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Selwyn Times Wednesday August 11 2021 28 FOOD Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz Use pasta for lunch or a main meal Vegetarian dishes are very much in vogue. Try these pasta recipes for a quick lunch or for a family dinner Fettucine with garlic Serves 2 Ingredients 125gm dried fettuccine 2 tbsp olive oil 1 large shallot, thinly sliced 1 cup finely sliced fennel bulb ¾ cup dry white wine 8 cherry tomatoes, halved ½ cup cream 4-6 cloves garlic Directions Cook fettuccine according to packet instructions. Heat oil in a non-stick frying pan. Saute shallot until softened. Add fennel and saute for one to two minutes. Pour in white wine and simmer until reduced by half. Cook for one minute then add tomatoes. Heat until softened. Add cream then garlic and heat through. Serve over fettuccine. Cheesy pasta bake Serves 3 Ingredients 500gm pasta spirals 2 tbsp olive oil 500gm cherry tomatoes, halved 4 green shallots, thinly sliced 400gm grated mozzarella 500gm bottle onion and roast garlic pasta sauce 1 bunch fresh basil, leaves picked, plus extra, to serve Directions Cook the pasta in a large saucepan of salted boiling water following the packet directions or until al dente. Drain. Preheat the grill to high. Wipe pan dry. Heat oil over medium-high heat. Add the tomato and shallot. Cook, stirring, for three to four minutes or until the tomato softens. Reduce the heat to low and add the cooked pasta, pizza cheese and pasta sauce. Stir to combine. Remove from the heat. Add the basil leaves and stir to combine. Season. Spoon the pasta mixture into a 20 x 35cm baking dish. Place under a grill for five or eight minutes or until cheese is melted. Quick spinach and mushroom pasta Ingredients 250gm linguine 150gm mushrooms Cherry tomatoes complement well pasta. Pasta also makes a tasty leftover meal. 1 cup cherry tomatoes 1 tbsp cooking oil 150gm fresh spinach 1 tbsp butter 1/4 tsp garlic powder 2 tbsp nutritional yeast 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp freshly cracked black pepper Directions Bring a large pot of water to a boil for the pasta. Once boiling, add the pasta and continue to boil until the pasta is tender (about seven minutes). Reserve a 1/2 cup of the pasta water, then drain the pasta in a colander. Slice mushrooms and cut the tomatoes in half. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the mushrooms and a pinch of salt to the skillet and sauté until they have released all of their moisture (about five to seven minutes). Add the tomatoes and sauté for about two minutes more, or just until they’re heated through. Add the spinach and sauté just until wilted. Add the cooked and drained pasta to the skillet along with the butter. Toss until everything is coated in melted butter. Turn the heat off. Season with garlic powder, nutritional yeast, salt, and pepper, then toss to coat.
WHEN IT comes to planting, it’s now time to get your strawberries, potatoes, beetroot and onions. You can grow homegrown onions pretty much anywhere in the garden – they also grow well in pots. But make sure the soil is friable (goes crumbly when you touch it). If it’s not, simply give it a good dig over and add a bit of compost and fertiliser. Red and pukekohe longkeeper onions need to be planted 10cm apart. And if you’re growing them in rows, make the rows 20cm apart. Companion plant spinach in between the rows. Or you could try growing spring onions in between. They will be ready to harvest much earlier at around six to eight weeks, so will be out of the rows before the larger onions need the space. Simply, plant your spring onions around 4cm apart from the next. You can harvest your spring onions at any time. But the longer you leave them the bigger they will get until they go to seed. Your larger onions will take around 20 to 24 weeks to get ready and you can tell when they are because they start to pop right out of the ground. If they start to flower, we are commend harvesting them as onions that Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz have started to bolt or go to seed don’t store very well. Don’t worry if they’re green, you can still eat them. If you’re planning on planting potatoes this year, you’ll need to ’chit’ them beforehand, to give them the best possible start. Chitting your potatoes means allowing them to sprout. We recommend letting the sprouts grow to around 10-15cm prior to planting - which roughly takes four weeks. Strawberries are a Kiwi summer favourite – get them in now so that they’ll be ready for Christmas. For the best results dig some strawberry food into your soil prior to planting, then mound the soil up in your garden bed, as this encourages air circulation as well as good drainage. Plant your seedlings along the moulds to encourage your strawberries to hangover, and to prevent the fruit from rotting. Water regularly and apply a good dose of strawberry food every couple of weeks. If you’re planting enough strawberries to feed the family, plant four to five plants per person. Mega bundles are a Wednesday August 11 2021 Selwyn Times GARDENING 29 Onions like to be planted with companions KNOW YOUR ONIONS: Make sure you plant onions in crumbly soil and add compost and fertiliser. (Below) – Cover your strawberries with netting to keep the birds from feasting. great option for large planting. Cover with netting to keep the birds away, and watch out for slugs. Looking for some backyard inspiration? We’ve got the scoop. Speak to us for quality landscaping supplies, expert advice and superior service. WINTER HOURS: Monday – Saturday 8.00am – 5.00pm, Sunday 9.00am – 4.00pm OPEN 7 DAYS 261 Manion Road, Weedons P: 03 347 9012 | www.igro.co.nz @igro.co.nz Canterbury Timber & Hardware Timber Wood Fuel Pellets 20kg Bag for $12.50 Call in today for your free quote! NEW ENTRANCE: 167 Manion Road, Rolleston Jason Pester P 03 347 7465 F 03 347 7032 E jason@cthl.co.nz Mon-Fri: 7am-5pm Saturday: 8am-12pm Canterbury C T H Timber & Hardware We are here 183,000 readers every week... That’s almost as many people who call in sick mid-week when Mt Hutt has a bluebird. Source: Nielsen National readership survey y/e Q3 2020 - y/e Q1 2021 (Star Max, one ad)
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