Wild Mushroom and Spinach Lasagna Recipe. Marinara Sauce Recipe. Ajvar (Roasted Red Pepper and Eggplant Relish) Someone once wrote that every good novel must contain at least one recipe.
Although I wouldn’t go quite that far, I agree that food can be a window into a novel’s world and its characters’ culture. I always pay particular attention to what characters are eating, especially when a book is set in another part of the world. Last week, I spent my spare time reading Téa Obreht’s The Tiger’s Wife, a novel about life and death and the stories we tell about how we get from one to the other. I highly recommend it. The novel is set in fictional towns and cities in a region that is immediately recognizable as the former Yugoslavia.
Ajvar (pronounced “eye-var”) is a roasted pepper and eggplant condiment that is popular all over the Balkans and Eastern Europe. Though you can sometimes find jars of ajvar in the international aisles of larger supermarkets, the flavors are never as bright as homemade. Ajvar (Roasted Red Pepper and Eggplant Relish) Ingredients Instructions Number of servings (yield): 12. Eggplant Tiganites (Fried Eggplant) - The Greek Vegan. This recipe is one of the earliest memories I have of cooking.
Sprinkling salt on the eggplant slices and watching them ‘sweat’ out their bitterness fascinated me to no end. It was a simple but important job and one I took very seriously – isn’t it funny the things you remember? Eggplant tiganites are a staple menu item and often served as appetizers, or meze, in Greece. My favorite is to layer them between two pieces of bread for lunch. They’re wonderful anytime really! The secret to this recipe – the simple batter coating that turns to a delicious golden crisp and protects the tender eggplant from becoming greasy. I like to use your basic deep purple, short, squat eggplant as opposed to thinner, longer shaped varieties.
Choose dark purple, firm, heavy eggplant Lay out slices in a single layer and sprinkle lightly with salt. Apples and Sparkle: Caprese-Style Stuffed Tomatoes with Balsamic Reduction. I have reached that point in the summer now where I am kicking myself for not having planted a couple of tomato plants in the back yard this year and a big pot of basil to go along with it.
Eight years ago I grew the most amazing garden which included 4 types of heirloom tomatoes and it was the best food summer I think I've ever experienced. I always find myself comparing what I am eating each summer to all the amazing food I enjoyed that year. And really it was all centered around those amazing tomatoes, there is just really nothing in the world that compares to a tomato from your own garden. I swear I am going to have that experience again, it just didn't happen THIS summer. And you know, that's okay. Caprese-Style Stuffed Tomatoes with Balsamic Reduction serves 4 as a main course, 6-8 as a side 1 c. balsamic vinegar 8 vine ripened tomatoes, about 2-3 inches in diameter 1 1/2 t. sugar kosher salt & pepper 4 T. extra-virgin olive oil 1 c. couscous 2 cloves of garlic, minced 1.
The Greek Vegan - Top 10 Awesome Dips. A Simple Guide to Roasting Vegetables. Menus à base de pommes de terre d’hiver. Recettes | 09/01/2014 En attendant les jours cléments, les variétés de pommes de terre dites de conservation – récoltées entre septembre et octobre –, rayonnent en cuisine.
Elles se prêtent à divers jeux subtils de saveurs. Quelles variétés de pommes de terre pour quels types de cuisson ? - C. Hochet - Rustica Derrière un nom fort commun se cache une grande famille de pommes de terre aux textures et goûts trés variés. Même si ce tubercule paraît robuste, il n’en reste pas moins fragile. La chaleur le fait germer, et la lumière, verdir. Nos 4 recettes à base de pommes de terre d'hiver Traditionnelles ou plus sophistiquées, retrouvez dans ce dossier cuisine quatre recettes à réaliser avec les pommes de garde du jardin. Bouchons farcis - Linda Louis - Rustica - Bouchons farcis aux champignons - Purée moelleuse - Toasts au chèvre fouetté et jambon fumé - Frites croustillantes Quelles variétés pour quels types de cuisson La pomme de terre : un légume bien dans sa peau Par Linda LOUIS. Le Gourmet Végétarien.
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