasta dish with ground meat and a béchamel sauce. It's creamier than a baked ziti and meatier than your classic lasagna.