Sunday brunch

This Sunday brunch includes:

1. Papaya salad

2. One bowl of Pomegranate seeds in natural yogurt, no added sugar

3. A glass of milk, no sugar ( just found out I don't have any vitamin B12 in my system, and none of you are allowed to say I told you so.. even though you probably will and I will still continue to not eat meat. So there is not point, really, except the glimmer of satisfaction you might get from this admittance :)

4. Linguini in a cheddar cheese sauce, topped with some grilled vegetables

5. Sadly no white bread will feature in this meal. I know, I miss it too. This is just an honorary mention. 

Recipe

Ingredients:

1. Linguine pasta.
If you try this recipe, please do not substitute. It gets on my nerves when people substitute pasta. A fusilli is not the same as Penne and Penne is not Spaghetti and Spaghetti does not taste like Linguine. They taste different. If they didn't they won't have such different names.

(On a side note: the first time I had Linguini was in Cape Town, its hard to find it in Oslo. I bought mine at my neighborhood Turkish store in Sagene. Meny stocks it sometimes, but none of the other regular stores do. Refer to Gerdur's post ( www.mediumgeek.com) on the joys of cooking in Oslo)

2. Some oil, Olive preferred, but I am using regular.

3. Cheddar cheese sauce from a packet purchased on a recent trip to Austin, USA. Since its hard to find it locally, I grudgingly accept if you need to change this to another sauce.

4. Today, the vegetables include: minced garlic, chopped potatoes, diced tomatoes, sliced paprika ( only the green onces), shredded green chillies ( feel free to skip), some fresh carrots, some frozen peas and spring onions.

5. In my attempt to keep things simple, a limited number of spices : salt, black pepper, white pepper, cajun pepper (skip again, if you want to taste the pasta that is).

Cooking:
Boil the Linguini
Grill the vegetables
Heat the sauce
Mix it all up, and serve in an elegant plate, normally reserved for company.

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Remember to clean the kitchen.

Meal was accompanied by music and not TV, in another attempt to change things around a bit.

Thanks for keeping me company.