Roasted Tomato and Avocado toast

Roasted Tomato and Avocado toast

I love this tomato! So tasty...




















"Roasted Tomato and Avocado toast"

- 8 plum tomatoes
- 2 tsp oil
- 1tsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp wine vinegar
- 1/2 tsp sweet paprika
- 2 tsp goat butter
- 1 big, ripe avocado
- juice from 1 lemon
Favorite bread to toast.


Preheat oven to 170stC. Slice the tomatoes in half and put on a tray with baking paper.
Mix oil, sugar, vinegar and paprika together. Pour the oil onto tomatoes and bake them for almost 1 hour.
In the meantime remove skin and stone from the avocado and mash the flesh roughly in a bowl with the lemon juice, salt and fresh pepper.
Chargrill the bread on a griddle pan then spread with the butter.
Divide the avocado between the toasts and top with the tomatoes.

Saffron Breadsticks with seeds

Saffron Breadsticks with seeds

When we are not so hungry.. just for a pleasure. Or with a red wine... or with pesto...





















"Saffron Breadsticks with seeds"

- 500g flour
- pinch of saffron strands
- 2 spoons hot water
- 1tsp salt
-2 tsp dried yeast
-300 ml warm water
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- favorites seeds
- 3-4 spoons evaporated milk


Mix saffron strands with 2 spoons of a hot water for about 10 min.

Mix flour, salt and dried yeast in a big bowl. Add warm water, olive oil and saffron liquid. Mix to a soft dough. Knead a dough, place in a warm place and wait until it has doubled in size.
Knock back and knead again for a while.
Divide the dough into 25-26 pieces and shape into long sticks. Place well apart on greased baking sheets and wait another 20 min. Brush with evaporated milk and put some seeds on a top.
Preheat the oven to 200stC. Bake for about 15 min.

Sweet potato scone

Sweet potato scones

Good choice for a lazy afternoon. Easy to prepare and baked in 15 min :)




















"Sweet potato scones"

- 1 1/3 cups plain flour
- 2/3 cup milk
- 1 tbsp custar sugar
- 3 tbsp mushed potatoes
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 1/2tsp baking powder
- 1/4 cup melted butter

Combine all dry ingredients together. In another bowl mix well potatoes, butter and milk. Add dry ingredients. Make a dough. Turn on to lightly floured surface and knead lightly. Roll the dough to 1 cm thickness. Stamp out your favorite shapes. Put them on a greased baking sheet and bake around 15 min until golden.

Thyme-flavoured Vinegar

Thyme-flavoured Vinegar

It's very useful in a kitchen. For sauces, salads, sea-food...

















"Thyme-flavoured Vinegar"

- 600ml white - wine vinegar
- 5 fresh thyme sprigs
- 2-3 garlic cloves

Peel the cloves.

Heat gently vinegar with garlic and 4 thyme sprigs for about 10 min.
Put the reserved thyme sprig in a clean bottle, strain the vinegar and add to the bottle. Allow to cool.
It may be kept unopened for up to 3-4 months.

Rosemary-flavoured Oil

Rosemary-flavoured Oil

Easy to prepare and very tasty, I fried potato pancakes on it and it was fabulous!

Potato pancakes:

http://rosemaryscent.blogspot.co.uk/2011/08/potato-pancakes.html















"Rosemary-flavoured Oil"

-600ml olive oil
- 5 fresh rosemary sprigs


Heat the oil until warm but not hot. Add 4 rosemary sprigs and heat slowly for about 10 min.
Put the reserved rosemary sprig in a clean bottle and pour into this bottle the oil. Cool. Use within 10-14 days.