Bruschetta

Recipe?  No, of course not!   Too easy to call it a recipe!  But, is it delicious?  Yes, yes, absolutely!  I sell all 3 ingredients from my stall - the ciabatta is imported (frozen) from Puglia (yes, normally I would frown on the air miles, but this bread is really delicious, so ... I am sorry, I will continues ot buy it) ... the olive oil is greek and very peppery (though any good olive oil would be great) and the garlic is the best french rose garlic.  This was the loveliest late night snack imaginable.

Bread
Olive oil
Garlic

1.  Toast the bread.
2. Drizzle with olive oil
3. Cut a clove of garlic in half, and run the cut end onto the hot toast.

Wimbledon final nectarines and cream cheese on toast

The best Wimbledon final in years, and a sunny day with Prosecco in hand ... me and my victim were getting a little peckish - well we had:-

Wholemeal toast
Spread with cream cheese
Top with sliced nectarine
Grind on black pepper
Pile on shredded lettuce

You can keep your strawberries and cream!  A successful, what have we got? invention.

Mushrooms on toast

Kitchen fairies has been quiet for a while because of an injury.  Straining your right hand is not a good plan for a right handed cook.  It is getting better, though some kitchen tasks are still a challenge - peeling vegetables, anything requiring strength eg. mashing and whipping - but at least I can chop again.  Typing and picture taking (my hand shakes on pushing the shutter) have also suffered.

Thankfully my habit of preparing far too much food meant I had an overstocked freezer, so have managed not to have to rely on take-aways - though I have been frustrated by it being painful and difficult to make fresh food.

But this morning, I will take it no longer... so made mushrooms on toast.  Chop and fry half a small onion and fry gently in olive oil, when softened add chopped mushrooms (1 field and 3 closed cup) and 1 clove crushed garlic.  Fry gently until water comes out of mushrooms, add 1 tsp grain mushroom, and toss around until it starts to fry again.  Take off the heat, stir in 1 tbsp natural yogurt, small handful chopped parsley and season.  Serve on hot buttered granary toast.  Yum.

Hand hurting too much to hoover (shame!).