Ratatouille

serves 3 - 4

Ingredients:

* 1 red paprika

* 1 yellow paprika
* 1 green paprika

* 1 zucchini

* 1 big carrot
* 1 eggplant
* 1 large red onion
* 2 garlic cloves
* 1 spoon of thyme
* 1 spoon of rosemary
* 35g tomato puree
* 250g tomato cubes, canned
* Olive oil

* Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation:

Cut all vegetables in large parts. Heat up a saute pan with some olive oil.

Meanwhile use a garlic press to press the garlic into the pan. Stir fry, and quickly add all vegetables.
Stir fry for about 5 minutes, then add the herbs, salt and peper and blend. Stir fry for about 2 minutes more.

Now add the tomato puree and blend well. After that add the can of tomato cubes along with the tomato juice that is in it. Make sure it covers the whole bottom of the pan. If not, add a little bit of water. Blend well again, turn the heat to low, close the lid and let it simmer for about 30 - 40 minutes.

Once done, serve with fish, or chicken.

I hope you like this recipe, and hopefully until soon again!

Yours truly,

Mike

Fish ragout

serves  3  - 4

Ingredients:

* 500g white fish
* 1 winter carrot

* 2 leeks
* 250g peas
* 1 spoon of curry
* 1 bay leaf

* 25g flour
* 40g butter

* 300ml milk
* Salt and Pepper to taste

Preparation:

Cut the carrot in slices and the leek in rings. Heat up a saute pan and melt the butter. When the butter is hot, add the leek and carrot. Stir fry for about 5 minutes, along with the curry and bay leaf.

Turn the heat to medium and add the flour. Keep stirring until the flour starts to colour. Now slowly add the milk while you keep stirring. Bring to the boil and turn down the heat to low. Let it simmer for about 15 minutes.

Meanwhile cut the fish in cubes, add after 15 minutes has passed along with the peas.
Cook until the fish is done.

Serve with rice.

I hope you like this recipe and hopefully until soon!

Yours truly,

Mike

Stieri sandwich

serves 2 - 6

Ingredients:

* 350g beef

* 1 zucchini, in slices

* Sun-dried tomatoes

* Greek yogurt

* Rucola

* Mozzarella, in slices

* 2 spoons lemonjuice
* 2 spoons oregano
* 1 teaspoon dill
* 1 small red onion, finely cut
* 4 garlic cloves, minced

* 1 red pepper, finely cut

* 3 spoons olive oil

* Pepper and salt to taste

* Kaiser rolls

Preparation:

Cut the beef as small as possible. Mix the olive oil with the lemon juice, oregano, dill, onion, pepper and the garlic. Mix the beef in it and let it marinade for at least one hour, I let it marinade for 24 hours.

Meanwhile bake the kaiser rolls, and cover the zucchini with pepper and salt.
Grill the zucchini, of fry them until soft. Leave alone.

Now when the meat is marinaded, heat up a skillet and stir fry until the beef is done. It shouldn't take too long! Slice the kaiser rolls in two and cover with the yoghurt, followed by the rucola, 1 or 2 sun-dried tomatoes, mozzarella, beef and the zucchini on top. Cover with the top of the roll and eat while the meat is still warm.

Serve immediately!

I was positively surprised by the amazing taste of this sandwich, and this has to be one of my best recipes! I hope you like it as much as I do, and hopefully I'll see you next time.

Yours truly,


Mike

Mojito fish wraps

serves 2 - 4

Ingredients:

* Wraps

* White firm fish ( cod, panga, tilapia )
* Cabbage
* 1 tomato
* 1 avocado
* 1 red onion
* 2 limes
* 100ml olive oil
* 2 teaspoons of sugar
* 1 handful of mint

* Pepper and salt to taste

* Coriander

* Chili powder

* Garlic powder

Preparation:

Cut the cabbage in strips, the tomato and avocado in cubes, and the finely cut the onion. Mix together in a bowl.

Now prepare the mojito dressing: Add the  olive oil, the juice of the limes, and the sugar and mix. Add pepper and salt to taste. Now use a teaspoon or a mortar and pestle to bruise the mint leaves. Add them to the mix and blend well. Leave in the fridge.

Cut the fish in cubes and cover with the chili powder, the garlic powder and salt to taste. Heat up a skillet and stir fry the fish until it almost falls apart. Remove from the heat, and warm up your wraps in any way you like. Personally I used the microwave. Meanwhile mix the dressing (except the mint leaves!) with your salad and blend well. Cover the wrap with the fish, and the salad, decorate with coriander and roll up.

Enjoy your meal!

I hope you like this recipe and hopefully until soon!

Yours truly,

Mike

Gnocchi ovendish

serves 4 - 6

Ingredients:

* 500g gnocchi

* 500g ground beef

* 1 pot of pasta sauce ( or make your own like I did)
* 35g tomato puree 

* 2 garlic cloves

* Italian herbs

* 10 cherry tomatoes

* Salt & pepper to taste
* 2 spoons of pesto

* 125g mozzarella

* 200g grated cheese
* 450 spinach leaves (frozen)

* 1 onion

Preparation:

Use butter or oil to fat your ovendish, and preheat the oven on 180C.

Cook the spinach until soft, and the gnocchi until done. 

Finely cut the onion, and fry it softly. Add the meat and use a garlic press to press the garlic in the meat. Stir fry until done. Add the tomato puree, the sauce and the herbs and mix well. Now add the spinach, and blend before butting it in the ovendish.

Once the gnocchi is done, mix the pesto with the gnocchi, and spread the gnocchi above the meat mixture. Now make slices of mozzarella and cover the dish. After that do the same with the grated cheese. Cut the tomatoes in half and decorate. Now put in the oven for about 20 - 30 minutes.

Let is cool before serving.
I hope you like the recipe and hopefully until soon!

Yours truly,

Mike

Hawaii burgers

serves 1 - 2

Ingredients:

* 300g tartar

* 2 slices ham

* 2 pineapple slices

* Lettuce

* Cheddar

* A sweet-sour sauce

* Mayonnaise

* Buns

* Chili flakes

* Pepper & Salt to taste

* Breadcrumbs

Preparation:

Mix the tartar with the pepper, salt and chiliflakes. Add more herbs to your liking, and add breadcrumbs until you are satisfied with the structure.

Meanwhile cut the lettuce to your liking, and slice the buns in two. Heat up a grill pan with minimum oil. Once heated, grill the burgers on each side for 3 minutes on high heat, after that turn around and add a slice of cheddar on top of the burgers and wait until the cheese starts to melt. The burgers are done. Add the buns too, inside down and grill for about 3 - 5 minutes until slightly crispy. Grill the ham, and pineapple too until you are satisfied. Now put the mayonnaise on the bottom of the buns, lettuce on top, followed by slices ham. Add the burger on top, and the pineapple on top of the cheese. Add some sweet-sour sauce, and finally the other half of the bun.

Serve with fries if you like.

I hope you like this recipe and see you again soon.

Yours truly,

Mike