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Pancakes for Dessert: What a Concept
When do we eat pancakes? Almost ALWAYS as dessert and sometimes as an afternoon snack. NEVER for breakfast! Must say I live in Europe though...
'On Top of Spaghetti' Book Giveaway
I may have to change my previous entry...
I was in Paris over the last few days and last night had a great pasta dish with a friend in a little restaurant that we stumbled upon, very close to the Eiffel Tower (Il Sorrentino - 20 Rue de Montessuy - 7ième). I originally picked something else from the menu, but when some of the ingredients did not seem to be available (we arrived at the place at around 22:00 in the evening), I chose the same dish my friend ordered: Pennette Antonino with coquilles St.-Jacques & Parmigiano flambeed with Grappa.
We were sitting on the pavement outside, the temperature was still very nice out for this time of the year, when a table was rolled outside with a whole Parmigiano cheese on it on its side. It was cut open on top and hollowed. The Maitre D' brought a copper pan out with Grappa that was already in flames and poored this into the Parmigiano cheese. The hot Grappa melted the cheese. He scraped the melted cheese off with a spoon and added cooked small penne that had scallops and tomato pieces over them. He kept stirring in the mixture as to add more cheese so that we got to a sauce that was very creamy.
We both ate our dish with much contentment. We drank a nice white wine with that: Falangina Sorrentina and also had an Italian sparkling water: Ferrarelle. Definitely an address I will remember when I get back to that neighbourhood!
'On Top of Spaghetti' Book Giveaway
Any pasta dish with little ingredients. The simpleness just makes the dish taste so much better. I love spaghetti all'amatriciana & spaghetti alla carbonara, but my overall favorite: spaghetti with home made pesto sauce.
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In Belgium, it's not only acceptable to keep the glass in the cradle, it is normal to do so when you want to enjoy a Kwak. Did you even know where the name came from? It is from the sound the beer makes in the glass when you are drinking it!