another Tom Jones, maybe?

Wonderful singer, too bad he was born in the wrong place at the wrong time

Born Free

I just love this song:

Tomato Soup with Israeli Cous-cous - Supa de rosii cu cuscus israelian

Foarte rapid si simplu de facut, satioasa si foarte gustoasa, iata mai jos ingredientele:

Very fast and simple to make, filling and very tasty, here are the ingredients:

in traducere libera:

- 2 linguri de ulei de masline - 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1 ceapa, tocata - 1 chopped onion
- 1-2 morcovi, maruntiti - 1-2 chopped carrots
- 400 gr. rosii maruntite - 1 pound chopped tomatoes
- 6 catei de usturoi, tocati marunt - 6 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1,5 l supa de legume sau de pui - 1.5 quarts soup (vegetable or chicken)
- 200-250 gr cuscus israelian - 1/2 pound Israeli cous-cous
- 2-3 tulpini de menta, maruntite, sau ceva menta uscata - 2-3 sprigs of fresh mint or some dry mint
- 1/4 lingurita de chimen pisat - 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 legatura de coriandru proaspat (eu am pus cateva boabe uscate si pisate) - 1/4 bunch fresh coriander, I replaced with some dry ground coriander
- sare, piper cayenne (eu am pus negru), dupa gust - salt, cayenne pepper to taste

Eu am injumatatit cantitatile de mai sus, voi faceti cum doriti .
I halved these quantities, of course you can do as you wish.

Se incinge uleiul, se adauga ceapa si morcovul si se calesc la foc mic pentru aproximativ 10 minute, pana se inmoaie.

Heat the oil, add the onion and carrots and leave on low heat for about 10 minutes, till they soften.

Piept de pui "neumplut" cu prosciutto, provolone si salvie - Prosciutto Provolone and Sage "Unstuffed" Chicken Breast

De ce avem nevoie: - Ingredients:


- piept de pui taiat felii subtiri - thinly sliced chicken breast
- prosciutto, un nr. de felii egale cu cele de pui - prosciutto, same number of slices as the chicken breast
- branza provolone rasa (o cana) - grated Provolone cheese (one cup)
- smantana lichida cam 50 ml - 50 ml heavy cream
- vin alb cam jumatate de pahar (100 ml) - about 1/2 cup white wine (can be replaced with chicken stock)
- 4-5 frunze de salvie proaspata, maruntite - 4-5 chopped fresh sage leaves
- sare, piper - salt and pepper to taste
- pesmet pt snitele, al meu a fost cu nush ce gusturi de ierburi - breadcrumbs
- reteta mai cere 7 gr de porcini deshidratate, clatite si maruntite, da' mandra mea nu mananca ciuperci, asa c-am bagat ulei infuzat cu porcini, sa-mpac si capra si varza - 7 grams of dehydrated porcini mushrooms, I used some porcini infused oil instead

Am procedat asa:
- intr-o tigaie mare am pus la incins cam 2 lingurite din uleiul infuzat, peste care am adaugat puiul sarat si piperat pe ambele fete si-am lasat cam 3 minute la prajit

Salt and pepper the chicken breast slices on both sides. Heat 2 teaspoons of the porcini infused oil in a large pan, add the chicken breast and fry on one side for about 3 minutes

- am stins focul, am intors puiul pe partea ailalta, dupa care am asezat peste partea prajita prosciuttoul (eu am pus cate 2 felii de prosciutto)

Turn off the heat, turn the chicken over and cover with the prosciutto slices (I used 2 slices of prosciutto for each chicken breast)

Potato and Roasted Garlic Soup - Supa de cartofi cu usturoi copt

Avem nevoie de: - Ingredients
- 2 capatani mici de usturoi (sau una mare) - cam 20 de catei - about 20 cloves of garlic
- 0,5 kg cartofi - 1 pound potatoes
- cam 2 litri de supa de legume (sau de pui, sau de vita) - about 2 quarts broth (vegetable, chicken or beef broth)
- sare, piper, patrunjel pt. ornat - salt, pepper, parsley to decorate

Intai si-ntai am pus la copt usturoiul, necuratat, in cuptorul preincalzit la 200 grade C, cam 35 minute, pana ce a fost moale la mijloc.

First place the garlic to bake in the not-heated oven, at 400 F, for  about 35 minutes, until soft in the middle

Am curatat cartofii - peel the potatoes

Supa-crema de ceapa verde - Cream of Spring Onions Soup

Ingredientele: We need: - 2 legaturi ceapa verde (cam 150 gr) - 2 bunches scallions - 2 linguri/25 gr de unt - 2 tablespoons butter - 1 ceapa uscata mica, taiata marunt - 1 small yellow onion, finely chopped - 250 gr cartofi, curatati si taiati cubulete - 1/2 lb potatoes, peeled and cubed - 2 linguri zeama lamaie - 2 tablespoons lemon juice - 600 ml supa de legume (ori de pui/vita) - 2/3 quarts vegetable stock (or chicken/beef) - 350 ml smantana lichida - 1.3 cups light cream - sare, piper alb - salt, white pepper - ceapa ciorii pt decorat (sau ceapa verde ) - chives to garnish Se toaca marunt toata ceapa (verde si uscata) si se pune la dunstuit in 2 linguri de unt (se poate inlocui cu ulei de masline), se acopera si se lasa vreo 10 minute pe foc foarte mic: Finely chop all the onions (spring onion and yellow), heat the butter (can be replaced with olive oil) in a small pot, add the onion, cover and allow to soften on very low heat

Supa-crema de rosii coapte - Roasted Tomatoes Cream Soup

Ingredientele, in ordinea numerelor de pe tricou, ar fi:
Let's see the ingredients:

- 8 rosii, taiate jumatati - 8 halved tomatoes
- 2 ardei grasi, curatati si taiati in sferturi - 2 bell peppers, cleaned and quartered
- 1 ceapa medie, curatata si taiata in sferturi - 1 medium onion, cleaned and quartered
- 8 catei de usturoi (ai mei au fost mai mari, am pus doar 6) - 8 small garlic cloves (mine were larger, I only used 6)
- 4 linguri ulei de masline - 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 linguri otet balsamic - 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1,5 litri supa de legume (a mea a fost de pui, ca asa s-a nimerit) - 1.5 quarts vegetable or chicken broth
- 150-180 gr pasta de tomate - 5 oz tomato paste
- thyme proaspat (o varianta mai occidentalizata cica a cimbrului), merge si uscat daca proaspat nu e - fresh or dried thyme
- sare, piper dupa gust - salt and pepper to taste


Se preincalzeste cuptorul la 200 grade Celsius. Rosiile, ardeii si ceapa se aranjeaza cu pielita in sus intr-o tava.

Preheat the oven to 400 F. Lay the tomatoes, bell peppers and onion skin up on a baking sheet.

Se amesteca usturoiul dat pe razatoare sau taiat marunt (cum preferati), sarea, piperul, thyme, otetul balsamic, 2 linguri de ulei de masline

Combine the grated (or finely chopped, if you prefer) garlic, salt, pepper, thyme, balsamic vinegar and 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a small recipient

Acest preafrumos si gustos amestec




se toarna cu duiosie peste legume

pour the mix over the vegetables