Not just a Bruschetta......

Since my last experiment of cooking Italian dish.. I somehow gain some confidence to try more of Italian dish.... since today is a special day for all mothers... I felt like cooking something special for my kids..... for the appertizer... I chose to make Bruschetta using very simple and traditional way of how Italian like it to be.....

there are many types of Bruschetta but for a beginner, let me start with the authentic one and gives a variety later when I have mastered the basic one..... okay let's get the basic ingredients ready and you'll be surprise how wonderful it turns out to be......

Bruschetta Pizzaiola

Ingredients

1 Baguette, sliced

Cherry Tomato, quartered/diced

1 handful fresh basil

Garlic

Salt and Pepper

Extra virgin olive oil

Parmesan Cheese

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degree F

2. On a high heat, toast the bread using a stove top grill, then set aside

3. Rub the bread with crushed garlic

4. In a bowl, mix together tomatoes

5. Season very lightly with olive oil, salt and pepper

6. Stir well and and top the bread with the mixture plus the basil

7. Add cheese and cooked in the oven for about 10 minutes until teh cheese has melted and start to crisp into nice golden colour.

8. Then place in aplatter and allow to cool for a few minutes before serving

9. Dresss with a couple of freshly picked basil and drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper.

oooppss

and the magic spell

a drop of mom's love to the dish

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get ready for my first attempt of

Bruschetta Pizzaiola

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and that's the appetizer.... my enthusiasm goes beyond limit.... I'm too eager to make the Pesto since I have a bunch of basil..

"Perfect Pesto starts with fresh basil"

Pesto

Ingredients

A handful of fresh basil

Peanuts

Salt and Pepper

Garlic

Olive Oil

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Directions

Blend all of the above and that’s it…..

 Pesto is like a paste that you can add to your favourite pasta… so to try out my pesto, I have planned to make Pasta with Meatball in tomato sauce…

 

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and for my main dish of the day

Spaghetti with Meatballs in tomato sauce

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Ingredients

250 gram Spaghetti

Meatball

Fresh Mushroom

Ready made Spaghetti Sauce

Fresh basil

Salt and Pepper

Parmesan Cheese

(Blend)

1 fresh tomato

Few cuts of carrots

1 red chilli

Garlic

Directions

Cook the meatball and mushroom with Olive oil until golden then put aside…

In a pan, pour some olive oil, then cook the blended ingredients, add the spaghetti sauce… season with salt and pepper… lastly add meatball and mushroom and garnish with fresh basil….


Don’t forget mom’s love for a special mother’s day dish….

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That too much Italian for the day right.......try it out.... me and family loves it very much...... I still thought Italian dish should remain Italian and not modified to suit a Malay taste..... use the basic Italian ingredients and you'll never go wrong.... stay authentic and keep it to basic .... less is more....