Tag: tomatoes

Potatoes mmmmmmmmmm

Post author By Tessa
Post date May 9, 2008

My Irish roots are showing when it comes to this fabulous vege. They would be one of the most versatile foods grown. You can do so much with the humble spud and there are so many varieties. The United Nations have made 2008 the year of the potato . For developing countries this is a great food crop as the yield per plant is so much more than other kinds of starch crops and its fairly easy to grow.

This week in class we played with our potatoes and came up with some great hot stuff.

We did Gourmet potatoes, which were a baked potato stuffed with semi dried tomatoes and spring onions mixed with basil, potatoes, and a little sour cream.Fondant potatoes , brushed with melted butter and braised in the oven, hot chips, roasted wedges, creamy mash, and one of my absolute favourites, saute … Yum

Tags , baked, butter, mash, potatoes, roasted, saute, tomatoes

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brrr a cold snap has wafted in over the last few days

Post author By Tessa
Post date April 21, 2008

so tonight Matthew its going to be a turn on the oven and heat up the house dinner.

I felt like having chicken but doing something different for dinner tonight , so I had a chicken thigh and drumstick and seasoned it with salt and lemon pepper, sat it on a small bed of curly parsley and added lime juice and fresh pizza thyme and baked it in the oven , at 180 degrees then 20 mins before it was cooked added brown button mushrooms and some whole tomatoes and roasted them off and rounded it off with fresh bread and butter.

I felt like being a bit decadent and have made a vanillary rice pudding with sultanas for later . a rich milky warming comfort dish mmmm yum

Tags chicken, mushrooms, rice pudding, roasting, thyme, tomatoes

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Gazpachio Soup is a food straight from heaven

Post author By Tessa
Post date March 7, 2008

Im revisiting the classics at the moment at school which is great its good to refresh the dead memory cells from years gone by.

We have been doing the base soups and sauces this week, and making things like Chasseur, Maderia, Hollandaise which for me was a breeze, but so much fun to get back to.

Yesterday we made wonderful classics such as Borscht and Gazpachio.

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM Gazpachio has got to be one of the most wonderful simple tastes , such fresh and clear flavours of summer served cold with freshly cooked croutons for crunch. Super fresh vine ripened tomatoes and cucumber with garlic and capsicum blended with bread and basil and left to soak for a while the passed through a strainer and seasoned with seasonings of salt and pepper and fresh splashes of lemon to give you the most wonderful taste
experiences.

A Perfect start to dinner after a long day of studying and exams.

Tomatoes are one of my very favourite foods, especially in the summertime when they are fresh and rich in flavour and incredibly abundant and having them in this way is just one of the most perfect ways to appreciate this very special food

Tags beetroot, bread, croutons, olive oil, peppers, refreshing, summertime, tomatoes, vegetables