However, most people can at least get hold of tinned plum tomatoes which are the next best alternative and offer a far more consistent and tasty result when making sauces than using fresh, which can often be watery and lacking in flavour if grown too quickly
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste. Back in the day, I imagine most of us when trying to cook our first masterpieces in the kitchen went through a phase where we probably threw onions, mince and a tin of tomatoes into a pan with a shake of mixed herbs, and came out with a tasty pastasauce, which then evolved over the years
- Handful of fresh coriander. Add chopped tomatoes (if they are very liquidy, place them in a sieve or the inner basket over a bowl first, if using two tins only sieve one tin) and a few twists of the black pepper mill
A friend a couple of days ago gave me a lovely bunch of her home grown fresh basil. I had a craving to make a very simple basil sauce stirred through pasta made in my Thermomix
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Lasanga Pasta Sheets. Bolognese Sauce. Lasagna is so quick and easy in the Thermomix it does not take forever so can also be a simple meal during the week
So what you will see from my diary is that most days I make a fresh fruit/vegetable juice, my kids enjoy a cacao banana smoothie and I am loving my porridge at the moment
You can, of course, freeze the cooked ravioli as well, but I find that freezing the uncooked ravioli is best as it’s nice and fresh when you decide to cook it
Freshly grated parmesan cheese (or vegetarian alternative), and pasta or vegetable 'spaghetti'. You can serve with pasta, or with vegetable 'spaghetti' for a lower calorie / carb meal, or even make it into a lasagne
Make your own pasta dough from scratch or use store-bought freshpasta sheets. This Homemade Roasted Pumpkin Ravioli with Creamy Sun-Dried TomatoSauce & Crispy Prosciutto is the perfect family dinner
Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, water, dried oregano, raw sugar, salt & pepper to the TM Bowl. Sometimes I like to serve this chicken bites with pasta, but other times I make some oven baked wedges to go with them instead
