Vanessa explains “My appreciation for a diverse range of ingredients and cooking styles has been nurtured through extensive worldwide travel including many happy years spent living in Europe where the Mediterranean way of eating fast became one of my favourites. However, despite having had the pleasure of exploring Italy on three separate occasions I had never fully understood an Italian’s passion for pasta until I made my first bowl of fresh homemade spaghetti. It curled around my fork like it was meant to but never had before. The sauce clung to and coated each strand like they were made for each other, which they were, instead of slipping and flicking everywhere like mass produced pasta does leaving the inevitable puddle of sauce in the bottom of the bowl. No this was different! Suddenly all the things I had heard said about pasta but never experienced were coming true, and then I took a bite. Wow!”
Our Philosophy
In this cookbook we have embraced the Mediterranean way of using the freshest, best quality (not necessarily expensive) ingredients we can find and that is reflected in the recipes which often only incorporate a few key ingredients, thus letting each one truly shine and impart its unique flavour and texture to the dish.
Mary & Vanessa Hudson are also the team behind the popular Goodness Me Gluten Free recipes and cookbooks. This website links to the online shop on the Goodness Me website for all Homemade Pasta cookbook purchases.
Author Bio
VANESSA HUDSON
Vanessa is the Gourmand Award winning author of the Goodness Me it’s Gluten Free cookbook. A self-confessed foodie, who has travelled extensively exploring the culinary delights of six continents including many years spent in Europe. There she fell in love with the Mediterranean way of eating, believing we should eat with intention, to stimulate the tastebuds and delight the senses, which is why she is so excited to be sharing with you the wide variety of recipes in this cookbook.
Vanessa began cooking at an early age, just as soon as she was able to stir a bowl and she has enjoyed putting her own spin on recipes, creating fantastic and imaginative food combinations for family and friends ever since.
When she’s not busy creating recipes and drooling over photos of food, she’s enjoying life in the sunny Bay of Plenty, New Zealand (Tauranga to be exact) though Vanessa can often be found sneaking away to discover inspiration for new recipes in overseas destinations.