Season a ‘butterfly’-shaped chicken with fresh rosemary, garlic, pepper and salt. Moisture with some olive oil. Bake in the oven at 180° for 40-60 mins (check, time to cook depends on the weight of the chicken. Roast a big red bell pepper in the oven. Cool down in a plastic bag and remove the skin. … More Easter Sunday : Chicken tonight
Thinly sliced good quality strawberries, parmigiano, black pepper and rocket salad. Seasoned with old balsamic vinegar. What a fabulous starter!
Prepare a few tomatoes, halved, and seasoned with chopped garlic, salt, dried basil, pepper and a drizzle of olive oil. Put them in the oven at 120° while preparing the other dishes. Boil a few potatoes for 10 mins. Drain and dry. Put them in an oven dish. Add some olive oil, some pepper, salt … More Turbot yummmmmy
Take 2 equal size broccolis. Remove the stem so that the broccoli doesn’t fall. Blanch for 4-5 mins in salted water. Put the broccoli on baking paper. Chop 3 small leeks and 3 garlic cloves. Fry in some olive oil. Add 1 table spoon of dried thyme. Add 30 ml of good quality apple vinegar … More Let’s eat some green food 😉
Make a pizza dough from a mix (we use a mix based on kamut and use 200 grams of flour for 3p) preferably the day before. Add a little portion of squid ink to obtain the black color. Leave the dough in the fridge, wrapped in cling film. Mix 150 grams of philadelphia light with … More Black pizza, spooky…
For 3 p 1 kilo of small artichokes ends up in 10 small hearts (more waste thus, and I don’t think usable waste ;-)). Cut them in quarters and leave them in water with lemon to keep the color. Chop 1 big white onion and 4 garlic cloves. Fry in a little bit of olive … More Artichokes and risotto, certo…bella Italia
‘Ottolenghi’ is a must in the library of passionate hobby cooks. The salad with aubergines and a dressing based on saffron is so delicious that I could eat it every week. Start with the dressing. Leave a pinch of saffron in 3 table spoons of hot water for 5 mins at least. Add 180 grams … More Beautiful colors after a wonderful day in the sun.
The decision is made. The presence of the right guest, one of my daughters, is a perfect reason to try some beef of the best ‘macelleria’ in town. Perfect meat needs a potato side dish and a simple salad. For 3p slice 750 grams of potato with a mandoline. Heat 50 grams of real butter … More Meat for the occasion!
Italian mussels are different, and surely much smaller than Belgian or Dutch ones. For 3p 3-4 kilo is a good portion. Before going to the supermarket we made a detour to a ‘vivaio’ which is a garden center where in february they promised me fresh coriander. In between the oregano and basil a lonesome cilantro … More Mussels Thaï style with Italian fresh cilantro, finally!
What do we have left in the fridge : 300 grams of mushrooms, 400 grams of spinach, 2 tomatoes (never keep tomatoes in the fridge!), a square puff pastry, 1 mozzarella and some rocket salad. For 3p blanch and drain 400 grams of spinach. Try to remove all the liquid. Chop 1 red onion, 3 … More No waste- day
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