Cottage cheese and tomato tapenade baguette and Nepal Shangri La Second Flush

Cottage cheese and a tomato tapenade on a baguette. Nepal Shangri La Second Flush FTGFOP1 7 grams on 500 ml 95 centigrade water. 2 minutes infusion. Tomato and cheese really come together!

Gerechten: Banket, Kaas en Tussendoortjes
Thee: Zwart

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