She made the Roasted Vegetables, Mallorca Style,(p. 89), which was good, but not outstanding. It would serve more than 4 people so you don’t need to double the recipe for a larger group!
The Lentil Salad with Blue Valderon Cheese,(p. 29). Her French Green Lentils did not look like the illustration. She thinks he used regular lentils because they photograph better. She said she’d try making this again because they like lentils. She also used blue cheese instead of Valderon and it was a good substitute.
She really liked the Cold Tomato Soup with Ham and Hard-boiled Egg,(p. 53). She served it with the Serrano ham and hard-boiled egg. Her husband, who can’t eat salt or fat, had it with Crostini and the hard-boiled egg and enjoyed the soup immensely!
She liked the Olive Oil Pancakes,(p. 206), and will make it again. It doesn't use butter and was easy to prepare. She used miniature chocolate chips to reduce calories and it worked out just as well. She and her husband both liked the crunchy edges. She normally uses as little oil as possible when cooking pancakes, but using more changed the pancake's texture. She really liked the change so give this recipe a try! I saw it in the cookbook and wasn’t enamored but after reading what Marianne did, I think I’ll make it this weekend!
She bought a bottle of the Tempranillo wine and tried the strawberry recipe after trying it at our dinner. It was the first time she made a wine reduction for a dessert. Me too! It’s not too expensive if you buy a bottle of the Tempranillo from Trader Joe’s!
I hope you’ll try some more of the recipes after hearing about Marianne’s efforts!
The next blog will be about a fantastic dinner we had at Manresa Restaurant but until then,
Bon appétit!
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