After a long day of travelling, Siena-Rome-Brussels-Machelen, my daughters are waiting for me in the appartment of one of my best friends ever, Ingrid, who is spending some time at the seaside in Belgium. I know it’s decadent but one of the ingredients in Italy I miss most are North Sea shrimps. Lisbet prepared me … More Spoiled by my lovely daughters
While babo Michel has some quality time with his daughter in Siena, I spend some quality time with my family in Belgium. He doesn’t like pasta or rice. Last visit in Siena he discovered gnocchi and he is a fan. Apart from gnocchi alla Romana I have a really bad experience making them. It ‘s … More Babo in Tuscan = daddy
Try to remember ingredients people dislike if you invite them regularly to avoid unpleasant meals. Sometimes this list will be extensive which can be tricky. Don’t worry, Elodie, you are not ‘tricky’. For 3p, start with two appetizers served in little glases. -appetizer 1 : a layer of 100 grams of feta cheese cut in … More Three course menu : fish, veg and cool dessert
Don’t wait until november to prepare squash. There is only one condition : find tasty squash. The squash family is enormous. The butternut is probably the easiest to find, with a flavor to prepare something else than only pumpkin soup (although also a huge variety in recipes). For 2p as main course, or for 3-4p … More The first summer squash on our plate
Thai soup or even soup in general gets an honorable third place. I’m not so sure between the first and second place : Pillo the cutest dog in the entire world or me. Probably it’s better not asking for any confirmation, I’m not that competive ;-). The best Tom Yum Goong soup calls for a … More The three great loves of Iris
For 2p cut 1 big eggplant in cubes. Put the cubes in a colander with salt for at least 1 h. Rinse the eggplant and mix in the kitchen robot. Add 60 grams of bulgur (unboiled), 200 grams of grated halloumi (thanks, Leen), 50 grams of pine nuts. Fry 4 chopped garlic cloves, 1 chopped … More Vegetarian kibbeh
For 2p chop 1 red onion, 4 garlic cloves and 1 spicy little pepper. Fry in a drizzle of olive oil. Add 250 grams of peeled shrimps. Remove the shrimps. Add a few chopped sundried tomatoes, lemon zeste of 1 lemon and 750 peeled chopped fresh tomatoes and 1 table spoon of dried basil. Bake … More Pasta with ‘what is left in our fridge’
Put the clean octopus (400 grams for 2p) in a pan with 200 ml white wine and a handful of fresh oregano. Add water to cover the octopus completely. Boil for 15 mins. Cool the octopus down in the pan. Mix 500 grams of cherry tomatoes and 4 slices of old bread (in smaller pieces) … More Octopus, souk style
For 2p boil 70 grams of quinoa al dente. Mix the quinoa with 2 table spoons of sliced black olives, 1 finely chopped onion, 2 chopped garlic cloves, 1 chopped spicy little pepper and zeste of 1 lemon. Empty the belly of a seabass and make some oblique incisions at both sides. Put the fish … More Courgettini, quinoa : fancy food
Prepare the pasta dough first, even the day before. Use 00 flour. For each 250 grams of flour use 1 egg. Mix flour and egg. Add water, bit by bit, until you obtain a smooth but firm dough. Prepare the fresh pasta dough in the kitchen robot or manually. Split the dough in two parts. … More Black and white = the colors of Siena
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