rösti

I have too many potatoes for some reason. I was so impressed with the samurai-like slicing abilities of my Magimix I've been desperate to try it again, so having a go at Rösti gave me the chance to use lots of potatoes and try the grater for the first time. Unlike the slicer, it left a little ungrated residue, but only a little, and on the whole we were more than happy with the final result.
I par boiled the potatoes for (15 mins from cold) 10 mins or so, with a little parsnip, having a bit too much of that too. I  added an extra onion and some bacon bits to the basic recipe and it did the both of us nicely for lunch.

moussaka

Not the quickest dish to pull together, but absolutely worth the effort!
I tried out the Magimix's slicing disc on the potatoes. Whooosh! no pressure, no fuss, no mess, no odd shaped leftover chunks of potato - frighteningly effective! I couldn't get ground lamb but beef made a good substitiute. I forgot to add some wine to the recipe so a glass on the side was a must! Next time I should make more sauce for the topping. I used 0.6l milk, but it could have been a lot more!

gemeentemuseum

 

the grand café had a particularly tempting chocolatey slice.