Posted by Yasmine on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 In : Pasta
- 100 grams bacon
- 250 grams ground meat
- 3 units onions chopped
- 8 cloves garlic, sliced
- 5 tablespoons olive oil
- ½ teaspoon herves de provence
- 750 grams pasta, linguine
- 3 units eggs, beaten, at room temp.
In In a skillet heat the olive oil and drop in the garlic. Mix until white.
Add chopped onions and sautee until translucent.
Add bacon and ground meat and cook until onions become light brown.
Sprinkle the herves de provence and season with salt and black pepper.
Set aside and prepare the pasta.
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Posted by Yasmine on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 In : Pizza
This recipe takes little cheese, it's not the typical pizza you eat in the U.S.A. but a rather light and healthy pizza. Very similar to the pizza Margarita.
Also the baking times may be a little off for every oven is different but I tried to explain what the dough is supposed to look like so the process is clearer and there are no doubts.- 2 tablespoons dry yeast
- 1 ¼ cups water, lukewarm
- 3 ½ cups flour, plus and additional 1/4 cup
- 1 tsp salt
- ¾ cup olive oil
- 3 cups fresh tomato sauce, already seaso...
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Posted by Yasmine on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 In : Side dish
- 8 potatoes, whole
- 4 sprigs rosemary
- 6 tbsp sunflower oil
- salt and black pepper, to taste
\\ Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Slice the potatoes into thickness desired.
Brush a little of the oil (about a tbsp) on a large pyrex and spread out the whole rosemary sprigs.
Coat the potato slices with the help of a cooking brush with oil.
Lay them out on the pyrex above the rosemary.
Bake for about 15 minutes, then turn them over and bake for another 10 minutes.
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Posted by Yasmine on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 In : Pasta
- 6 large tomatoes, ripe
- 3 medium sized onions, diced
- 8 cloves garlic, sliced
- 30 meatballs, preferably frozen
- 4 sprigs basil
- 4 tablespoons oil
- 1 medium sized eggplant, sliced
- 8 tablespoons oil, to fry the eggplant
- salt and black pepper, to taste
- 750 grams Tortiglioni Pasta
- 6 liters water, boiling
- 1 ½ tablespoons salt
To Prepare the Eggplants:
Slice the eggplants into 1/2 inch slices and place them layered in a colander coved with salt and let drain for about 15 minutes.
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Posted by Yasmine on Monday, November 9, 2009 In : Rices
- 3 medium sized Dorades (fish)
- 2 cups rice
- 4 cups fish broth
- 5 sprigs rosemary, fresh
- 5 cups vegetable mix ( baby carrots and peas), frozen
- salt and black pepper, as needed
- 5 tablespoons oil
- olive oil, as needed
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit, or 180 degrees Celsius.
Place the rice, the vegetable mix and the fish broth in a medium sized pyrex.
Add to this about a tablespoon of cooking oil and salt and pepper to taste ( make sure the broth you're using isn't already seasoned).
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Posted by Yasmine on Sunday, November 8, 2009 In : Desserts
- 4 Lemons
- ½ cup sugar
- 3 cups water
- mint, for garnish
Remove the rind of one of the lemons and place it in a pan to boil with the water and sugar.
Let it boil for about 4 minutes, remove from heat and let it cool.
Once cool, remove the lemon rind and grate the skin of one of the remaining lemons and add it to the syrup.
Next, squeeze the juice of all the remaining lemons, mix it to the syrup, place the mixture in a freezable container and let it freeze.
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