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Are you veggie, Geoff? If so, I didn't know that.
You can get very good vegetable lasagne, too. A favourite of mine, and also something you'll see often in Italy, is lasagne with spinach and ricotta cheese (also cannelloni). Sometimes, the pasta itself contains spinach, and so it comes out green. Delicious! :)
Marco.
I like to tamper with the classics. My personal touch. It's the artist in me. Lol
I fully agree, and that's what cooking is all about: experimenting and adapting dishes more to your palate. It's the only way you'll learn! However, bastardising something beyond all recognition is a step too far (not that I'm saying you're doing that).
Do you like a good minestrone soup? :)
Marco.
No. Just don't eat red meat, apart from bangers and corned beef occasionally. I don't like it. Never did, even as a kid. Fish and poultry are fine though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
I sometimes buy spinach and ricotta tortellini and don't mind that.
Oh. And I'm a good cook too. The family enjoy my cooking best and I can turn my hand to just about anything. Not that I've attempted everything (yet :)).
Not sure Ive had good minestrone. Not keen on the tinned stuffQuote:
Originally Posted by Marco
I like yellow split pea. Mine made from ham A classic to my palate. My soups are usually good but never tried that. Probably because the tinned ain't good
Mum was great at soups. French you see! :D
Any tinned soup is always going to be a pale imitation of the real thing. Honestly, try making some home-made minestrone soup, next time you're in a soup-making mood. I'll give you a good recipe, if you like (one of Del's).Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
There's lots of pasta in it [making it more like a meal] and it's very tasty! ;)
Marco.
Nice one. PROPER French onion soup (with home-made cheese croutons), and a classic consommé [which is a bastard to make right], are amongst my favourite soups.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Marco.
She used to make real, French, 'cream of chicken' soup (with real cream). Mmmm. It was lovely! I can almost taste it now. :)