And because we’ll never say no to a generous bowl of pasta ... anchovies and stir them well until they melt. Remove from the heat, then add the chilli flakes, lemon zest and chopped fennel.

Don’t waste the flavoursome oil in your tin of anchovies. Here it’s used to cook the garlic and chilli ahead of adding pasta and broccoli to the pan. This is designed to be a low cost recipe.

This pasta recipe is simple yet flavorful. It uses sautéed fennel, onions, garlic, and puréed tomatoes tossed with your favorite type of pasta. The dish uses a fennel bulb as the star ingredient.

Soak them, whole, in just a little water - only enough to cover them - for a couple of hours, and add them instead of the wild fennel. Use the best quality pasta you can afford, and cook for ...

Reduce the heat at this point and go in with your fennel, garlic ... season your boiling water heavily and add your pasta, cook until just soft, this takes about 10 minutes.