Saturday, January 17, 2009

I'm back - Nookbistro is open again


My life has settled down quite a bit these days. I have finished my grad studies and my boy is now a bonafide toddler. These days, cooking has become part of the routine. So nookbistro is opened again. So here's my comeback entry. Pizza with balsamic onions, garlic sausages and cherry tomatoes.

 I decided to make a pizza for dinner today. This is the result. The special touch was the caramelised balsamic onions which I cooked down to a jam-like consistency. I used sugar for the caramelising and balsamic vinegar for the depth and colour. I used cherry tomatoes because they have a more intensed sweetness.  The sausages were garlic pork sausages from Culina which I stashed in my freezer and use whenever the need arises. The tomato sauce base was simply canned tomatoes crushed and seasoned with sea salt and black pepper. I also added dried oregano. Some leftover basil was cut up and sprinkled over together with mozzarella, cheddar and parmesan.