Leftover Beef

In the fridge a great piece of cooked roast beef , this is not the season for cold roastbeef and quite frankly I prefer to cook shepperd'pie with chopped steak ( no horse ...) of the best quality...
Actually you can do this recipe with any piece of leftover cooked meat from the barbecue, also with chicken or turkey.
I would not do it with leftover lamb .

Ingredients

1. A piece of left over cooked beef
2. A cabbage
3. A packet of rice noodles
4. A chopped onion
5. Soy sauce
6. Juice of half a lemon
7. A bunch of parsley or coriander

Slice the rest of the roastbeef in thick stripes

Chop the cabbage

following the instructions on the packet immerse the rice noodles and then drain

It's very important to cut the noodles!

Splash some olive oil in a wok and throw in the onions keeping a strong fire,

when the onions start to color add the cabbage stirring all the time with a wooden spoon,

when the cabbage is almost done add the meat then the noodles lemon juice and soy sauce.

mix well

sprinkle with the chopped parsley or coriander.

serve!

visual delights

All of last year has been hellish works in our house with lots of hiccups...
so finally now I can get back to my blog...As my kitchen was flooded
my thoughtful husband took me out for top lunches ,these are treats from la reserve in Geneva.
The Cafe Lauren in the spa has this wonderful chef and I want to share her brilliant
flair...
Exquisite flavors , healthy food and visual delights...

salmon" agro dolce "with spinach

cod and carrot puree

chicken and mixed vegetables

pumpkin soup with fried pumpkin seeds

curried vegetables and quinoa

cod,vegetables,dill and sesame seeds

sashimi of salmon with herbs

carpaccio of strawberries

rasberry biscuit

crab rolls

soft boiled egg on a bed of beans and mushrooms

pumpkin soup with fried porcini mushrooms

chicken and mixed veggies

crumble and sherbet

poetic sherbet

carpaccio of tuna with herbs

squid and mixed vegetables

poached pear and yoghurt sherbet

salmon tartare

langoustines on a bed of vegetables

curried vegetables on rice

quinoa and vegetables

a "simple" mixed salad

soft boiled egg cozy with green asparagus

chicken curry

grilled sea bream , salad and tomato relish

pea soup

salmon with "spaghetti"vegetables

raspberries with custard

celeriac soup

fish with sesame crust

stuffed cherry tomato

seared tuna

"chapeau d'entrecote" ,trevisa and barba de frati

before the summer , I was at my favorite swiss butcher ,  boucherie du molard in Geneva ,
looking for an interesting cut of beef to cook outside on the "plancha". I thought the name of the cut :
a sirloin's hat was irresistible and the butcher told me it was very good...It also reminded me of a cut I had in Argentina : matambre.
Anyhow now it's freezing , I dont have a fireplace to roast the meat , but  I decided to cook it on the stove, and by luck I found at the market trevisa ( an italian red chicory ) and barba de frati (monk's beard ) also called agretti or salsola soda which will be perfect easy vegetables to serve with my meat.



first prepare the vegetables.
cut the trevisa in two , scatter on top some chopped pine nuts salt and pepper , drizzle with olive oil,
place in a heated oven ( 180° ) for about half an hour.

When I go to Italy I love the different types of greens they serve in restaurants...Here in Switzerland we are lucky to find some of them..Barba de frati being one of my favorites I was very excited to cook it...Actually I did it the simple way , once cleaned drop them in boiling salted water , cook al dente , drain , drizzle with olive oil and lemon juice.

heat the pan with a dash of olive oil , when very hot drop the meat and some rosemary , once you turn it scatter on top coarse salt and pepper to taste.

Simple , healthy , and scrumptious !

 tuck in!!

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italian wedding brunch

great brunch from twelve onwards...
we got there late , the wedding was still going
in the morning in front of a great sunrise..

Veal " tonné "
Zucchini and tomato salad
grilled peperoni
fantastic cheeses
delicious poached salmon
green mayonnaise

and plenty of late summer fruit...