Chop 1 big eggplant in thin pieces. Put in a colander with some salt. Leave for at least 30 mins. Rinse and dry. Bake 4 chopped garlic cloves in a drizzle of olive oil. Add the eggplant and bake while stirring. When the aubergines are all glazy, add 1 can of passata, 1 table spoon … More Pasta alla Norma, one of the favorites, but ‘di mare’ today
Thanks to my lovely parents in law I have this cookbook filled with real Tuscan recipes. This allows me to discover the local cuisine. When I have a busy agenda I try to prepare a dish the evening before, so often it is an oven dish. Today a dear friend, Gerda, arrives from Belgium, and … More Crespelle alla fiorentina, Florentine-style crepes
June’s edition of my favorite magazine (Delicious) is a great source of inspiration for this month. Thanks to Vikram I have two cute little boxes filled with Indian saffron, the real stuff. For 2p put 400 grams of cherry tomatoes on baking paper. Add 2 chopped garlic cloves. Sprinkle some olive oil, a pinch of … More Saffron fennel tomato salad
Courgettes are so great in combination with fish and meat, but are even great just by themselves. The variety of recipes is incredible. If you use the flowers you need real fresh ones. Make a tempura dough with 2 table spoons of flour, 2 table spoons of sparkling water or beer and 1 battered egg. … More An adorable ingredient
For 2p 600 grams of different shapes, different colors of small tomatoes. Halve them or cut in different sizes. Add mozzarellini (small mozzarella balls). Add some pistache nuts. Boil 600 grams of small potatoes in salted water al dente. Cool down and halve them. Mix the tomatoes, mozzarella, potatoes, nuts with loads of fresh basil … More 7.30 pm and still 25° outside, maxi version of a caprese salad
Tuscan sauce is a typical slow cooking recipe. Make a bigger amount and freeze some portions for later. Chop 2 carrots, 2 onions, 3 stems of celery, 6 garlic cloves. Fry in some olive oil (the real Tuscan recipe will tell you to add 1 slice of chopped pancetta ). Add 700 grams of minced … More Polenta with Tuscan sauce
I love eating outside, especially in the evening when the moon and stars lighten your plate in a mysterious way (that will not happen if you eat between 18 and 20 pm, of course ;-)). Although dinner time in Tuscany is not so extremely late, we always had very late evening meals, and still have … More Lovely summer evenings!!
For 2p cut a fennel. Do you know that the female (with the real hips) fennel has a sweeter taste than the male (longer shaped and slim hips)? No idea whether there are also ‘in-betweens’ with the most delicate taste??? Anyway, chop a female fennel, 1 onion, 4 garlic cloves and 1 spicy little pepper. … More In love with fregola!
Something traditional today , chicken, mushroom-green pepper sauce and baked potatoes. I usually buy a big chicken, so that I can decide how to use the different parts. Usually the legs are ideal to bake in the oven, the chicken breast makes another portion for 2. The bones and the rest of the meat are … More Tradition to keep
We adore squid, but this recipe can easily be done with any other fish, as long as it’s a firm fish. Cut 300 grams of courgettes, 1 big red bell pepper. Fry 1 chopped onion and 4 chopped garlic cloves in some olive oil. Bake 1 table spoon of curry powder while stirring. Add the … More Why not? Delicious and fresh squid with a curry sauce
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