savoury delights

goat’s cheese & tomatoes

A nice galette, a savory galette is a fast meal & may be eaten hot, warm or cold. I prefer it “warm”. Let’s start w/ the remarks of my better half: too much pastry, more tomatoes would have been better … ok: fine w/ me – next time I’ll roll out the pastry somewhat thinner, add more goat’s cheese & tomatoes.(… of course the original you read about here & now was fine & nothing…

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pasta & parmesan & pine nuts

It’s a simple & easy pasta dish.(To add some flavorful edge also quite a lot of lemon juice & lemon zest found its way into the pasta bowl.) Do we need a recipe? Is it worth a post?Yes, because there are these great soft roasted pine nuts all over the pasta – freshly roasted just minutes before added. There is also freshly grated Parmesan, fluffy & creamy at the same time, delivering a sharp edge…

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insalata caprese i. e. simply caprese

What to eat? I wasn’t up for any elaborate cooked meal, but longed for some freshness on my table. Well … tomatoes are definitely best in summer, however, tomatoes are available all year round in my trusted food store. So w/ spring in the air let’s try the ultimate summer treat: insalata caprese. (We call it just caprese.) There are red tomatoes, white cheese & green basil leaves. As long as you can organize fresh,…

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the day-after lasagna

Usually I compose my lasagna adding layers of pasta, tomatoes, meat, vegetables, cheese … I put it in the oven & about 30 min later there is a delicious sizzling lasagna waiting to be cut into pieces to end up on a plate. This time I prepared a lasagna that is meant to rest for about some hours – or even better for a day – before served. I thought about it. The lasagna is…

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