Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Pasta a la Marinera

You will need (for 2 persons):

  • 250 gr pasta (I like to use tagiatelli or spaghetti, but can be done with any pasta)
  • 3 tomatoes (finely chopped)
  • Provencal herbs q.b.
  • shrimps (150gr, peeled)
  • crab sticks (±150gr)
  • garlic (3 smashed garlic cloves)
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • salt
How to:
  1. Cook the pasta al dente. While the pasta is cooking:
  2. Add the olive oil, the shrimps and the garlic in a non-stick pan and cook until the shrimps are close to crispy.
  3. Add the chopped tomatoes and salt, stir well, cover and sweat for 5 minutes or until softened.
  4. Add the Provencal herbs and the crab sticks and let cook for another minute.
  5. Add the sauce to the drained pasta and cook for a minute in low temperature while mixing them gently.
If you are a cheese fan you can add it in the plate after serving the pasta. I usually use a mixture of Emmental and Mozarella.

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Natas do Céu

This is one of the easiest desserts I know. It is great when you have to cook for a lot of people: it can done in advance and there is no problem in freezing it.

You will need:
  • Condensed milk (400 ml)
  • Cream (3 paks of 200 or 250 ml)
  • Marie Biscuits (± 20)
  • Gelatine (3 sheets)
Then:
  1. Immerse the sheets of gelatine in cold water
  2. Whip the cream until it reaches a good consistency
  3. Take the gelatine sheets out of the cold water and dissolve them in a small quantity of hot water
  4. Incorporate the condensed milk and the gelatine into the whipped cream
  5. Grind the cookies
  6. In a bowl, make three layers aletrnating the cream and the cookies (starting with the cookies)
  7. Put in the fridge for at least 1h30m

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Friday, October 20, 2006

Cooking is fun!

Cooking is one of my favourite tasks! I wouldn't even call it a task, because I really have fun cooking :)
So, I've decided to create this blog to share some of my recipes!