Relevant Recipes

Relevant Recipes

Recipes related to fruit/vegetables I grow or recipes related in some way to what is happening in my life right now, here in Tenerife, in the Canaries.

This is a simple but fantastic recipe given to me by Margaret, whom I meet whilst walking my dog, Casper.

  Who stated “no, I don´t have a sweet tooth”, this recipe although simple and something you think you have had before, is truly delicious, home-made.

Hot Chocolate with Marshmallows (Nubes in Spanish)

Warning: Do not make if on a diet!

Ingredients:

Milk (any, soya, lactose free just what you normally use)

Powdered Cocoa

Packet of Marshmallows or the Spanish equivalent, Nubes

Method:

Pour some milk into a big mug and either microwave it, until hot or pour into a pot and bring to the boil on the hob.

Add two tablespoons of powdered cocoa and mix well, making sure it is dissolved and no lumps form.

Cut up the marshmallows into smallish pieces and put onto top of the hot chocolate, allowing them to melt into the liquid.

When you are halfway through drinking the hot chocolate add more marshmallows and let them melt, by the time you get to the bottom of the mug there will be a gooey sweet liquid that you can eat with a teaspoon.

It is a great pick me up in the middle of the afternoon.

Thanks for the recipe Margaret! 

Zucchini tagliatelle with tomato and basil sauce

Ingredients:

Fresh zucchini

Large, juicy tomatoes

Fresh basil

Salt

Olive Oil

Method:

Pick and wash your fresh zucchini

With a potato peeler or vegetable slicer, cutting into strips, lengthways.

Boil a pot of slightly salted water.

Plunge the sliced zucchini into the water and let cook for just a few minutes, remove and drain.

Chop up several large, juicy tomatoes and put into a pot with a handful of freshly picked basil.

Heat until warmed through.

Lay cooked and drained zucchini onto a plate and pour over the tomato sauce.

Drizzle with olive oil.

A tasty, Summer dish!