Farfalle Pasta With Pesto Alfredo Sauce#Improv

Can I tell you how I am so happy that my plants are thriving, I have many herbed plants in balcony garden, basil, tomato, oregano, thyme, celery, mint, peppermint, kafir, lemongrass, curry leaves, betel leaf, colocasio / taro, ginger, wild garlic, turmeric, bitter gourd and many others. My baisl plant it thriving , so much that it has started to flower. So I trimmed it and made again this Pesto, all the flowers I have made basil flower oil. I made more than a cup of pesto.

Today I, made this wonderful flourless Farfalle Pasta Alfredo Pesto Sauce, its was so delicious, finger licking.

Serves 2
Ingredients
2 Cups Farfalle Pasta
2 Tablespoons Salted Butter
¾ Cup Milk
¾ Cup Fresh Cream
2 Cubes Cheddar Cheese
¾ Cup Basil Pesto With Almonds & Walnuts
1 Green Chilly Paste
2 Large Tomatoes - seeded and diced

Method
Cook the pasta until al dente and drain.

While the pasta cooks, in a large pan add the butter, cream and milk, green chilly paste and pesto , mix this well. Cook this over medium low heat till it comes to a rolling boil, stirring continuously, now grate one cube of cheddar cheese and add to the mix.   

When it starts to just thicken add the pasta and diced tomatoes, give it a good mix and cook till the pasta is just heated. Remove from heat and serve this hot with grated cheese. This pasta dish is saucy, tasty and super delicious.

Enjoy!!
Labels: Flourless, Pesto Sauce, Basil, Pasta, Pasta & Noodles, Homemade, Cream, Cheddar Cheese, Improv Cooking Challenge, International Cuisine, Vegetarian, Jain food

For Improv Cooking Challenge the theme this month is "Pasta & Greens".  

• Sneha’s Recipe : Farfalle Pasta With Pesto Alfredo Sauce 
• Magical Ingredients : Paneer and Spinach Stuffed Shells With Malai 
• Culinary Adventures with Camilla: Pesto Orzo with Broccoli
• A Day in the Life on the Farm: Spinach Pesto Pasta with Shrimp

Keto 2-Minute Protein Bread & A Ham Sandwich#SundayFunday

This is a Microwave Keto 2 Minutes bread, so quick and easy to make. It taste like real bread. 

Add lots of filling for the sandwich, which will eliminate the smell. It's also very filling, makes you satisfied.

This bread turns out beautifully! Lovely crumb, it looks just like wheat bread and taste like real bread! 

Made a Ham Sandwich with this bread, added lots of lettuce, you will love the crunch of lots of lettuce in this sandwich.

Serves One
Ingredients
1 Large Whole Egg
1 Large Egg White Only
18 Grams Raw Whey Protein Powder
1 Tablespoon Psyllium Husk Powder

1 Teaspoon Baking Powder 
¼ Teaspoon Organic Stevia
¼ Teaspoon Salt
A Dash Of Black Pepper Powder

Method

Mix all the ingredients in a Pyrex square dish 5 x 5 inch (13 x 13 cm) or a microwave safe glass bowl.

Microwave for 2 minutes on high powder. The bread is ready!

So how soft and spongy it is!! This bread turns out beautifully! Lovely crumb, it looks just like wheat bread and taste like real bread! 

To Make the Sandwich

Slice the bread into two or three slices (I made two slices) 

slather both sides it with cream cheese, place 3 -4 lettuce leaves, top it with 2 slices of ham, then add 2 slices of tomato, place a slice of cheese

cover it with the other slice of bread.

Filling and yummylicious!!

Wrap it in a sandwich paper, cut it into half. 

Enjoy.. this filling and delicious sandwich. I had this for lunch.

Labels: Microwave, Flourless, Keto, Breads, Sandwich Bread, Ham, Lettuce, Cheddar Cheese, Main course, Kids delight, Lunch Box, Sunday Funday, Serves One

• For our event called Sunday Funday, wherein we share recipes our families will love to enjoy on a Sunday. The theme for this weeek is Interesting Ham Sandwicches , our host for this week's event Sue of https://palatablepastime.com/.  

• Keto 2-Minute Protein Bread & A Ham Sandwich from Sneha's Recipe
• Peameal Ham and Egg Breakfast Sandwich from A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Spicy Ham Pimento Cheese Sandwiches from Food Lust People Love
• Grilled Ham, Cheese and Tomato Sandwich from Palatable Pastime
• Ham & Pickle Sandwich from Amy's Cooking Adventures
• Croque Monsieur from Making Miracles

Keto Tuna Melt Chaffles#FishFriday

These tuna melt chaffles are so quick and easy to make them than the tuna patties, than it does, take to make a keto chaffle recipe. These are so delicious and make a sandwich out of it, makes a complete filling meal. Chaffles are very filling, with avocado, tomato, lettuce, cheese... what more would you want when you follow a low crab diet.

This recipe makes two tuna melt chaffles. You can also substitute in or change any of the flavorings/seasonings as you like.

Serves One
Ingredients
1 Tablespoon Almond Flour
¼ Cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese - I used shredded Gouda
1 Large Egg
¼ Teaspoon Minced Garlic
½ Teaspoon Lemon Juice
A Dash of Salt & Pepper
1 Can (128 Grams) Tuna - drained
½ Tablespoon Finely Chopped Dill Pickle
½ Tablespoon Finely Chopped Onion
1 Tablespoon Finely Chopped Celery

Method

In a small food processor, pulse the almond flour and cheddar until it resembles panko bread crumbs. Add the egg, garlic, lemon juice, salt and pepper and blend/process for 10 seconds.
Transfer to a mixing bowl or Pyrex measuring cup, then add the tuna, pickle, onion, and celery. Mix thoroughly with a fork or spatula.

Split the batter between two waffle compartments of a waffle maker and cook for approximately 5 minutes 

or until there is just a whisper of steam coming out of the waffle maker. 

I then flipped them and closed the waffle maker and kept it for 2 minutes, to make them very crispy and golden.

Transfer to a plate or cooling rack and allow to cool for a couple of minutes before serving.

Serve with mayo, lemon or make a sandwich with them.

Nutritional information is based on the entire recipe - two chaffles.

297kcal, Total Carbs 4grams, Net Carbs 3grams, Fat 16grams, Protein 34grams, Fiber 1gram

Labels: Tuna, International Cuisine, Seafood/Fish, Keto, Chaffles, Main course, Fish Friday, Low Carb, Almond Flour, Cheddar Cheese, Single Serving

For Fish Friday this month we are sharing recipes with the theme "Fish From A Can".
Check some of the recipes made by our group

• Food Lust People Love: Artichoke Tuna Bean Salad 
• Sneha’s Recipe: Keto Tuna Melt Chaffle 
• A Day in the Life on the Farm: Smoked Clam Dip 
• Karen’s Kitchen Stories: Spicy Salmon and Potato Croquettes 
• Palatable Pastime: Tuna Melt
• Culinary Cam: Growing an Appreciation for Tinned and Jarred Fish + an Anchovy-Artichoke Egg Salad Recipe

Veggie Mini Vol-au-Vents

These are excellent party appetizers, try them and your guest will enjoy them. We enjoyed these, could not stop at one, so make more in case, your guest ask for another one.

Ingredients 

15 Mini Vol-au-vents Shells - used ready shells
For the Filling 

¼ Cup Finely Chopped French Beans
¼ Cup Finely Chopped Carrots
¼ Cup Green Peas
1 Cup Bechamel Sauce

¼  Teaspoon Mixed Herbs

¼  Teaspoon Red Chilly Flakes

Salt to taste 

Cheddar Cheese as required
Method

Parboil all the veggies and keep aside.
In a sauce pan heat the Bechamel Sauce, mix well to make it smooth and lump free, add rest of the ingredients except the cheese. Taste for salt and add accordingly. Keep aside to cool.

To Assemble 
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees, turning both the elements on ( i.e. grill rod too). 

Take each shell and core it with a spoon carefully so that you do not break right into the bottom ( this is to give a little depth).  Like wise prepare all the shells.  Arrange them in a lined tray.

Place a teaspoon of filling

Grate the cheese on top

Place it in the oven bake  till the cheese melts say about 7 -10 minutes or so.

Serve and Enjoy!!

Labels :  Vol-au-Vents, Vegetarian, Cheddar Cheese, Party pleasers, Baked, Puff Pastry, Bechamel Sauce

Veg Pierogi Casserole#BakingBloggers

This Pierogi Casserole is rich, full of flavor and  makes a hearty meal. It's a wonderful change from the normal meal that we have at home. I served this with sour cream and some salad, which was so enjoyable and filling.  

This portion looks so little and one will think, how can this fill two  as meal, but it's so rich, heavy,  with the  sour cream and salad it's sorted. 

Serves 2
Ingredients  
3 Medium Potatoes - boiled and  peeled 
½ Cup Warm Milk
2 Tablespoons + 1 Tablespoon Heaped Butter
1 Larges Onions - finely  chopped
2 Cloves Garlic -  minced
3 Sheets Large Instant Lasagna 
1 Cups Shredded Cheddar cheese - or as required
Salt, Black Pepper powder & Red Chilly Flakes  to taste
1 Cup Sour Cream

Method

In a bowl add the milk , 2 tablespoons heaped butter and microwave for a 30 seconds on high powder or till the butter melts. Keep aside to cool. 
Boil the potatoes in a large pot with water  and a pinch of salt and cook until the potatoes are tender. Remove from heat, drain and cool. When cooled peel and mash them. Combine the milk ,butter with mashed potatoes, mix well, set aside.

Melt the remaining one tablespoon of the butter in a large skillet over medium high heat. Saute the onion and garlic in the butter for 5 to 10 minutes, or until the onions start to caramelize, season with salt and pepper. Switch of the flame and let is cool a little. Grease an oval 5 inch Pyrex dish with butter well.

Place a thick layer of the mashed potatoes into the bottom of a baking dish.

Top this with 1/2 of the onion and sprinkle of cheese, a dash of salt, red chilly flakes and black pepper.  

Arrange a layer of instant lasagna noodles, pack the dish by arranging pieces of the lasagna sheets. Repeat this with half of the remaining mashed potatoes, another layer of onion then the cheese and a layer lasagna.

Then again the remaining mashed potatoes
                             

then a good layer of cheese a sprinkle of red chilly flakes and black pepper.

Cover the baking dish with aluminium foil and bake,175°C for 35 minutes, remove the aluminium foil and again bake for another 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted and bubbly.

As you can see when I removed the foil some of the cheese got stuck to the foil so I patched with cheddar cheese slices and baked it again.

Serve with sour cream and  fresh salad. We had this as our meal and it was super delicious.

Enjoy!!

Labels : Vegetarian, Casserole, Poland, Baked, Mashed Potatoes, Sour Cream, Onion, Garlic, Gluten Free, Main Course, Cheddar Cheese, Baking Bloggers

Baking Bloggers

September 2020: Polish Baking

Baba Kartoflana - Polish Potato Pie from Food Lust People Love
Babki Śmietankowe (Cream Tarts) from Sid's Sea Palm Cooking
Kapusta Casserole – Polish Cabbage, Potato, and Bacon Bake from Making Miracles
Karpatka (Polish Carpathian Cream Cake) from Tara's Multicultural Table
Kolaczki - Jam-Filled Polish Cookies from Karen's Kitchen Stories
Kotlety Ziemniaczane from Culinary Adventures with Camilla
Mom Klik's Breaded Pork Chops from A Day in the Life on the Farm
Oven Braised Pork with Sour Cream (Karkówka w śmietanie) from Palatable Pastime
Piernik - Polish Gingerbread Cake from Caroline's Cooking
Polish Stuffed Cabbage Rolls from Cookaholic Wife
Veg Pierogi Casserole from Sneha's Recipe 

Spinach Spaghetti Bundt#BundtBakers

Made this  as an appetizer for the Mehndi dance practice. It's so quick and easy, just mix all the ingredients and ta da .. bake it.

Ingredients  

1/2 Packet Spaghetti boiled
2 Cups Spinach - finally chopped
2 Tomatoes - de seeded cut into cubes
11/2 Cup Grated Cheese - Mozzarella and Cheddar Cheese
4 Eggs
2 Tablespoons Corn flour
600 ML Fresh Cream
1 Teaspoon Salt
1 Teaspoon Black pepper
1 Teaspoon Chilly flakes
1 Teaspoon Mixed herbs

Method

Boil the spaghetti as per the packet instructions.

In a large bowl beat eggs ,add in 1 cup of the cheese, corn flour, cream, salt, black pepper and chilly flakes, mixed herbs, beat all these very well,

Spinach, tomato cubes, 

fold it well till all are nicely lastly incorporated, 

then fold in boiled spaghetti.

Grease a ring bundt pan well with butter.

Pour this into the greased your 10 inch bundt ring pan with oil on all sides and top with remaining 1/2 cup grated cheese

 bake in a pre heated oven for 30-35 min at 180 degree.

 When cooled lightly 

then un mold it into a serving platter. 

Slice and serve..enjoy

My Notes

Can  add any veggies of your choice, sweet corn, broccoli or mushrooms, bell peppers, scallions etc. 
You can also use fresh herbs.

Labels : Cheddar Cheese, Eggless, Fresh Cream, Mozzarella Cheese, Spaghetti, Spinach, Tomato, Vegetarian, Baked,  Bundt, Bundt Bakers
#BundtBakers is a group of Bundt loving bakers who get together once a month to bake Bundts with a common ingredient or theme. You can see all our of lovely Bundts by following our Pinterest board. We take turns hosting each month and choosing the theme/ingredient.

Updated links for all of our past events and more information about BundtBakers, can be found on our home page.

And don’t forget to take a peek at what our other talented bakers have baked this month ~
Savory Bundts


Savory BundtsPan Rotisserie Chicken From Palatable Pastime
Calzone Bundt From A Day in the Life on the Farm
Green Olive, Ham & Cheese Bundt Cake From Patty's Cake
Spicy Garlic & Herb Potato Monkey Bread From Passion Kneaded
Bacon, Egg and Cheese Biscuit Bundt From Cookaholic Wife
bundt cale nido de hormiga From mercedes del sol
Spinach Spaghetti Bundt From Sneha's Recipe
Mie Noodles with Cheese Bundt From Patyco Candybar
HAM AND CHEESE CORNBREAD BUNDTLETS From Sweet Sensations