Victoria didn’t let the Salmonella scare stop her from using the cherry tomatoes she’d purchased earlier on. Instead of throwing them away, she cooked them up to kill off any lingering bacteria microbes and added them to her homemade pasta sauce. Victoria says that her Pasta with Quick Creamy Sauce ‘is creamy and comforting but not artery clogging’. After encountering that claim on her blog, Feed Yourself, I felt a bit perplexed and wondered if it was truly possible to create a light creamy sauce, can those two descriptions really go together in the same sentence?

Yep, they certainly can. Victoria combines a variety of ingredients to create a sauce that’s far from watery. So where does the richness come from? Parmesan and goat cheese provide the creaminess while the little bit of olive oil and crunchy pine nuts add dimension. Even though cheese isn’t usually associated with the word ‘light’, it can be when used in moderation. By adding a little of this, and a bit of that, Victoria prepares a pasta meal that has a whole lot of flavor.