Cooking
Because what I really need is another cookbook...
Latest arrival from Zooba, Italy in Small Bites, by Carol Field.
It's an 'ok' book; of course my biggest and first complaint: no pictures! When will cookbook authors learn that we want to see photos of the food we're about to make?
There weren't too many 'ooh, I really gotta make that' recipes, but several worth giving a try...at the very least.
So Tuesday's dinner: a cheese and prosciutto (or veggie bacon) filled focaccia.
We both prefer my old stand-by focaccia, a recipe from Jamie Oliver, but this one was ok.
After the focaccia is baked, slice it horizontally and layer with a nice, melty cheese and your choice of pancetta or prosciutto (or veggie substitute). Pop it back in the oven for a few more minutes, until cheese melts.
It was a nice, filling, dish. And as the recipe (and Matt) suggested, it would make a great appetizer. Just not with their focaccia recipe!
- Emergency Dinner
Although I normally plan out a menu for each week, sometimes for a whole month, occasionally a day arrives where I realize I have no idea what I'm making for dinner. I found myself smack-dab in the middle of one of those days last month. I decided...
- And Still More Real Food
This time, nice and easy...Potato Cakes with Pancetta and Cheese. Pancetta, cooked crisp. Potatoes (cooked and cooled), grated and formed into patties, cooked in the same pan (with some oil and, of course, butter!), till golden on each side. Top potato...
- Round Or Square, It's All Good.
More from Real Food; Hot Mozzarella Foccacia. First thing; make foccacia! Matt says it's the best-looking foccacia I've made yet. After that, slice fresh mozzarella and marinate it with red pepper and chopped basil, pour on olive oil and allow...
- Meanwhile...
Don't you just hate recipes that have you stirring and watching a pot, and the next line starts out "Meanwhile..."? Anyway, another set of recipes from Nigel Slater's Real Food. Cauliflower Cheese and Mustard Soup Such a simple soup to make,...
- Looks Can Be Deceiving
Sometimes, you just want a good meal. Not too fancy. Just comforting. And warm... So, I whipped up Matt's favorite focaccia bread (rosemary and garlic) and made a goat cheese souffle from a fantastic cookbook my cousin Amanda gave me a couple...
Cooking
Focaccia Farcita
Because what I really need is another cookbook...
Latest arrival from Zooba, Italy in Small Bites, by Carol Field.
It's an 'ok' book; of course my biggest and first complaint: no pictures! When will cookbook authors learn that we want to see photos of the food we're about to make?
There weren't too many 'ooh, I really gotta make that' recipes, but several worth giving a try...at the very least.
So Tuesday's dinner: a cheese and prosciutto (or veggie bacon) filled focaccia.
We both prefer my old stand-by focaccia, a recipe from Jamie Oliver, but this one was ok.
After the focaccia is baked, slice it horizontally and layer with a nice, melty cheese and your choice of pancetta or prosciutto (or veggie substitute). Pop it back in the oven for a few more minutes, until cheese melts.
It was a nice, filling, dish. And as the recipe (and Matt) suggested, it would make a great appetizer. Just not with their focaccia recipe!
- Emergency Dinner
Although I normally plan out a menu for each week, sometimes for a whole month, occasionally a day arrives where I realize I have no idea what I'm making for dinner. I found myself smack-dab in the middle of one of those days last month. I decided...
- And Still More Real Food
This time, nice and easy...Potato Cakes with Pancetta and Cheese. Pancetta, cooked crisp. Potatoes (cooked and cooled), grated and formed into patties, cooked in the same pan (with some oil and, of course, butter!), till golden on each side. Top potato...
- Round Or Square, It's All Good.
More from Real Food; Hot Mozzarella Foccacia. First thing; make foccacia! Matt says it's the best-looking foccacia I've made yet. After that, slice fresh mozzarella and marinate it with red pepper and chopped basil, pour on olive oil and allow...
- Meanwhile...
Don't you just hate recipes that have you stirring and watching a pot, and the next line starts out "Meanwhile..."? Anyway, another set of recipes from Nigel Slater's Real Food. Cauliflower Cheese and Mustard Soup Such a simple soup to make,...
- Looks Can Be Deceiving
Sometimes, you just want a good meal. Not too fancy. Just comforting. And warm... So, I whipped up Matt's favorite focaccia bread (rosemary and garlic) and made a goat cheese souffle from a fantastic cookbook my cousin Amanda gave me a couple...