For all of those of you who don’t know yet (I suppose all of you), my partner is trying to get into the film business. He attended the right schools, dreamt appropriate dreams (well sort of) and is passionate about it. All he needed was a kick in the *youknowwhat*. That’s where I came in. And because like all beginners he is starting small, low-budget (actually broke) and with simple means, I decided to provide some lunch for those poor unpaid actors and helpers, sweating their socks off at 30° and being bitten to bits lying in anthills (yes, he sort of made them do that – no business like show business, right?).
Anyway, while they were out and about tackling their challenges, I was staying behind in my kitchen to prepare some goodies. To be honest, I didn’t think it would be that much work. If I had known… well I probably would have done it anyway. Or okay, maybe I would have prepared something the day before. Thankfully I got up as early as my filmmaker (this is really unusual especially for a Saturday morning) which allowed me to be finished just in time. Phew.
So let’s start with a refreshing cold soup (poor fellows needed to rehydrate one way or another):
Gazpacho
Ingredients
1 red pepper
1/2 cucumber
4 tomatoes (big and fleshy ones)
1/2 onion
1 garlic glove
100g toast
3.5dl vegetable stock
Season and olive oil to taste
1. Cut the pepper, garlic, onion and tomatoes into pieces.
2. Seed and peel the cucumber and cut into pieces.
3. Pull the toast into pieces.
4. Then puree the ingredients including the vegetable stock and oil (if desired).
5. Allow to cool in a fridge until served.
You may have noticed that I didn’t take a picture of the end product of the gazpacho. Well there are two reasons for that. Number 1, my filmmaker took all the camera’s with him, so all I had was my Iphone. As you can see, the result is not quite as nice as with my Canon. And number 2 it just really doesn’t look that nice. Really, really not. But it is really, really tasty. I promise!
Next I thought I’ll make some classic sandwiches. They’re easy to make (yay for me), filling for the crew (yay for them) and most of all tasty (yay for all). Because I have a special ingredient – chutney! Oh yes I do. I yet have to make chutney myself, but whenever we are in either Ireland or England we get a jar and it never really lasts very long. For some reason we can’t find chutney here in Switzerland. I mean you can get mango chutney and that sort of stuff, but a nice ale or spicy savoury chutney is really a rare treat around here. And I find it goes ever so well with ham or cheese and then of course with all sorts of sandwiches!
Baguette Sandwiches

Ingredients
4 baguettes
1 Pack of oven ham (or very smooth and tender ham)
a few radishes
chutney
40g cheese, sliced (I used mountain cheese but any will do)
mustard
butter for smearing
a bunch of rocket
brie
a few basil leaves
2 tomatoes
1 ball of mozzarella
balsamic vinegar
Caprese Baquette
1. Half one baguette lengthwise.
2. Slice the tomatoes and mozzarella and add for every slice of tomato a slice of mozzarella on top of one half. I dried some liquid off them first.
3. Distribute the basil leaves uncut over the tomato and mozzarella mix.
4. Drizzle ever so carefully the baslamic vinegar on top. It doesn’t need much, just a bit for the taste but not enough to drench the baguette.
5. Add the other half and cut the baguette into handy pieces.
Chutney Cheese and Ham Baguette
1. Half one baguette lengthwise.
2. Smear the bottom length with mustard and the other with butter.
3. Add the sliced radishes onto the bottom length.
4. Then add the ham onto the radishes and smear with chutney.
5. Place the sliced cheese and add the other half of the baguette on top and again cut into handy pieces.
Brie and Rocket Baguette
1. Half one baguette lengthwise.
2. Smear both pieces with butter.
3. Add the sliced brie onto the bottom length. Be very generous.
4. Smear chutney on top and decorate with a generous amount of rocket.
5. Place the other half of the baguette on top and again cut into handy pieces.
You have probably noticed that there is still one baguette to spare. This one I just cut in pieces first and used all the leftover ingredients I still had. And I still had enough for half a brie and half a ham sandwich left.
I thought that was already a decent lunch. But those people spend the whole morning running around the woods and town alike and it was a hot, hot day. I was sweating my hat off in the kitchen. To be fair, I did keep the door closed as I didn’t want the rest of the appartement to get hot, I think that might have been a mistake. And on top of this I was about to turn on the oven. So long story short, I made my first ever cupcakes. It really was a spur of the moment thing. Why not, right?
I found this recipe on the BBC recipe website. And it just looked so adorable. After I had a whole box of gooseberries in the fridge, this was meant to be!
Gooseberry Butterfly Cupcakes

Ingredients for the cupcakes
110g self-raising flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
100g caster sugar
2 eggs
75g natural yogurt
2 tbsp elderflower cordial
90g butter, melted and cooled
Pinch of salt
For the topping
170g gooseberries, topped and tailed
25g caster sugar
1/2 tbsp elderflower cordial
100g crème fraîche
1. Mix the flour, baking powder and sugar together in a bowl.
2. Beat the eggs, yogurt, elderflower cordial and melted and cooled butter together with a pinch of salt.
3. Stir the dry and wet ingredients together
4. Spoon into the prepared muffin tray
Preheat the oven to 180° and bake for 20 mins until risen and nicely browned.
1. Add the gooseberries with the sugar into a pan and simmer for 10 minutes. It’s ready when they have collapsed but still got some texture.
2. Stir in the elderflower cordial and leave to cool
3. Once cool, fold into the crème fraîche.
4. To serve, I cut the top bit of the cupcakes away and halfed it.
5. Then add the topping onto the cupcakes and place the piece you just cut away like a butterfly onto the topping.
Last but not least I preapared some iced tea. I just filled a pan with water and brought it to the boil. Then I added a teabag of Lady Grey and a apple tea with a good tablespoon of honey and mint leaves. I left it to absorb for about 15 minutes. Then removed the teabags and mint leaves and left to cool. I added ice and lemon pieces and left in the fridge until served. There are two pictures of the iced tea below.
So that’s what I am going to bring to Angie’s Fiesta Friday this week. I hope you’ll enjoy it and have some wonderful weekends or indeed holidays ahead of you! 🙂
Fabulous spread!!
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Thanks Melissa! 🙂
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So sweet of you to do this for them! The soup sounds lovely!
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Thanks Lori! I love the soup. I tried it first when I spend a month in Malaga Spain and it just won me over! 🙂
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Wow! You are so sweet to do this for your filmmaker 😀 I’m so excited for him! I hope he becomes a great and known one 🙂
This lunch looks absolutely fabulous! Your first time cupcakes look so good and adorable! And not first time at all! great job! I wish I was there to enjoy this lunch…
Love the iced tea too!
Happy Fiesta Friday!
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And happy Fiesta Friday to you! Thanks Sarah, you are very kind 🙂
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You are so sweet, Martina!! They are blessed to have you around. 🙂 Everything here looks perfect. ❤
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Thanks Jhuls! But actually I was quite selfish. I needed some people to eat my food.. Perfect opportunity! 😀
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Haha! I could relate with that. 😀
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Everything look so inviting, I like the Baguette Sandwiches 🙂
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Thank you so much Linda!
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Oooh, the film business seems like a tough choice! I hope it all works out. The gazpacho is my favorite. Happy Fiesta Friday, and have a wonderful weekend. 😀
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It is quite though. But if he doesn’t give it a go, he’ll never know! 🙂 Happy Fiesta Friday to you too
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Your partner (and his film cast and crew) are so lucky to have such a talented supporter in you! I personally think the best way to support people is with food, and it looks like you are doing it SO WELL!!!
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Aw Lina, that’s so sweet of you to say! I agree, no support is better than a big slice of juicy cake.. Mmm.. But I must say, I was rather selfish. I love to bake and love to try cooking, so someone has to eat it! 🙂
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Great selection and that’s so nice of you! It’s always very satisfying to feed people, isn’t it?
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Thank you so much! Yes, indeed. And they were such a lovely bunch of people too.
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Yum! I’d sure love to be on that film crew, this looks like a perfect meal. Thanks for sharing with us at FF!
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Thanks Jess! 🙂
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Wow, you are such a supportive partner, definitely a keeper! That’s a fabulous lunch you prepared. Bravo!
Btw, I minored in Film & Theater, so way to go to your partner! Hope everything works out for him. 🙂
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Thank you Angie! It certainly is a long road to travel on.. We’ll see what happens. 😉
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A lot of tasty food! I’m sure all those actors were surprised and ate everything! 😀
Happy Friday and weekend!
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Thanks so much. They actually were surprised. They only expected a bowl of crisps, I think.. 😉
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Hahah:D well done!
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Lucky people… wouldn’t you lie in an anthill for a while if someone would make such a delicious spread for you? 😉
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Thanks Chava! But.. umm.. not sure about the anthill.. 😉 Maybe for a few seconds, I would!
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So sweet of you to do all this for your partner and his team! You make it look so easy to feed the crew. I like how you cut and topped the cupcakes with the creme mixture. Very fun!
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Thank you so much Ngan. It was fun to prepare.
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Wow! I’m sure they just loved this feast that you prepared! 😀
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Thank you so much. I think they did (at least they said so) 😉
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Martina,lucky they are to have you around…..they look fab….
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Thank you so much Chitra!
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Wow! Fabulous spread! Are you prepared to do this every time the crew shows up?!?! There may be no turning back…. 🙂 Especially if it was THIS good!
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Haha, thank you. But it was only a short movie and during the week I am off to work myself. Happy to do it on the weekends though 😉
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You’re amazing, Martina! I hope your partner did something amazing for you in return. 😉
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Thanks Kristen. He truly is amazing too. Always spoiling me 🙂
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Mmm, I’d be reaching for the ham, cheese and chutney baguettes, and the cupcakes, and… actually everything! What a feast for the crew and for FF!
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🙂 Thank you
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Ooh, we’re so privileged to share this with your filmcrew. We haven’t even had to lie in an anthill for it.
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Phew, thankfully no anthills here 🙂
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Everything looks so good! Especially those cupcakes, yum!
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Thank you so much Claudia
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What a lovely spread Martina, so good of you to do this for the guys 🙂
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Thank you Naina! It was my pleasure
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Lucky film crew 🙂
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I try my best 🙂
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That looks like the ideal lunch!
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Thank you!
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I bet you’re their hero after you showed up with this spread! Looks fab
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Thanks Michelle! 🙂
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Love those cute cupcakes:-)
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Thank you so much Angie for featuring my little post. Happy as Larry about this! 🙂
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