Pasta and cheese

I got a Jones the Grocer hamper for my birthday last year from old friends, and we were really excited at trying out cooking some of the stuff.

Italian pasta - dried but not like the instant sort

Really pretty curves

I bought about $10 worth of clams from my local market.

Washed them and soaked them in salt water.

Chopped up leek, onion and garlic

In went the garlic

And in went the clams

Opening after a few minutes

Ready to eat!

The pasta was really yummy - tasted like fresh pasta

We had some meatballs that we mixed with a tomato paste

The hamper also had some exciting crackers

And the most amazing fig jam for cheese

We had some lovely brie from Hunter Valley as well as some other hard cheese that the husband bought (can't recall now what it was)

Almost perfect