Pasta with pesto and crushed peanuts

2 fresh tomatoes cut in half

1 red onion sliced

mixed peppers sliced

1 small tub fresh button mushrooms

1 tsp crushed garlic

pinch of chilli flakes

mix herbs

salt and pepper to taste

1 tbsp pesto sauce

half pack pasta (any kind)

small packet of salted peanuts crushed roughly

olive oil

In a oven dish drizzle oil and all the above into the dish except the pesto and pasta and roast in the oven. Boil the pasta, once done in a large serving bowl place the pasta and add the pesto sauce, add the roasted veg and toss. Add more seasoning if required.

Veggie Puffs

Small bag of frozen mix veg (small cut veg)

1 large onion chopped finely 

2 med potato cut small

2 tbsp oil

salt to taste

1 tsp crushed ginger

1 tsp crushed garlic

few dashes of lemon juice

1/4 tsp gharam malsala

1 tsp cumin powder

1 block puff pastry

1 beaten egg

Heart oil and fry onions until lightly brown then add potato and all the spices, toss the potatoes and then add veg, cook for 5 min (make sure potatoes are cooked) then set aside to cool.

Take the pastry and cut out 4 strips and then cut the strips into 4 cubes so you should have 16 cubes. Roll out the cubes into square shape and fill with the mixture, seal the pastry using a fork to press down, You can either fold the pastry into a triangle or a rectangle shape. Brush with egg and bake for 20 min gas mark 5/200.

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