OK, What's For Lunch or Tea Today?

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Originally Posted by Barry

Pizza without mushrooms? That's unthinkable!

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It happens... I've even seen broccoli and sweetcorn on some!! :doh:

Marco.

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Originally Posted by Marco

It happens... I've even seen broccoli and sweetcorn on some!! :doh:

Marco.

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Pizza with brocolli and sweetcorn - that's unthinkable. But mushrooms are IMO (but not Happy's) sine qua non to a pizza.

All this talk of pasta it had to be

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Originally Posted by struth

forgot to mention herbs :doh: yup basil or oregano usually. if in mood a splash of chili, or even a sweet pepper. you can get quite nice ones in jars too in lidl or Aldi

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Thanks, some ideas there, Lidl and Aldi, my fav shops!

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Originally Posted by Barry

Pizza with brocolli and sweetcorn - that's unthinkable. But mushrooms are IMO (but not Happy's) sine qua non to a pizza.

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Not for me, although you do get ones with porcini mushrooms on them in Italy.

But that's the problem when things become bastardised beyond recognition, like pizza has become today, which let's not forget originated in ITALY. What's forgotten in the quest for turning pizza into a heavy, stodgy overelaborated mess, is that the star of the show is always THE BASE, and the toppings of secondary importance.

It's mostly the other way round these days, until that is, anyone visits Italy and gets a (pleasant) surprise at what REAL PIZZA looks and tastes like!! ;)

Now don't get me started on lasagne!! :eek:

Marco.

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Originally Posted by Roy S

All this talk of pasta it had to be

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Looks pretty good, Roy. Perhaps, for me, just a little too much sauce and parmesan cheese. I'm sure it tasted nice, though! :)

At the end of the day, cooking is all about making what YOU like to eat, but in Britain, especially in the majority of Italian restaurants, the tendency is to overcomplicate/overelaborate Italian food, which when done right, majors on simplicity [the 'less is more' concept].

The key is always in the quality of the ingredients used and their freshness, not on how many you can use and bung on a plate ;)

Marco.

Bit late, but I'm only feeding me today and just want someting quick, so it's fishcakes, chips and beans.

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Originally Posted by walpurgis

Bit late, but I'm only feeding me today and just want someting quick, so it's fishcakes, chips and beans.

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Nice though.

Curried chicken, plain rice and green peas.

From the Chinese - chicken curry, egg fried rice, chow mein & chips (I was quite hungry)