Lemon pasta with grilled vegetables

For 4 persons :

1 box of pasta (at least 75g / 2.6 oz per person)
1 zucchini (courgette)
15 cherry tomatoes
2 bell peppers (orange and red are goods to add some colors)
1/2 onion
4 cloves garlic
1 lemon
Olive Oil

Chop the zucchini, onion, bell peppers and cherry tomatoes into chunks and toss them in a pan with olive oil. Cook them for 10 minutes.

Chop the garlic cloves finely and sauté in oil. Then add the lemon juice.

Cook the pasta.

When the pasta is done, add the garlic, lemon juice and grilled vegetables and toss.

In the picture the lemon pasta is accompanied by lemon chicken (chicken marinated 2 hours in lemon, salt and pepper)

Almond paste Muffins

For 12 muffins:

1 7oz Almond paste
1 cup sugar
2 sticks (1 cup) butter
4 eggs
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup milk
Optional : 1+1/4 cup / 1+1/2 cup milk chocolate chips

Melt the butter, in the meantime, in a medim bowl, crumble as much as possible the almond paste (lumps will melt during cooking unless they are too big).

Preheat oven to 390°F.

In the bowl, add the milk, eggs (I beat the mix between each egg, as with an omelette, I think it gives a better texture), baking powder, suger, melted butter and then flour.

Optional : you can add the chocolate chips.

Spread in a muffin pan (or a cake or others), cook for 20 minutes.

Enjoy !

Vanilla muffins

For 11 muffins:

2 + 1/4 cup flour
2 eggs
3/4 cup sugar
2-3 drops of vanilla extract
1 pinch of salt
1 + 1/4 cup milk
2/3 stick (2/3 cup) butter
2 teaspoon baking powder
Optional : 1+1/4 cup / 1+1/2 cup milk chocolate chips

Melt the butter, preheat oven to 390°F.

In a medium bowl, add the milk, eggs (I beat the mix between each egg, as with an omelette, I think it gives a better texture), vanilla, baking powder, sugar, salt, melted butter and then flour.

Optional : you can add the chocolate chips.

Spread in a muffin pan (or a cake or others), cook for 15 minutes.

Enjoy !