Today I semi-caramelized a bunch of onions in olive oil with some salt and black pepper. Added about ten stalks of celery, diced. Six cloves of garlic, finely diced. Two and a half zucchini, diced. Dusted it with flour. Added some water, cooked back down. Added three soup ladles of starchy water from the rigatoni I was about to drain. Immersion blended it into a smooth consistency. Added two handfuls of Italian parsley, blended gently. Added half a zucchini, sliced and quartered. Added a heaped tablespoon of dark brown sugar. Cooked until zucchini chunks were tender. Served over the rigatoni.
It was really good, and relatively healthy. Most importantly, it's something that tastes sort of creamy or buttery, but without anything loaded with cholesterol. Which means it's something my mum will happily eat that's not terrible for her.