Otto Say’s
Pasta sanza vino e
come il cuore sanza amore
Pasta without wine is
like a heart without love
Do you want to have a successful cooking date?
Follow these instructions when making dinner
Avoid any
food that might cause unpleasant ordours later (cabbage)Do not let
them chase food around the plate (sloppy Joe or sushi)
Chunk of food
to large to handle (large roast in one piece)
These are
just a few menu ideas the objective is to make your date as comfortable as
possible.
Appetizers -Chesses
balls or Bacon cheddar devilled eggs
Roast
proktenderloin
Roasted
russet Potatoes
Grilled
Asparagus
Butter tart
Chesses balls
Ingredients (6 servings)
350 gr cream cheese
250 gr golden raisins
60 gr sour cream
5 slices crispy cooked
1 bunch of green onions chopped
200 ml of mango chutney
Method
1. In a
medium bowl, stir together the cream cheese, raisins, bacon, green onions and
sour cream. Form into a ball, and wrap in plastic wrap.
2. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours or
overnight before serving.
3. To serve,
place the cheese ball on a serving tray, and pour the mango chutney over it.
Surround with crackers for dipping.
Bacon
cheddar devilled eggs
Ingredients (24 d egg)
12 eggs
150 ml mayonnaise
4 slices of
bacon
15 ml mustard
50 ml finely
chopped shredded cheddar cheese
Method
1. Place eggs
in a saucepan, and cover with cold water. Bring water to a boil and immediately
remove from heat. Cover, and let eggs stand in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes.
Remove from hot water, and cool. To cool more quickly, rinse eggs under cold
running water.
2. Meanwhile,
place bacon in a large, skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly crispy. Crumble and set aside.
3. Peel the
hard-cooked eggs, and cut in half lengthwise. Remove yolks to a small bowl.
Mash egg yolks with mayonnaise, crumbled bacon and cheese. Stir in mustard.
Fill egg white halves with the yolk mixture and refrigerate until serving.
4 Sprinkle
with paprika
Pork loin roast,
Serves
6
Ingredients:
Pork loin roast, boneless
about 2 kg
75 ml. finely chopped
fresh herbs, mixture, such as rosemary, thyme, sage, marjoram, savory
5 ml. crushed garlic
75 ml fine dry bread
crumbs
3 ml. teaspoon salt
3 ml. Freshly ground black pepper
Roast Potatoes
1.5 kg russet potatoes
cut in chunks
50 ml. olive oil
5 ml. crushed garlic
2 ml. salt
1 ml. freshly ground
black pepper
Method
Heat oven to 200 c. Combine the herbs, garlic, bread crumbs, salt, and pepper. Put everything in the food processor to chop finely and save time.
Put the roast in a lightly oiled roasting pan.
Pat the herb and bread crumb mixture all over the roast. Roast for 15 minutes.
Reduce heat to 190 c. and roast for another 45 minutes.
Toss
the potatoes with oil, the garlic, salt, and pepper. Arrange the potatoes
around the pork and continue roasting until the
Grilled
Asparagus
Serves 4
500 gr. fresh asparagus spears, trimmed
25 ml olive oil
Salt and peppers to taste
Method
1. Preheat grill for high heat.
2. Lightly coat the asparagus spears with olive oil.
3. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
4. Grill over high heat for 2 to 3 minutes, or to desired
tenderness.
Butter tart
filling 24 depends on the size of tarts
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225 ml butter
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1 kg brown sugar
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12 eggs
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25 ml
Vanilla
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15 ml
vinegar
Pinch salt
Method
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Mix at low speed for about 10 to 15 minutes rest for about 15 minutes
and our into unbaked tarts shells
Butter Crust
24 tarts Shells
Ingredients
800
mL all-purpose flour
2
ml salt
120 ml
cold butter, cubed
120 ml) lard or
butter, cubed
1 egg
yolk
1 tsp (5
mL) vinegar
Ice water
1. Mix same
as you would pie crust
2. Flour,
butter and lard when it looks like nuggets blend in the cold water
3. Rest for
at least 20 minutes before using
Smile and Be Sweet
“The best way to win a friend is to listen and
Smile
it only takes a minute” – Otto
