green beans with fresh tomato sauce

to make the delicious sauce:
The best way to peel the tomatoes -
crisscross the skin with a sharp knife;
put them in a bowl and cover with boiling water;
leave for 10 minutes, then skin them :)
Cut the tomatoes to remove the seeds and chop the pulp;
heat some olive oil in a pan;
add finely chopped or crushed garlic;
throw the chopped tomatoes in;
add salt, pepper, a pinch of sugar,
herbs (fresh or dry)
and a few drops of tabasco;
reduce the sauce until quite thick;
mix with the green beans (or anything else) and serve :)

prawn risotto

white dry wine (1/2 cup)
fish or vegetable stock (5 cups)
arborio rice (1 ½ cups)
prawns (250grams)
onions (2; medium-sized)
garlic (2 cloves)
tomatoes (2; medium-sized)
parsley
salt
pepper
olive oil
parmesan


1. Peel and chop the onions.
2. Peel and crush the garlic.
3. Fry the onions and garlic on olive oil in a deep pan until cooked and soft (but not browned).
4. Add the rice and stir well for a couple of minutes, without browning, until the rice is transparent.
5. Pour in the wine, and stir it in for about 2 minutes.
6. Add a cup of hot stock and stir it through.
7. Put in the peeled, deseeded and chopped tomatoes.
8. Add the rest of the stock and stir it in.
9. After about 10-15 minutes add the prawns.
10. Cook for 5 more minutes, until prawns are soft.
11. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
12. Stir in the parmesan flakes.
13. Season with chopped parsley.
14. Serve.

tortilla de patatas

potatoes (4-6; medium sized)
onion (1)
eggs (6)
salt
pepper
olive oil
spring onions or parsley (optional)

1. Peel and slice the potatoes into 0,5 cm thick pieces.
2. Peel and dice the onion.
3. Pour the olive oil into a heated pan.
4. Add the potatoes and onion into the frying pan.
5. Season with salt and pepper.
6. Cook stirring the ingredients frequently, until tender.
7. In a bowl, beat the eggs with a little salt.
8. Transfer the potatoes and onion into the bowl (and finely chopped spring onions or parsley, if you want).
9. Heat some olive oil in a non-stick frying pan.
10. Mix the eggs with the potato mixture and transfer everything into a heated pan.
11. Cook over low flame.
12. After 7 minutes turn over the omelette with the aid of a cover or a large plate.
13. Fry the omelette on the other side.
14. Transfer it to a serving plate. You can serve the tortilla hot or cold.
15. Cut into wedges.
16. Eat :)

Serves: 1 very hungry person, or 2 hungry people, or more less hungry people...

tiramisu

Mascarpone cheese (250g),
heavy cream (250g),
2 raw eggs (yolks and whites separately),
sugar (3 spoons),
espresso coffee (3 cups, room temperature),
ladyfingers (30),
liquor (e.g. brandy – 3 spoons),
cocoa (2 spoons).

1. Have espresso and liquor available in a dip dish.
2. Separate the eggs yolks from the whites.
3. Beat the egg yolks with sugar, until creamy.
4. Add mascarpone and cream.
5. Mix until smooth.
6. Beat egg whites until stiff.
7. Fold in the egg whites carefully.
8. Quickly dip the ladyfingers in the coffee and place them in a serving dish. Make a layer with half of them.
9. Cover the biscuits with half the creamy mascarpone mixture.
10. Repeat steps 8 and 9.
11. Dust everything with cocoa sieved through a fine strainer.
12. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

Serves 6-8.