Getting Saucy, Going Nutty :)

No, no – don’t get me wrong - I am still the sweet person you know and if you look closer you will see that halo (lol)

Be it pizza or pasta, it’s all about the sauces.  I had yellow tomatoes, and red tomatoes ripening on the vine and there were finally enough for a few good sassy, nutty sauces – These ones were purely inspirational like when you stand at the door of an empty room (or a cluttered one) and you get these bulbs flashing brightly ––fresh chilies, fresh chives, fresh herbs, fresh tomatoes, fresh plums (store bought) I am in heaven yo!

Got my thoughts together and knew exactly what to club with what & shazam! I was on my way to making 4 sauces; two with yellow tomatoes, one with red, and an exotic pesto with cilantro. Really simple, quick, recipes that you can throw together in under 30 -45 minutes – that is like the icing on the cake, if you will.

With the sauces, I made the a variety of pizzas & a pasta. The toppings were also pretty exotic – my patty pan male flowers, paneer, spinach, and of course the usual suspects – bell pepper, onions and shrooms.

Without further ado, I present my sauces and the dishes I prepared with them

There are some pizza pictorials to feast your eyes on J

Yellow Tomato Sauce #1

Yellow tomatoes

Green chilies (very un-Italian, my friend would say)

Basil

Garlic and onion chives

Olive oil

Simple Yellow Sauce #1

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Yellow Tomato Sauce #2

Yellow Tomatoes

Handful of Pistachios

Red chilies

Basil

Garlic

Olive oil

Mouse over to see which sauce is which :)

Sauce #3

Pesto With Cilantro

1 bunch thoroughly washed cilantro with the tip of the stems chopped off

Handful of Pine Nuts

Garlic

Olive Oil

Green Chillies (Optional)

Black Pepper (Optional)

Sauce #4

Plum & Walnut Sauce

Plums

Handful of Walnuts

1 clove of crushed Garlic

1 Green Chili (Optional)

1 1/2 inch thick circle of Ginger

Olive Oil

 

                                 

Sauce #5

Regular Red Sauce

Vine Ripened Tomatoes

Hot Green Peppers

Basil

Garlic

Olive Oil

(I made this a couple weeks afo like the yellow sauce #1)

Here is a collage :)