For 2p marinate 500 grams of boiled beetroot in chopped garlic cloves, fresh basil, pepper, salt and olive oil. Boil 125 grams of good quality lentils in water, with a bay leaf, fresh thyme, 1 chopped garlic, 2 chopped garlic cloves, 1 chopped shallot until al dente. Bake the beetroot in the oven at 180°. … More Lentils, beetroot, on request
For approx 750 ml of delicous pea soup, fry 3 chopped shallots, 2 chopped garlic cloves and 1 spicy green pepper. Add 300 grams of frozen peas. Stir and add 400-500 ml stock (real or a cube and water ;-)). Cook for 5-10 mins. While cooking, clean 400 grams of fresh peas (total weight). Mix … More Fresh peas…taste of ‘la primavera’!
So many possibilities if you can think ‘out of the box’. Eggs, pancetta, cheese and pasta…. Let’s keep the eggs, the cheese and the pasta and empty our fridge instead ;-). Mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, courgettes, or whatever you may find in your fridge are prefect ingredients for this carbonara. Smoked salmon? Of course, ideal for … More Be creative with your pasta carbonara recipe
Eggplant is an adorable protagonist in a lot of different cooking styles. Cut 3 medium sized aubergines (if you have had appetizers before, then this is probably a bit of a large portion, but..) in halves and make a few incisions in the flesh. Use a little brush to spread the olive oil. Bake in … More Elodies favourite, the eggplant!
What a gastronomic pleasure in this wonderful restaurant with view of the bay of Napoli. Perfect reason not to cook on a Saturday evening!
Since we are into the carpaccios, let’s try another one. For 3p slice 12 medium mushrooms (perfectly white) thinly and put them in a decorative pattern on three plates. Add zeste and juice of 1 lemon, pepper, salt, fresh parsley, good olive oil and finish with grated old pecorino. Prepare in advance and the lemon … More Mushrooms make a wonderful carpaccio
Fattoush is an Arabic salad made with old bread and probably the panzanella version of Israel. Do never throw away old bread, unless you give it to the chickens or swans in your neighbourhood. This salad is one of those good reasons to do this. Important is to keep the bread dry in a paper … More Fattoush with chicken balls
Whatever you can slice thinly, you can serve as carpaccio. For today we combine thinly sliced radishes and cucumber with sliced mozzarella. Spread some good olive oil, some lemon juice, salt and pepper. Garnish with some parsley… Light and delicious.
Blanch shortly equal pieces of different vegetables as cauliflower, radishes, asparagus, courgette, … Mix with 3 chopped garlic cloves, 3 table spoons of olive oil, 2 table spoons of algues, 1 small spicy little pepper. Put in a aluminium foil and close (seperate portions of one big portion for 2p). Put in the oven at … More Veggie veggie veggie…
For 2 p fry 1 chopped onion, 3 garlic cloves and 1 spicy little pepper. Add 1 chopped medium sized fennel. Stir now and again. After 10 mins add 2 cans of tomatoes, peeled or cherry tomatoes. For a little sweet taste add 2 table spoons of balsamic vinegar. Add salt, 1 table spoons of … More Squid, so many possibilities…
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