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Inheritance on the Doorstep

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TypeSide dish

Serves4 people

DateNovember 10, 2026

Roasted potatoes and veggies, stacked as a taxi before a toast and pepper house: inheritance on your plate.

A festive stack of fried potato slices and roasted vegetables, arranged as a classic taxi in front of a house. The house silhouette of bell pepper and toast celebrates the unexpected gift from the news.

Ingredients

  • 600 g waxy potatoes
  • 2 large yellow bell peppers
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • 4 slices sturdy white bread
  • 2 courgettes
  • 2 red onions
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp paprika powder
  • salt and pepper
  • fresh parsley (optional, for garnish)

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C.
  2. Peel the potatoes and cut into thick 1 cm slices.
  3. Cut the courgettes into thick rounds, the red onions into half rings.
  4. Cut the yellow bell peppers into large square pieces (for the house) and the red bell pepper into strips (for the roof).
  5. Spread the potato slices, courgette, onion, and peppers on a baking tray, drizzle with olive oil, paprika powder, salt, and pepper. Roast for 25 minutes until golden.
  6. Toast the bread in the oven or toaster until firm and golden.
  7. On a large platter: stand two toast slices upright as a house. Place the large yellow pepper pieces as walls. Lay the red pepper strips diagonally as a roof.
  8. In front of the house, stack a 'taxi' from the roasted potato slices, alternating with courgette and onion, in a rectangular shape. Use two small potato rounds as wheels.
  9. Garnish with parsley. Serve immediately while everything is warm and crisp.

Serving notes

  • Serve on a large platter so the house and taxi are clearly visible.
  • Add a fresh salad for extra color.
  • Let guests pick their own piece of 'house' or 'taxi'.