Weekend cooking is always a bit special. Pamper your table companions (and yourself of course ;-)) extra, but do not completely throw the basic rules overboard. -Tonight we will start with marinated mozzarella. Cut a mozzarella of good quality (buffalo), 1 pp, in slices of 1 cm. Put them on a plate ( 1 pp … More Weekend cooking = extra pampering
After a few belgian days it really feels good to be home again. We will start with a delicious, simple and super healthy dish. A beautiful scorpion fish looked at me among the other fishes. 800 grams of a whole fish will be a good portion for two, so this evening no carbs. Slice 800 … More Glad to be home!
Today I take the plane to visit my family and in particular my two daughters. We rent a small appartment in the centre of Antwerp for a few days to do what?? What on earth can three women do in the middle of one of the greatest shopping cities of the world? Therefore I … More Let’s take a little break
For 6p 1 kilo of fresh salmon filet, 1 ½ kilo of frozen spinach and 500 grams of tomato will make a great lasagne. Add a few chopped garlic cloves, 1 table spoon of dried thyme, 1 table spoon of paprika powder, 1 teaspoon of turmeric, pepper and salt and zeste of a lemon in … More Pre-silence salmon and spinach lasagne
Which child does not like meatballs in tomato sauce?? For this recipe look at the recipe 13/1/2017. The other way is a Sicilian way to prepare meatballs. For the meatballs mix 500 grams of minced meat (chicken, turkey, pig) with 2 spoons of chopped fresh parsley, 2 chopped garlic cloves, 2 spoons of grated parmigiano, … More Meatballs in two different ways
Perhaps not so attractive for people in front of you but eating chicken with your hands tasts always better. Jamie Oliver has this wonderful and easy recipe of chicken with a sweet and sour sauce. I always make it easier because I love to see what to eat (perhaps I will regret it if my … More Eat chicken with your hands
Tonight our cocoon of silence will be pierced by a family with two lively and lovely young men. If the nice weather continues we will show them all the nice spots in ‘la bella Toscana’. The menu for the following days will hopefully satisfy their appetite after a nice day outside. After a long travel … More ‘Picky’ visitors’ 😉
A lovely day outside will make us really hungry. Artichokes as a starter will be great. The variety for today has the lovely name ‘mammole’ which I don’t think I have to translate. Remove the stem and wash the artichokes (1 pp). Put them in a big casserole so that they can be placed next … More Sunday = sightseeing
On a windy and sunny Saturday our kitchen is the coziest room to spend some time in. Living in a typical appartment on the first floor the kitchen connects us with the life of the courtyard. It might feel like ‘una giornata particolare’ scene (small scale) in 2017. Everybody can hear and smell what you … More Pumpkin!
Our last purchase ‘Life in Balance’ by Donna Hay in an Italian translation inspires the Friday night dinner. For 2p cut 1 big or 2 smaller cucumbers in thin slices. Add 1 chopped garlic clove, 1 small spicy pepper in tiny slices, 2 teaspoons of mirin, juice of 1 lime, a pinch of salt and … More Fish in a Dukkah jacket
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