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Breakfast: croissant with a few square of dark chocolate, and a cappuccino. Then an espresso shot using an Italian Press. And glass of water.
Second Breakfast: espresso. And some iced tea, and a lussekatter bun (recipe below). And another glass of water, as I do with all my meals.
Brunch: Glass of Prosecco. Italian bread salad (greens, buffalo mozzarella, sliced tomato, basil, spicy green olives, artichokes, tuna, boiled egg half, and a few torn up pieces of crusty Peasant bread). H20.
Supper: Antipasto/leftovers. Artichokes, steamed veggies, sliced meat, etc like I had in Rome. Minestrone (recipe below).And would like to make some tiramisu for dessert, with coffees. H20.
Late supper: similar to above, with warmed up ratatouille lasagna, Prosecco, and a coffee. and, the H20.
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(My birthday gift to myself is this, a new Italian Press, the Prosecco, studying Norwegian, so I can enrol in the uni here, and finish my science degree. Am very excited, the programme includes the option to study in Svalbard. Well all the best plans and all that, we´ll see how it goes...but that´s my birthday present to me this year).
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TIRAMISU (find recipe for tiramisu and for the biscuits lady fingers that goes with)
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Quick Minestrone:
Just made some minestrone, thrown together with whatever was in the larder so I didn´t have to go shopping. Chopped half an onion, two shallots, celery stalk and leaves, one whole zucchini cut up into large pieces, black spicy olives after pitting them plus a bit of the liquid, tabasco, can of crushed tomatoes, can of water or so, sea salt, pepper, coriander seeds, cilantro. Simmered all that til the onions and shallots were tender, then let it boil and added a few handfuls of twisty pasta, with enough water to keep it a soup. Once pasta done, added more salt, a bit more water, and a can of black beans as that is what I had. It´s very good! Will be good Monday if there´s any leftovers from tomorrow,).
(Link when time to the usual minestrones I make, including the one from the old actual Italian cookbook, and the version I make of Olive Garden´s minestrone. Yes it isn´t Italian, but I still like it, and with homemade bread or pretzel bread sticks, and with a similar salad. )
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LUSSEKATTER RECIPE PHOTOS
2. Push dough down, roll out onto a lightly floured counter, gently roll out, then cut into even sections. Divide each section into smaller pieces, usually I do this by hand, but was in a hurry...
