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Essentially Local Magazine MAR-APR 2018

Essentially Local offers a directory of local businesses and services which encourages the community around Milton Keynes, Stony Stratford and Wolverton to shop local. You'll find articles, useful information, reader offers and a competition. There is something for every age group. Read on to find out more.

Essentially Local offers a directory of local businesses and services which encourages the community around Milton Keynes, Stony Stratford and Wolverton to shop local. You'll find articles, useful information, reader offers and a competition. There is something for every age group. Read on to find out more.

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Leisure<br />

Baked Kalette Pasta<br />

Ingredients<br />

115g penne pasta<br />

1 tbs olive oil<br />

85g Kalettes, cut in half<br />

lengthwise<br />

256g yellow squash, chopped<br />

1/2 medium onion, chopped<br />

2 garlic cloves, minced<br />

256g plum tomatoes<br />

128g shredded mozzarella,<br />

divided<br />

1 egg<br />

2 tbs fresh basil, chopped (or 1<br />

tbs dried basil)<br />

½ tbs dried oregano<br />

1/2 tsp salt<br />

1/4 tsp crushed red pepper<br />

32g ricotta cheese<br />

A Matter of Taste<br />

Method<br />

1. Heat oven to 200°C. / gas 6.<br />

Cook pasta according to package<br />

instructions. Drain and set aside.<br />

2. Heat oil in a large oven-proof pan<br />

over medium high for 2 minutes. Add<br />

kalettes, squash and onion; sauté for 5<br />

minutes. Add garlic and tomatoes to<br />

vegetables and sauté for 3 minutes.<br />

3. Remove from heat and stir in pasta,<br />

half of the mozzarella, basil, oregano,<br />

salt and red pepper.<br />

4. Combine ricotta and egg in a small<br />

bowl, then stir into pasta mixture.<br />

Sprinkle remaining mozzarella on top<br />

of pasta.<br />

5. Bake in oven for 15 minutes or until<br />

bubbling and browned on top.<br />

Kalettes, a cross between kale and<br />

Brussels sprouts, are highly nutritious<br />

vegetables, eat raw or cooked.<br />

From pale ale to dark stout you’ll be sure to find a<br />

flavoursome tipple to suit every palate at Towcester<br />

Mill Brewery.<br />

They create some of the finest local beers by<br />

experimenting with ingredients, tastes and styles,<br />

mixing in a little imagination and a big dose of<br />

passion. Each ingredient - malted barley, water, hops,<br />

yeast – is carefully selected to ensure it suits the beer.<br />

Some brewers may enhance flavours, reducing natural<br />

sugars and adding others; however Towcester Mill<br />

brewers stay loyal to nature’s way.<br />

The final taste depends on the malted barley, so like<br />

chemists they work their magic - mixing, measuring<br />

and tasting to ensure real harmony throughout the<br />

process. Their decisions and choices will produce the<br />

difference between light, golden or stout beer.<br />

Over a 5-7 day process, starches (sugars) are extracted<br />

from the malted barley and the bitterness oils and<br />

aromas will be taken from the hops. Then as the<br />

yeast is carefully introduced, the conversion to<br />

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alcohol begins.<br />

Fermentation<br />

takes 4-5 days<br />

before reaching<br />

the right alcohol<br />

level while the<br />

remaining natural<br />

sugars ensure the<br />

correct taste.<br />

Finally, as the beer gently trickles over your taste buds,<br />

whether you are younger, older, male or female they<br />

hope you’ll feel the same intense satisfaction as they<br />

do when creating these truly delicious beers.<br />

Pop along to Towcester Mill Brewery & Tap to check<br />

out the beers or book a brewery tour to find out more<br />

about the brewing process.<br />

Towcester Mill, Chantry Lane,<br />

Towcester, NN12 6YY<br />

Tap - 01327 437060 Shop - 01327 437560<br />

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