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French Tomato Tart

15 Wednesday Jun 2011

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Tomato tart

I love making tomato tart because for me it means it’s the summer as I always make it when tomatoes are at their most delicious. This is one of my friend’s recipes from France. She lives in the countryside and grows the most scrumptious tomatoes. It’s easy to make and is fresh and healthy.

What you will need:

A tart tin
3 or 4 tomatoes
Herbs (your choice I used thyme)
Dijon mustard
Cheddar or emmental cheese

For the pastry:

200g flour
100g butter (it’s easier if it a bit soft)
50ml of water

Pre-heat your oven to 180C.
You can buy ready made short crust but it is very easy to make. Put your flour and butter in a bowl and with your fingers rub them together. Once the two ingredients have been completely combined add the water and mix until it forms a ball.

Sprinkle a bit of flour on a clean work surface and roll out the pastry with a rolling pin until it will fit your tin. Lay it in the tin and poke it with a fork.

Cover the pastry base with Dijon mustard and then lay your sliced tomatoes on top. Sprinkle with herbs, salt and pepper and then cover with grated cheese. I love cheese so I put quite a lot, you can put as much or as little as you want. Put the tart in the oven for 30 minutes.

It’s nice to have with a green salad and a nice glass of wine.

I’ve got some tomato plants growing on my windowsill, so let’s hope the sun comes out again and I can eat my own yummy home grown tomatoes.

Mel

A Twist on Rice & Beans

25 Wednesday May 2011

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It sounds funny, but I never ate beans until I moved to Spain and made friends with people from the UK. To this day, ‘Beans on Toast’ or ‘Jacket potato and beans’ are my two favorite quick and easy meals to eat. By the way, a ‘Jacket Potato’ is what Americans call a ‘Baked Potato’. The first time I heard this, I was very confused because I had never heard a piece of clothing be used to describe a food.

For some reason, when Mel and I were living together in Barcelona, we got on a pretty serious lentil kick. We came up with a scrumptious way to prepare them.

This is what I started out with but added a few extra things to make it healthier for a new mom breastfeeding. I don’t have much time to eat let alone prepare a nice meal. However, breastfeeding is exhausting and I need to be refuelled immediately. Not only can I prepare this meal quickly, but the lentils provide my body with Iron, Folate, Vitamin B1 and Fiber.

Here is what you will need:

1 Can Lentils (drained)
1 Tablespoon of Dijon Mustard
1-3 Tablespoons of whipping cream (it depends how creamy you like it)
1 Teaspoon of Worcestershire Sauce
1 Carrot (chopped)
1/2 Small Onion (diced)
1 Cup of Rice (brown or white, you decide)

You saute the onion and carrot for 10 minutes or until the carrot becomes tender. Next, you pour in the can of lentils, mustard, cream and Worcestershire Sauce. Turn your heat low and let this simmer together while you prepare your rice. I buy the kind that is ready in 10 minutes. Just combine the rice with the lentil mixture and enjoy!

Joy