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Appetizers/Starters, Dinner, Lunch, Savory Snacks

Sea Salt + Vinegar Smashed Potatoes

Kicking off “Potato Week” in my little attempt to create some January enthusiasm, here we have crispy and fluffy Sea Salt + Vinegar Smashed Potatoes. Yeah, sure — first you have to boil the mini-potatoes and then bake them and THEN finally, spritz them with a bit of malt vinegar, but OMG are these good. If you aren’t a malt vinegar type of person, you can skip that part, but don’t skimp on the sea salt. I didn’t make any dipping sauces (ketchup worked just fine), but I could see a sour-cream and chive, a curry ketchup or ranch-mayo deal. Find the smallest potatoes possible — these were a little smaller than a ping pong ball. Little red or yellows both work. Yum Yum!

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Appetizers/Starters, Lunch, Savory Snacks, Sides

Brie, Asparagus and Prosciutto Pastries

Here’s a quick little savory snack, appetizer or side dish for lunch or crunch: Brie, Asparagus and Prosciutto Pastries. They use store-bought frozen puff pastry and can be ready in just about 30-45 minutes, and can also be eaten hot or at room temperature. Pretty and have an “early summer” vibe with the asparagus. Don’t like brie? You can sub out swiss cheese too!

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Appetizers/Starters, Breakfast/Brunch, Lunch

Crostata Primavera: Puff Pastry Tart with Asparagus, Peas + Baby Arugula

Here’s a delicious little spring tart (hence the name, Crostata Primavera), with all sorts of early in the season bounty: asparagus, peas and baby arugula/rocket. It’s very green, which is the intent as it is Easter Week and this is something for “Green Thursday (Gründonnerstag)”, which is how some people in Germany refer to Holy Thursday. Was very easy to make, required very little prep time and was ready in under an hour. Can be eaten hot or at room temperature, for brunch or lunch. Might have to put this one on the regular spring rotation.

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Dinner, Lunch, Pasta

Jumbo Bacon + Beef Meatballs,
with Tomato Sauce

What’s not to love about jumbo meatballs, right? And these ae even better now that I have found a local butcher that grinds bacon into his ground beef to make this luscious bacon-y beef that would be perfect for lots of things — I’ve used it for bolognese, burgers and these here jumbo meatballs (also works with regular mince, if you can find the bacon-y kind. The meatballs are the size of my fist and one is usually enough per person (though I usually make extras. Totally hearty and filling!

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Dinner, Lunch

Rainbow Veggies + Chicken Curry Stir fry

This is one of my main-stay. go-to dishes. Super-versatile with the veggies and the protein, you can make this curry almost anyway you choose, at the spiciness level that you want, and it’s all ready in about the time that it take my rice cooker to make the rice (which is to say, 20-30 minutes). Also, it makes great leftovers for lunch the next day. And besides, who doesn’t love to eat all the colors of the rainbow!

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