Around The World On Your Plate

Ingredients: 4-ounce Linguini Water as needed 2 tablespoons of butter 2 tablespoons of flour 1/8th teaspoon nutmeg 1/4 cup heavy cream 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup vegetable stock Salt and white pepper to taste 1 teaspoon minced garlic 1/2 cup onion chopped 1/2 cup bell pepper chopped 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes halved Basil to garnish Olive oil as needed Method: Bring a pot of salted water to boil and add the pasta and cook as per package directions. Alongside in a wide pan, saute onion and garlic in olive oil.  Add all the vegetables and cook until tender, but do not overcook.  Season with salt. Transfer the vegetables to a separate bowl and set aside. In the same pan, melt butter over medium heat and add the flour and stir until smooth.  Cook until the mixture turns a light golden color. Add heavy cream and milk to it and stir until smooth.  Add water or vegetable broth and stir and cook for a minute.  Add a pinch of nutmeg, salt and white p...

Its almost autumn and I have a lot of cherry tomatoes and basil growing in my garden, so thought of making this delicious bread and trust me when you are done, your kitchen will smell divine. Ingredients: 150 grams of all-purpose flour 50 grams of 00 flour 70 grams of water 30 grams of lukewarm water 2 tablespoons of olive oil 5 grams salt 5 grams sugar 60 grams ripe sourdough starter 1/2 teaspoon active dry yeast 2 teaspoon Italian dry mixed herbs Handfull of fresh basil chopped Few ripe cherry tomatoes halved Method: Mix yeast and sugar to lukewarm water and set aside.  In a mixing bowl add water and ripe sourdough starter and mix.  To this, add activated yeast mixture along with flour, salt, mixed herbs, and olive oil and mix.  Knead into a soft smooth dough. Place it in a greased bowl and set aside to double in volume. Once doubled in volume, punch down the dough and divide into three equal portions, approximately 135 grams eac...