North Sea shrimps are, and this is no secret anymore, one of my top ingredients. Italy is a wonderful country with a fabulous food culture but you will never find grey shrimps on your plate. Thanks to my dear father in law, daddy Michel, we will have a fresh delivery in our cool box to … More A good reason to visit Belgium
In between two houses we are in Belgium for one week. Iris has a reunion with the whole international team and I have time to see family and friends. Our house guards will look after the empty cupboards while we will spend a few days in Brussels. No cooking for a few days but I’m … More In between two houses
‘My’ supermarket is having a complete make-over. This week ‘my’ fishmonger is temporarely gone and the fish is prepacked and installed in fridges. It looks less attractive, but still super fresh and really clean. So I buy cod filet for today, vacuum packed shells for tomorrow and deepfrozen sea fruit for Iris’ top recipe (which … More Cod in a crispy coat
Fresh artichokes are superb, but canned artichokes can be a perfect alternative for a lazy day or when baby artichokes are not available. Prebake a ready made puff pastry (make a few holes with a fork) in a cake form covered with firmly pressed baking paper in the oven at 180° for approx 10 mins. … More Canned artichokes ?
Gremolata is a mixture of fresh parsley, lemon zeste and garlic and is a wonderful way to give a fresh flavor to a lot of dishes. Mix 1 finely chopped garlic clove with a handful of finely chopped parsley and the zeste of 1 lemon. Boil a portion of pasta in salted water. Add 450 … More Gremolata
Halve 2 large bell pepper and remove the seeds. Chop and fry 1 shallot, 4 garlic cloves and 1 pepperoncini. Add 400 grams of minced meat ( lam would probably be the best choice but not for Iris, and thus I use my classical chicken mixed with Italian sausage meat) and bake. Add a handful … More Roasted bell pepper on a green bed
Chop and fry 1 red onion, 4 garlic cloves and 1 pepperoncini. Add 2 cans of cherry tomatoes and 1 table spoon of dried basil. Allow to simmer. Taste, add pepper, salt and a drizzle of old syruppy balsamico vinegar. Add 1 can of drained red beans at the end of the cooking time. Roast … More Burrata di bufala
Jamie Olivers’ new book is full of classical Italian cuisine alla Jamie, and I hope to have it soon in my collection ;-). Delicious.nl comments this recipe as ‘spectacular, awesome’, which Iris and I can only confirm. For 2p peel and cut 2 red onions in quarters. Heat 1 small can of anchovies with the … More Cauliflower is never boring!
The succulent chicken breast of yesterday was too big for the two of us, thus at the same time as the Thai chicken curry I prepare this dish (so easy for our life ‘in between two houses’ ). Chop and fry 4 garlic cloves and 1 pepperoncini in a drizzle of olive oil. Add 350 … More Same chicken, different style, pollo alla Siciliana
Elodie gave me a few ‘Thai curry- kits’. In the kit is included : coconut cream powder, curry paste (a green one for today), fish sauce and some dried herbs. Instead of the recommended 90 grams of vegetables, I add 350 grams of green beans+200 grams of soy sprouts+200 grams of eggplant cubes. Start with … More Chicken Thai style
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