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Roasted
Cherry Tomato Spaghettini (Angel Hair) with Toasted Pine Nuts -
Serves 4
1 carton of
grape or cherry tomatoes
3 cloves
of garlic, skinned and sliced
1 large
red onion, cleaned and chopped
¼
cup extra virgin olive oil plus 1 tbsp
¼
cup balsamic vinegar
¼
cup fresh basil leaves
3 tbsp
toasted Pine Nuts
Salt &
pepper to taste
8 oz dried
Spaghettini
Fresh
Parmesan to shave
1. Preheat oven
to 350 F. Also put large pot of water on to boil.
2. Cover baking
sheet with parchment paper. Slice tomatoes in half and toss with
sliced garlic, and red onion in the 1 tbsp oil.
3. Roast for
20 minutes.
4. Toast nuts
in small dry pan, making sure they do not scorch.
5. Bring water
up to boil and start to cook pasta. Stir frequently.
6. Remove tomato
mixture, and toss with rest of oil & vinegar in large bowl.
7. Drain pasta
well and toss into tomato mixture. Garnish on plates with basil,
toasted pine nuts and shaved cheese onto plate. Season with salt
& pepper yourself.


Brie/Blue
Cheese Pizza
Thaw
a package of frozen puff pastry (2 squares). Roll out into two or
more small pizzas (the edge is best, therefore better
not to have one big pizza this brainwave came after Donnas
party) on a baking stone or onto parchment paper on a cookie sheet.
Cover with finely
chopped parsley, carmelized onions, diced blue cheese and diced
brie. You can probably put almost any mixture of cheese / partner
on this, e.g., goat cheese with roasted red peppers???
Bake for maybe
15 minutes at 350
Carmelized
Onions:
About 5 medium
sweet onions
Olive
oil
1 or 2
tbsp Balsamic vinegar
1 or 2
tbsp Brown sugar
Slice the onions
very thinly, place all at once into oil heated at high heat.
Turn heat to
medium, the onions will cook down. Make sure each onion covered
with oil. Turn every 8-10 minutes. After 25-30 minutes, onions should
be browning. Sprinkle with a tbsp or two of brown sugar. Remove
the onions from the heat, add some balsamic vinegar and deglaze.


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