I love manchego cheese. I love strawberries. And thirdly, I do so love baguette. A couple of weeks ago, I got the harebrained idea to try mandarin preserves and strawberries on baguette and it was delicious. I decided I should try more things with strawberries since they’re in season, I saw the bit of manchego in my fridge and that was all she wrote! sliced baguette extra virgin olive oil basil, chopped (chiffonade!) manchego cheese a few strawberries, sliced cracked pepper You’re wondering about the apples, I’ll get to that in a moment. Set your oven to 375° and while that heats up (mine takes nearly an ice age, but this prep takes less than 5 minutes), slice up the baguette (8 slices made for a solid dinner) and brush with a bit of extra virgin olive oil. Slice up the basil and manchego. I recommend putting the manchego on top of the basil; it’ll melt over the basil and into the bread, so the basil won’t go slip-sliding everywhere when you bite into the fruit. Pop the slices on to a baking sheet and into the oven for 5 minutes. Slice your strawberries (not super thin). After 5 minutes, pull the toast, and top with the strawberries. Return the toast to the oven for another 5 minutes. Pull the toast, plate it, grind some pepper over the slices: EAT. (: Alternate: instead of strawberries, try granny smith apples and jamón serrano (or ibérico). Whoa.

I love manchego cheese. I love strawberries. And thirdly, I do so love baguette.

A couple of weeks ago, I got the harebrained idea to try mandarin preserves and strawberries on baguette and it was delicious. I decided I should try more things with strawberries since they’re in season, I saw the bit of manchego in my fridge and that was all she wrote!

You’re wondering about the apples, I’ll get to that in a moment.

Set your oven to 375° and while that heats up (mine takes nearly an ice age, but this prep takes less than 5 minutes), slice up the baguette (8 slices made for a solid dinner) and brush with a bit of extra virgin olive oil.

Slice up the basil and manchego. I recommend putting the manchego on top of the basil; it’ll melt over the basil and into the bread, so the basil won’t go slip-sliding everywhere when you bite into the fruit.

Pop the slices on to a baking sheet and into the oven for 5 minutes. Slice your strawberries (not super thin).

After 5 minutes, pull the toast, and top with the strawberries. Return the toast to the oven for another 5 minutes.

Pull the toast, plate it, grind some pepper over the slices: EAT. (:

Alternate: instead of strawberries, try granny smith apples and jamón serrano (or ibérico). Whoa.

11 Jul 2011   8 notes   [ cooking recipe my photos ]
The starting point: pasta with tomato-blue cheese sauce. My version: linguine; added Anaheim chili pepper (my favorite); bell pepper; cheddar instead of blue cheese (gag); and no cream or half-and-half. Results: I made way too much pasta; I’ll probably use petite tomatoes next time, the whole ones were good, but y’know, a lot; and I bet that’d be pretty good with chicken!

The starting point: pasta with tomato-blue cheese sauce.

My version: linguine; added Anaheim chili pepper (my favorite); bell pepper; cheddar instead of blue cheese (gag); and no cream or half-and-half.

Results: I made way too much pasta; I’ll probably use petite tomatoes next time, the whole ones were good, but y’know, a lot; and I bet that’d be pretty good with chicken!

28 Apr 2010   [ cooking my photos ]
Eggs in a basket is one of those things I keep telling myself I should try, but then I don’t. Until this morning. (: Lessons learned: This size basket, though large relative to the piece of bread, works great I like having that bread-guide; yum! My bread tastes gooood, but I’ll be experimenting with others.

Eggs in a basket is one of those things I keep telling myself I should try, but then I don’t. Until this morning. (:

Lessons learned:

  1. This size basket, though large relative to the piece of bread, works great
  2. I like having that bread-guide; yum!
  3. My bread tastes gooood, but I’ll be experimenting with others.

7 Feb 2010   5 notes   [ cooking breakfast via:saltandfat iPhone ]