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Summer is the return to the smells, flavors, colors ... everything takes on a scent and taste good and that gives even the sight, everything is varied and tasty. I particularly have become so flavorful vegetables that require the addition of a little salt, the fruit becomes juicy as if to meet all'arsura summer, with spices that flavor as well as the terrace added to solid, impart those tones typical of summer, which gives the meat of fresh air and pasture, and the fish that smells of algae and plankton.
Today is a dish that describes the summer, we have all the ingredients: colors, smells, tastes, and with a little imagination, there is a grove that casts a shadow on the sunny beach, the waves, a checkered tablecloth and good friends with whom to share a picnic.

Ingredients for 6 persons:
2 eggplants
2 onions
2 red peppers
4 medium zucchini
3 large tomatoes
2 medium potatoes
2 sprigs fresh thyme
1 small bunch basil
80 ml olive oil
oregano (optional)
chili fresh (optional)
salt

Procedure:
Clean and slice the eggplant, zucchini, tomatoes, peppers and potatoes into cubes of 2 cm. Slice the onion coarsely and add the other ingredients. Take a baking pan, grease with a little oil, pour the vegetables and chopped vegetables, season with remaining oil, thyme, basil, salt and pepper if you like. Mix together and bake at 200 degrees for 30-40 minutes, remembering to turn the preparation time to time. Serve warm or at room temperature. The ratatouille can be kept, covered in refrigerator up to 3 days.

Ok ok, it did not come true as it should be and I also had to call it by another name for the original of Chamomile , but then I said, even with this flat shape, still 1000foglie of potatoes is also because it took me forever to cut the potato into thin slices thin and I really think that it touched the 1000 and then the error has not been in the number of 'leaves', but only in the choice of the pan that had to be much smaller! ! (^ _ -) However, apart from these useless excuses for having fake recipe Chamomile, I must admit that even in the kitchen, looks can be deceiving and in fact what was to be the flop of the evening (it's always one of the dishes prepared for dinner with friends that I mentioned in post below) has become SUCCESS: It was appreciated and enjoyed by all so that when a, because there was no more, Gianluca has sacrificed a piece of His ... AHAhHAhHAh!

Ingredients for 4 people:
800 g potato
1 large mozzarella
1 bunch of herbs (thyme, sage, basil, rosemary)
20 g butter
Salt and pepper to taste
Procedure:
Peel the potatoes, wash and slice into thin slices with a mandoline. Put them in a container full of cold water for about 5 minutes, drain and dry. Slice the mozzarella, fresh herbs cleaned by wiping with a damp cloth and chop finely. In a small bowl, mix them together with a little 'salt and pepper. Line a mold with hinged round of baking paper wet and squeezed and then a layer of potatoes, overlapping a bit '. Sprinkle with the chopped herbs and salt and cover with a few slices of mozzarella. Continue this way until all the ingredients, ending with a final layer of potatoes. Distributive over some clumps of butter. Bake in preheated oven at 180 degrees for 40 minutes covered with aluminum foil. After this time, delete it and continue baking until the potatoes puff on the surface appear gold. To test the doneness using a skewer, cooked when you enter it without any resistance. Remove from oven, pies and serve warm.

Indecision whether to publish something like this easy appetizer to an end ... Guess? I have published! (^ _ -) I hope I do not want to picture quality, but as I said in previous post that night taken by the heat to cook and photograph must have mistaken his camera for a few precious ingredient and I handled it repeatedly with greasy and oily hands, dirtying the lens! Sorry! Anyway I could not offer this appetizer that, like the girelline below are ideal for those who must be proactive, starting to prepare something the night before, but who still want to taste and delicacies. The idea of this is finger food Misy , which not only has photographed all the steps to prepare, but has also made some more decent photos that I have heard of this one to publish. Misy Thanks!
Ingredients for 10 rolls:
2 zucchini,
100 gr stracchino
100 grams of bacon,
pepper
Procedure:
Trim the zucchini and slice lengthwise. Grilled zucchini on a plate on both sides. When cool, spread on stracchino grilled zucchini, pepper and spread out a slice of bacon trying to leave the part with the zucchini. Roll to roll and then stops with a toothpick. Store in refrigerator before serving.

Always remaining in theme 'dinner with friends' (see below post) I finally, prepare the muffins savory! I really wanted them and I was waiting for the chance greedily. I therefore started from this point you stop to turn around all the other dishes! And ... you gotta start somewhere! And so is coming off a nice dinner rustic and semi-vegan I'm going to explain away the next post. I have served as bread, I have voluntarily omitted from the table, leaving the center for the entire dinner. Gianluca them hot favorites, has in fact resisted smell freshly baked, I, as a matter of organization, I owed them served cold, but were welcome anyway. I found them delicious, maybe trying to redo some variation with other vegetables and cheese ... I'm sure I'll take the muffin-mania rages on most foodblog! Official! CONTAGIOOOOOOOOOOOO! Last thing and then I close: the photos came indecent because: 1. it was evening and there was plenty of light, 2. I smeared the lens with greasy paw and, unfortunately, I realized when I saw the pictures to your PC: all with the sign of Zorro! Sorry! Latest: The recipe was kindly provided by Misy that I take this opportunity to greet and thank.

Ingredients for 12 muffins savory:
250g flour
200 ml milk
2 eggs
50 g butter
100g cooked ham
100gr eagleman
50 g grated Parmesan cheese
1 packet of instant yeast powder
1 teaspoon salt
Procedure:
Proceed as usual in the preparation of muffins forming two separate compound for wet and dry ingredients: In a bowl mix eggs with milk and melted butter but cold, except the flour together the Parmesan cheese, salt and yeast. Add to the bowl with the flour, ham and cheese cut into cubes. Then add the two compounds, mixing gently. Grease and flour the muffin tins and pour in the mixture for 2 / 3 of their capacity. Bake the muffins at 180 degrees for 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted, it comes out clean and dry. Let cool before serving.

The animal is likely to bring you home a kitten or a puppy recovered on the road, Gianluca until now I was always brought branches, twigs, branches to quench, planting and care, but some nights ago came home with nothing but a strange expression, I asked: 'Did something happen? He said: I saw a beautiful yucca, sdradicata here in front of the garden and threw it away! I am sorry is too much, you say I take? "I said: It 's possible?! Obviously I was referring to the size of the plant ... I answered, smiling: Well! I have assessed the size, only the beauty! Should I go there and see better ... Go ... Go after 5 minutes and tells me that it was feasible and that a gentleman had offered to help transport long as he had saved! Mmmmmmh! It began to stink, but I wanted to learn! After fifteen minutes finally rings the bell, open, turn on the light and take a step back: before me there was a gigantic monster with two heads, that touched the ceiling for a long and wide spreads all over the landing, and Gianluca and gentle ladies sweaty and exhausted from the effort. No time to realize and see the monster come indoors, get out on the balcony and spread in a way impossible amount of sod! Now the monster has been divided into two monsters and every day we hope that at least one of them can be saved ... For dinner, translated in 2 hours there, fortunately I had prepared something cold, standing in the refrigerator longer than expected gave way to all the ingredients to blend their flavors, creating a simple dish taste, fresh and Summer Ve ... this ...

Ingredients for 4 people:
400 g green beans
400 g yellow potatoes
4 tomatoes salad
1 clove garlic
a sprig of parsley
oil to taste
salt
pepper
Procedure:
Clean the beans by removing the ends. Peel the potatoes and cut pezzi.Portare to boil a pot of water, salt and fagiolini.Quando dipped the water will resume the boil, add potatoes. When cooked, drain everything and let cool. Put in a cup beans and potatoes become cold, add the tomatoes cut into wedges, seasoned with a clove of garlic chopped very fine, abundant oil, a sprig of chopped parsley, pepper and salt to taste. Mix everything together and place in fridge for half an hour before serving.