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pasta with zucchini, thyme and lemon juice

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after the pancake disaster this morning i was not in the mood for any further experiments. so we had one of our all time classics for dinner. it’s easy and very fast: cook the spaghetti. at the same time fry some grated parmesan cheese in olive oil, deglaze either with white wine or some of the water the pasta is cooking in. add zucchini and thyme, let it simmer for a few minutes (until the spaghetti are done). add another ladle of the – generously salted! – pasta water and the juice of half a lemon. strain the spaghetti and mix with the sauce. ready to eat – with more parmesan and freshly ground black pepper. for two and a half people we had 230g spaghetti, about 50g of parmesan and 3 small zucchini.

something similar, but with tomatoes, is described in detail here.

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raspberry swirl cheesecakes

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i was not able to make it to the party today, but prepared something to bring along: once again the raspberry swirl cheesecakes. i used only 150g sugar (which is way enough) and only 340g cream cheese (thanks to ph.ila.delphia for shrinking their package size!). oh, and the base is not made from oreos but othellos.  i didn’t bother with the swirl part, and actually you might call this version also reminds-me-of-disgusting-skin-disease-cheesecakes. nevertheless they are great, and every time i make them somebody asks for the recipe.

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saturday morning disaster: pancakes

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yes, they seem to look ok, but were actually quite horrible. it turned out that the combination between the flapjack recipe in this book and the idea to add grated pears (from here) does not work. they remained practically uncooked inside, even after maybe 12 minutes. destroying transforming them into something kaiserschmarrn-like didn’t help either. so we ended up eating leftover sandwich bread with honey.

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freestyle asian

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freestyle asian

a new asian food shop has recently opened in our neighbourhood and yesterday i went to check it out. i got fresh cilantro, ginger, 4 pak choi and noodles (3.50 – quite cheap i think) and got inspired by this post (in german) for the following “somehow asian” dish:

sweat finely chopped ginger, garlic and onion for a few minutes in sunflower oil, add diced sweet potatoe and a cup of vegetable stock, let it simmer for another few minutes. add small strips of a carrot and celery stalks, some cilantro, a tsp kurkuma and after yet another few minutes four more cups of vegetable stock. next comes a can (400 ml) of  coconut cream. then the white parts of the pak choi, sliced, and finally the green parts, also sliced.  season with 2 tsp sugar and salt to taste. served with asian instant noodles and fresh cilantro. some chili would have been nice, but was omitted since we had a little eater at the table. who liked it, by the way.

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banana bread

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actually it was more like a banana cake, mostly following this recipe (in german): melt 80g margarine with about 120g sugar and put in a bowl, add 180g ground almonds, 120g flour and 2 tsp baking soda. mix in 80ml lukewarm milk (or soy drink if you want to go for the vegan version), 3 mashed bananas and finally 50g chopped chocolate. bake at 160° for about 45 minutes. i found it a tiny bit to sweet but at least another batch of leftover ingredients from christmas baking is gone.

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weekend delights

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we had guests on sunday evening, and this is what we ate:

grilled peach salad with bresaola, replacing the peaches with pears and the rocket with lamb’s lettuce. having tested the original before i must say that both versions are really on a par.

parmigiana di melanzane, with a recipe from the silver spoon. and while you may find the picture not particularly appetizing i can still assure you it was great. that being said from someone who usally hates eggplants.

and finally chocolate blancmange with caramel-orange-sauce.

there is no picture from the most impressive part of the meal (at least from my point of view): i managed to bake ciabatta for the first time, using this recipe (in german).

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mushrooms with lemon juice and thyme

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i didn’t wanted to cook, but was somehow talked into. so i came up with stirred mushrooms, which were seasoned with salt, thyme and lemon juice. at the end i put two slices of cheese (cut in smaller pieces) on top of it and let them melt. served on buttered bread, with parsley and black pepper. and – tada – “this was exactly what i was hoping for!!!”. you’re welcome.