2003 romantic garden Recipes

courgette and garden herb pesto, courgette, coarsely grated, pine nuts, golden linseeds, parmesan cheese, grated, spinach, extra virgin olive oil, onion, finely diced, garlic, crushed, mixed herbs such as mint , lemon thyme, parsley, basil, oregano, salt and freshly cracked black pepper, juice of 1 lemon, heat a non-stick frying pan and saute the onions, garlic and seasoning in 2tbsp of the oil until golden about 4 -5 minutes. add the courgettes and saute for 1 minute. let the mixture cool., toast the linseeds and pine nuts and add to the sauteed onion and courgette mixture, cool., place the herbs , spinach, lemon juice, parmesan and remaining oil in the thermomix bowl and blend until still coarse., add the herb mixture to the cooled sauteed onion, courgette and nut mixture. adjust the seasoning if needed and let the flavours develop for about 20 minutes., food fanatics tips, do not be tempted to add too much oil, the mixture must be dry to prevent the bread becoming claggy. place the leftover pesto in a clean jar cover the surface with extra oil and keep refrigerated, it should last for up to 1 week.

dijon mustard, sherry vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, sugar, salt and pepper, ears corn, grilled (before grilling, spray with olive oil then sprinkle with salt and pepper.), green beans, blanched and cooled, yellow and red cherry tomatoes, halved (or use the tomatoes in your garden), sweet onion, thinly sliced, basil leaves, thinly shredded, gouda cheese, diced into small cubes

cream cheese, softened, eggs, beaten, all-purpose flour, white sugar, butter, melted - divided, sugar for dusting, lemon juice, lemon, cut into wedges

olive oil, garlic cloves (minced ), chili flakes, crushed tomatoes, water, fresh basil (chopped ), salt

active dry yeast, lukewarm water (120f), buttermilk, olive oil, fresh rosemary or 1/4 cup fresh lavender blossoms, finely chopped, salt, salt, all-purpose flour (approximately ), yellow cornmeal , as needed, coarse salt, for sprinkling on loaves (optional), spray bottle filled with cold water, for spritzing loaves

olive oil, chicken cutlet, shallots, sliced, garlic cloves, minced, white wine, chicken broth, saffron thread, heavy cream, salt, fresh ground black pepper, flour (for coating the chicken), flat-leaf italian parsley, chopped

boneless chicken breasts, portabella mushrooms, coarsely chopped, white wine, butter, for frying, spinach, ground coriander, divided use, salt , to taste, flour , to coat

chicken breasts , deboned, pounded flat (individual portions, not a whole breast), roasted red peppers (i got mine from a jar), smoked pastrami (or smoked turkey) or 4 slices other smoked beef (or smoked turkey), salt , to taste, fresh ground black pepper , to taste, sweet paprika , to taste, oil , for the baking pan

chicken breast, garden salsa , recipe follows, potatoes, butter, olive oil, salt and pepper, rice wine vinegar, olive oil, diced yellow squash, tomatoes, diced fine, red onion, diced fine, cucumber, peeled and seeded, diced fine, red pepper, diced fine, cracked black pepper, fresh basil, salt , to taste

black pepper, carrots - diced, celery - diced, chunky pasta sauce (garden style), ground beef, hot pepper sauce, instant beef bouillon, macaroni shells, olive oil, onion - large - chopped, oregano - dried, parsley - fresh chopped, red kidney beans (drained and rinsed ), white kidney beans (drained and rinsed )

baking soda, epsom salts, citric acid (available at drug stores), drops essential oils (lavender, rosemary,thyme,or rose,patchouli for example)

dried conchiglie or 200 g pasta, shapes of your choice, wild mushrooms in oil (or mixed mushrooms), walnut pieces, grated parmesan cheese, half-fat creme fraiche, chopped fresh flat-leaf italian parsley, ciabatta, to serve, salad leaves, to serve

cornish hens, apricot jam, onion soup mix, catalina dressing

onion, thin sliced, chopped green onion , including tops, garlic, chopped fine, parsley, finely chopped, green bell pepper, seeded and diced, tomato sauce, dry white wine, water, thyme, crushed, rosemary, crushed, salt, fresh ground black pepper, bay leaf, crabmeat (or firm white fish cubed), shrimp, scallops (and, or clams in the shell)

prime rib roast, garlic cloves, sliced, salt & fresh ground pepper, dijon mustard, dried rosemary

scoth pork roast, eggplant, kalamata olives, pitted and sliced, olive oil, onion , rough chopped, tomatoes, sugar, roughly chopped parsley, salt & freshly ground black pepper