Haha... She says she could do a virtual 'scratch & sniff' with these pics and any others she sends:eyebrows:;)
Marco.
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Haha... She says she could do a virtual 'scratch & sniff' with these pics and any others she sends:eyebrows:;)
Marco.
:lolsign: pity they dont work online. there was an april fool of that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Google Book - Scratch and Sniff
In 2008 Google, well known for their pranks, launched the scratch and sniff - yep people fell for it! All they had to do was get their nose pressed up to the screen and click go (instead of scratch) - they then got an April Fool message, looked round to check no one saw them do it and got on with their work for the rest of the day. We love it!
Ha - belter, and I can believe it!:D
Marco.
Anyway, had this for a simple lunch...
IMO, these are about the best fresh (vacuum-sealed) Tortelloni, available from a UK supermarket, in this case Lidl... Really nice quality pasta and filling, and which can handle a bit of heat (without turning all sloppy), which I find is generally the case with fresh pasta from supermarkets, even the 'poshest' stuff, usually because it's too 'wet'.
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In this case served simply with a classic Tuscan fresh sage (from our garden) and butter sauce:
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Then topped with freshly-grated Parmesan:
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Nice and light, but tasty! Would normally serve this with a fresh Bolognaise sauce, which is lovely, but much more filling.
Marco.
nice... that pasta company sold that dish. it was good, but the butter was a bit too much for my delicate gut;)
Lol - no worries... The sauce is called 'Burro e salvia' (sage and butter). It's very popular around Tuscany. Classic recipe here: https://www.bigoven.com/recipe/torte...-salvia/194143
It's a sauce that showcases the pasta (which is how it's supposed to be), not the other way round, and which you see so often in supposedly 'Italian' restaurants here, with a plateful of sauce and hardly any pasta, especially with lasagne!:rolleyes:
You have to use the right butter though, not the British kind, as it's too rich, but something like President or Beurre D'Isigny. We use much cheaper stuff (but just as good quality) from our local Polish supermarket. Also, not too much, just a little to coat the pasta and give the sage something to cling to - last thing you want is the pasta to be swimming in butter (fat)!
Continental butter is lighter in colour and texture/less salty, and has a 'nuttier' flavour, which works better in some dishes, the pasta dish above being a case in point:)
Marco.
https://pastaevangelists.com/product...33176066424941
this was one of them
Yeah, that looks ok... But the price is just CRAZY!:D:mental:
I'm sure a packet of those Tortelloni from Lidl is around £1.20, and I didn't use the whole packet. The sage was free, because it came from our garden, and a big pack of the Polish butter we use is less than a £1, and I only used a couple of knobs [quiet now at the back of the class:eyebrows:]
Six minutes cooking and it's done... Plus, most importantly, that sort of sauce needs to be eaten fresh. It doesn't lend itself to being made and left to 'hang around'...
Just shows though how much folks are ripped off with these 'designer' food brands, which operate on massive profit margins! I know it suits you though sometimes, as it's decent and all done for you.
Marco.
totally agree.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Look fab!Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Ursula whipped the pan out as well last night and made pancakes - we went with lemon and sugar then Nutella and sliced banana.
We then rounded off with the traditional annual “They were lovely - we really should have them more often” statement. Obviously we never do but the intention is always there...