4 short anne Recipes

pasta (such as spiral shaped ones, rigatoni or other short varieties), peas (either frozen and prepared or canned), carrots, chopped, apple, diced, tomatoes, diced, gherkins, diced, yoghurt (creamy works really well, but low-fat is ok, too), dried basil or 1 tbsp fresh basil, dried oregano, fresh dill weed, lemon juice, prepared mustard, freshly ground salt and black pepper

olive oil , extra virgin, bacon , cut crosswise into 1/2-inch strips, butter, unsalted, onion, cut in 1/4-inch dice, kosher salt , as needed, flour, whole milk , plus more as needed, pasta shells or 1 lb other short pasta, cheddar cheese, freshly grated, fontina cheese, freshly grated, parmesan cheese, freshly grated, dijon mustard, tabasco sauce , to taste

uncooked short grain white rice, milk, divided, sugar, fine sea salt, egg, dried apricots, diced, unsalted butter, vanilla extract, orange , zested, ground cardamom, freshly grated nutmeg , for serving