2009 October : Cafe Fernando – Food Blog

I guess I am a bit late about this roasted tomato soup recipe as the season is over, but better late than never (or next year), right? This roasted tomato soup with goat's cheese crostini recipe belongs to Gordon Ramsay and was published in his column at Times Online. It has great depth, thanks to roasting the tomatoes with red onions, sea salt, olive oil, fresh thyme and ...

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The inspiration for this potato salad came when I was preparing eggs & pastırma for a brunch with friends. For those who haven't heard of it before, pastırma (pass-trrr-mah) is an air-dried cured beef, which I consider to be one of the ultimate treats for a typical Turkish breakfast or brunch. Pastırma is believed to be the origin of the Italian pastrami, but for me the taste ...

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Petek Pansiyon in Fenerbahçe, İstanbul.

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