Salad : check. Pasta : check. Sauce : Fried garlic, onion, spicy little pepper mixed with 100 ml of the boiling pasta water, 100 grams of spicy gorgonzola, 50 grams of parmigiano and loads of chopped fresh parsley. Serve. Buon appetito!
For 2p mix 5 eggs, salt, pepper, a handful of chopped parsley, 2 chopped garlic cloves, 2 tablespoons of grated parmigiano, zeste of 1 lemon, 2-3 table spoons of lemon juice, and 1 chopped spicy little pepper. Add 250 grams of scampi, roughly chopped. Take a small pan (a frittata of 2.5 cm thickness is … More Quick and tasty : frittata with scampi and parsley
Super simple and fabulous as appetizer or side dish : sweet corn. Boil the entire corn in salted water for approx 20 mins. Drain and bake in the oven at 180° (or grill) with a mixture of butter and olive oil, pepper and salt until ready to eat. Garlic, wasabi, lemon are all optional. Great … More Sweet sweet corn
Tomatoes in Italy are so delicious. Semi-ovendried their flavor will be even more intense. I always have tomatoes in stock, and sometimes too much. Rescue them on time : half them, put on baking sheet, add pepper, salt, a pinch of sugar, some dried oregan and put in the oven for 20 mins at 180° … More Tomato risotto
The preperation of a buffet is often a lot of work in advance, but so lovely to serve several little dishes, even for 2-4p. Kuku, garden bean spread, baba banoush of courgettes (instead of eggplant), rocket salad with red onions will be more than enough. Leftovers are perfect the following day. Preheat the oven at … More Weekend : mezze buffet, inspired by Ottolenghi’s ‘Plenty more’
I’m a collector of recipes, cooking magazines and cooking books since I became 25 (before that period I was already cooking, but didn’t have the money;-)) . It’s amazing how the eating/cooking style has changed since then. ‘Avocado filled with Northsea shrimps’ was really adventerous 30 years ago. Today, avocado is known by everybody (although … More Gaucamole in pasta!
Polpette di sarde is a traditional dish in Sicily. I’m sure the Sicilians will not disapprove the variant based on mackerel. For 3p mix 600 grams of mackerel filets(with skin), 1 onion, 4 garlic cloves, 50 grams of bread crumb, salt, pepper, a handful fresh parsley and some mint leaves in a blender (roughly). Add … More Mackerel balls joined by a little salad
-Eggplant can be served in many variations. Repeat the procedure of 21/7. The marinade today is olive oil, 1 table spoon of sumak, 1 table spoon of dried basil, pepper and salt. Spread the marinade on the predrained eggplant slices (3 small eggplant for 3 persons as appetizer). Bake in the oven as explained on … More Kisir and eggplant in another variation
Some greens and cheese hidden in a crispy dough is called ‘erbazzone’ in Italy. Instead of pancetta, I used smoked salmon for a vegetarian version. For 2-3 persons blanch 500 grams of fresh spinach (or similar vegetable)and drain thoroughly. Fry 4 chopped 4 garlic cloves, 2 chopped spring onions and 1 chopped small spicy little … More Erbazzone, a recipe from Emilia Romagna
Buy good quality chicken, with skin. Chop a handful of fresh parsley and a few mint leaves. Mix with lemon zeste. Put the herbal mixture just in between the skin and the meat of the chicken, but fold the skin back on the meat. Add pepper and salt and a drizzle of olive oil. Bake … More Crispy chicken and beet root couscous
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