Spaghetti with mushrooms and a dash of cream.

A very simple recipe to produce a quite filling main course for 2 people. It can easily be increased by doubling or trebling the amounts of ingredients in the recipe.

Ingredients:
Step 1
1 tablespoon of vegetable oil
1 brown onion
Step 2
1 x 200gm packet of cup mushrooms - (Fig 1) - (other mushrooms can ofcourse be added, and this will add to the flavour of the total dish)








Fig 1

1/2 a vegetable stock cube
salt and pepper - to taste
approximately 20 ml of pouring cream (35%)

Step 3
spaghetti - (Fig 2)

Fig 2

Preparation:
Step 1
Place the oil in the saucepan and dice up the onion. Gently fry the onion over medium heat until it becomes translucent - (Fig 3).

Fig 3

Step 2
Add the mushrooms that have been de stalked and sliced up or quartered - (Fig 4).

Fig 4

Cook using gentle heat until the mushrooms are tender, and then add the salt and pepper and a dash of cream - (Figs 5,6,7).

Fig 5

Fig 6

Fig 7

Step 3
Mean while, boil a large saucepan of salted water, and add enough spaghetti for two people - (Fig 8).

Fig 8

When the spaghetti is al dente, remove it into a strainer - (Fig 9); place on a plate, and add the mushrooms - (Fig 10) - the result is really nutricious and delicious!

Fig 9

Fig 10

Zucchini soup - yum!

I obtained the idea of this recipe from a recipe published by The Australian Womens Weekly cookbook series. I find this recipe really luscious, filling and easy to make. Some people may think - what zucchini? - yuk! But believe me, this recipe does not taste like you might think zucchini tastes like!

ZUCCHINI SOUP

Ingredients:
Step 1
60 gm butter
1 medium onion – chopped
6 medium zucchini – peeled and chopped
1 chicken or vegetable stock cube
water to cover zucchini
Step 2
salt and ground white pepper
pinch of nutmeg

Preparation:
Step 1
Heat the butter in a medium saucepan and add the chopped onion and cook for 2 minutes. Add the chopped zucchini and the chicken/vegetable stock cube and the water, bring to the boil and allow to simmer for about 30 minutes.
Step 2
Remove from the heat and process with a Bamix and when processed, adjust the seasoning and add a pinch of nutmeg.

Presentation:
Serve it in a soup bowl.

Note: the butter adds to the flavour of the soup; the soup can be made more/less intense by adjusting the amount of water added; this soup may be stored in the refrigerator for a few days.