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Summertime Happiness

Being outside. Throwing your arms up in the air. Simply because you can.

Sunbathing. A book to that?

Dancing in the warm rain. And finally being barefooted again.

Counting the stars, whilst thriving in the coolness of the night.

Celebrating simplicity. Complicated can come back later.

Even more sun! And noshing tarte flambee.

Tarte Flambee Goat Cheese

Tarte Flambee with Goat Cheese, Pear, and Mushrooms

Ingredients for 2 portions

For the dough:

  • 185 g wheat flour
  • 90 ml soda water
  • 2 tbsp peanut oil
  • 1/2 tsp salt

For the topping:

  • 150 g soft goat cheese
  • 2-3 tbsp sour cream
  • 1/2 pear
  • 2-3 champignons or other mushrooms
  • some fresh thyme

Knead the ingredients for the dough until it is smooth and soft. Cover the bowl and let it rest for 1-2 hours if you’ve got the time (the resting isn’t really necessary but it will be better with it in the end).

Preheat the oven to 250°C.

Cut the pear into small dices. Cut the mushrooms and the cheese into slices. Divide the dough into two halves and roll out each of them very thinly, until you almost can see through. Put each of them onto a baking tray with baking paper. Spread half of the sour cream thinly onto each tarte and scatter half the remaining ingredients onto each tarte as well. Bake for 5-10 minutes until the dough is crispy. Serve hot.

C₁₀H₁₂N₂O, Batman and croissants

When I grow up I want to be happy. That takes a bit of practice, concentration and observation. At the first sight of grumpy wrinkles they are being straightened and the Great Canyon between the eyes is filled up again. Loud music helps a lot, as does dancing and eating. Of course. Yes: Food isn’t love… but still… it helps! If everything seems to be helpless there’s nothing better than a bomb of carbs that give you quite a serotonin boost. Happy, almost moronic, you start to grin again. You laugh at life and it’s sorrows and you feel as if you were invincible… almost like Batman. We all should feel like Batman way more often! Continue reading C₁₀H₁₂N₂O, Batman and croissants