More cooking experiments

[wiseheart]

I made Nudelauflauf today. It is a layered dish made of boiled noodles, cubed bacon, grated cheese and a sauce made of Creme Freche stirred with an egg yolk and seasoned with black pepper. Then it goes into the oven for about half an hour. We ate it with mixed salad that was decorated with pieces of fresh tomatoes and mozzarella cheese and a dressing of sunflower oil, apple vinegar, lemon sauce and a bit of liquid sweetener. Usually, I add basil to the mix, it brings out the taste of tomatoes better, but today I simply forget it. Ah, well.

This is what the dish looked before baking:



This is the finished version:



(It should have a little more colour, but I was afraid that noodles would become too hard if I left it longer in the oven, and the idea was for Mum to be able to eat it. *g*)

And this is the - sadly - basil-free salad:



All in all, it was a very pleasant meal. And since I made so much, we won't have to cook tomorrow again. ;))

Comments

[lhun-dweller.livejournal.com]

You are very industrious this summer! I feel like a total slacker...

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

We had a few cooler days. Plus, I was watching The Great British Bake Off - very inspiring!