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pasta & pesto

homemade pasta sprinkled with chilli powder alongside cheese sauce and basil pesto, with servings of tomato and grapes

 

freshly made homemade pasta cooked, strained and just before plating blended in extra virgin olive oil flic.kr/p/2rKi22G

 

cheese sauce was leftover from a dish cooked earlier in the week flic.kr/p/2rLeVPs

cheese sauce recipe

i made a white sauce by mixing butter and flour to a roux with turmeric, then slowly added skimmed milk, stirring all the time and finally blended grated cheddar cheese

white sauce recipe www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/whitesauce_1298

 

basil pesto removed from the countertop freezer and slowly defrosted flic.kr/p/2rJVA7y

basil pesto ingredients blended in the nutribullet until smooth

(adjustments made along the way to get the taste how i like it)

the leaves from a bunch of basil www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/sainsburys-fresh-basi...

a small handful of cashew nuts www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/fudco-cashew-nuts-250...

a large tablespoonful of philadelphia light soft cheese www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/philadelphia-light-18...

lemon juice from one lemon

extra virgin olive oil - a good tablespoonful

 

just one thing with michael mosley

food special with professor tim spector

7 days 30 different plant based foods

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001ngjx

 

ps i'm not recommending any of these cookery adventures. they suit my personal taste. photographing to encourage myself to eat more healthily ...

 

i've created a group www.flickr.com/groups/cooking_is_my_hobby/ to gather ideas and encourage myself to continue with healthy eating by learning from others if you're interested in cooking, sometimes or a lot, or enjoy the cooking of others, you're always welcome ...

 

 

 

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Uploaded on December 13, 2025
Taken on December 13, 2025