Baby's Story

Tomato Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
500 grams of tomatoes
1 teaspoon of olive oil
A few parsley leaves
A few basil leaves
A pinch of sugar
A pinch of salt

Preparation

1. Wash and chop the tomatoes without peeling them.
2. Use a deep thick bottom pot and place the oil, chopped tomatoes, basil leaves and parsley leaves on the stove.
3. When the tomatoes start letting off liquid, add in the sugar and salt.
4. Allow it to cook slowly for 15 to 20 minutes, until it thickens the desired amount.
5. At this moment you will need to blend them, and then strain it to get rid of the skin and the tomato seeds.
6. This can be kept in individual freezer bags or frozen in small servings.

Bolognese Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
400 grams of tomatoes
100 grams of chopped steak meat
1 teaspoon of olive oil
1 small onion
1 garlic tooth
A few parsley leaves
Salt (optional)

Preparation

1. Wash the tomatoes, scald them, peel them and get rid of the seeds, then mash them.
2. Put a pot over the stove with the oil, onion, the parsley and the finely chopped garlic tooth. Allow it to cook slowly until the onion has become softened.
3. At this point add in the chopped meat and the tomato.
4. When the sauce starts to change its color, add in the salt.
5. Allow it to cook slowly for 20 to 25 minutes, until it acquires the desired consistency.
6. You can store the sauce in individual Tupperware containers or freezer bags in the freezer.
7. This sauce can be served accompanied with pasta, rice and all types of purees.

Béchamel Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
250 cc’s of milk
25 grams of butter or vegetable margarine
25 grams of flour
Salt (optional)

Preparation

1. Melt the butter or margarine in a pot (not an aluminum one though as this will cause the sauce to burn).
2. Once the butter has melted, add in the flour, stirring to that it cooks (however do not allow it to brown), and add in the milk at the same time.
3. Stir briskly with a whisk so that it does not get lumpy and add in the salt.
4. This will need to cook for around two minutes at most and then remove it from the heat.
5. Once it cools, the sauce will acquire more consistency.
6. If you want the sauce to be thinner, you can add in a little bit of milk or fish or chicken broth.
7. It is advisable to prepare this sauce right before you intend to serve it out.