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 pepper and mix well. Ne

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 each and roll them into thr