Pasta with ramsons pesto

Ro: paste cu pesto din leurda (usturoi salbatic, usturoiul ursului) Ramsons, wild garlic or bear garlic is a plant with a very strong flavor which grows wild in the forests around the city in spring for a few weeks. It is found rarely in the markets and then only for a few days each year but in my cycling trip this weekend I found the forest ground covered with it so I could not resist to collect a big bunch to make pesto and try a recipe I’ve done only a couple of times before: pasta with ramsons pesto....

April 10, 2010 · len

Red cabbage salad with mushroom soup

I’ve been craving for some fresh vegetables and for spring for some time but in the market the only thing which attracted me was a red cabbage and some mushrooms. So what I did was the very simple mushrooms soup accompanied by a red cabbage salad. Thinly cut red cabbage, softened with salt for 30 mins then added vinegar and sesame seeds. Red cabbage salad and mushroom soup

February 24, 2010 · len

Hummus

Cand am facut chana masala am zis sa fiu un pic eficient si am pastrat o parte din boabele fierte de naut si din lichidul in care a fiert ca sa fac hummus. Bine inteles ca l-am facut imediat, doar ca mi-a luat un pic mai mult timp sa povestesc. Hummus Ingrediente 200g de boabe de naut 50g susan 1 lingurita chimen zeama de lamaie praf de chili (chili pepper powder) ulei de masline muguri de pin (optional) Metoda am pus boabele de cu seara la inmuiat si a doua zi le-am fiert cam 1....

January 12, 2010 · len

Chana masala

Masala inseamna un amestec de condimente, fie pudra sos sau pasta. Asa ca reteta asta as traduce-o ca: “Naut cu amestec de condimente” si traducerea ar fi destul de obiectiva. Vezi si descrierea pe wikipedia. Chana masala Ingrediente naut cam 300g condimente: 1 ceapa 2 catei de usturoi o lingurita de chimen 1/2 lingurita de coriandru 1/4 lingurita de ginger (praf) 1 lingurita de garam masala 3 capsule de cardamom 1 ardei curry sare 3-4 rosii si 4 linguri de pasta de tomate Metoda nautul se lasa de cu seara la inmuiat in apa calduta, se va ufla cam de 3 ori....

January 11, 2010 · len