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Hot and Sour Soup

A sweet and sour soup mix needs some broth and some veggies. I added some peas, carrots and parsnips and stirred in a beaten egg.
On the side radish and cucumber in a vinaigrette topped with dried thyme from the garden which is also sprinkled over the feta and gnocchi.

Primavera Lasagna

2 Tbs oil
3 zucchini, sliced
1/2 lb (225 g) mushrooms, sliced
dried thyme (probably added a Tbs)
1 medium eggplant (or 1/2 a huge behemoth of an eggplant that I got)
2 cups (500 ml) pasta sauce
white sauce:
2 Tbs butter
2 Tbs flour
2 cups skim milk
250 ml / I cup cottage cheese
1 1/2 cup grated mozzarella (for top)

Fry the zucchini […]

French Toast with Brie and Cranberry

Besides the pretty main attraction, macaroni and cheese, and a devilled egg, this french toast recipe that stacks sweetened cranberries and brie.
The recipe for this French toast is at Dairy Goodness

Bowties

Bowtie pasta with a tomato sauce (with “tofu-beef strips” that ends up tasting rather like meatballs) and green salad rich on the color with radishes, celery, cucumber, and that important ingredient, sunshine.

Devilled Eggs Tray

A tray of devilled eggs dressed up with radishes, cucumber and some pine nuts in the center.

Mash Up

Mashed potatoes seemed bland so I stirred in a frozen cube of basil and some medium aged grated cheddar. Behind that some leftover of the waldorf salad and wide egg noodles topped with a stir-up of zucchini, mushrooms and saurkraut.

Waldorf Salad

Waldorf salad on a lettuce leaf beside a flat egg noodle with a white-basil sauce made from condensed milk.
The salad was made famous by the Waldorf-Astoria luxury hotel this simple salad is 1 cup celery, i cup apple (both chopped), 1 cup grapes (in halves) and half a cup of walnuts in a mayonaise with […]