Cauliflower is popular again, and that’s a good thing, because it’s healthy, it’s cheap and can be prepared in some many different ways. Magimix does the job today. Put the cauliflower in the blender. Mix the ‘cauliflower-flower’ with 50 grams of almond flower, pepper, salt and 1 table spoon of dried basil. Add 4 eggs. … More Cauliflower pizza
Round courgettes ( 700-800 grams of courgettes for 2)are ideal to fill. There are so many ways to fill vegetables without becoming boring. Half the courgettes and remove the inner part. Chop 1 shallot, 3 garlic cloves and the inner part of the courgettes. Boil 100 grams of red rice. Fry the chopped vegetables and … More Let’s prepare ‘un plat à la française’ during the season of the ‘Tour de France’.
Heat the oven at 180°. For 2p, put 250 grams of cherry tomatoes on baking paper. Add a drizzle of olive oil and roast the tomatoes for 20 mins. Put two pinches of saffron in 500 ml of hot water. Fry 1 chopped shallot and 4 chopped garlic cloves in some olive oil. Add 120 … More Saffron risotto
Start with the potatoes. Make the incisions (hasselback technique). Put the potatoes in a oven dish. Add some salt and oil. Bake in the oven at 180° for approx 45-60 mins (depends on the size of the potatoes). Clean the fish and fill with some onion, fresh basil and lemon. Add pepper and salt. Half … More Mackerel, hasselback potatoes and oven baked tomatoes, pure and simple.
During the Palio period especially, pici is surely more than often on the menu. The thick, usually handmade spaghetti, is a traditional dish in Siena and environment. Mostly pici is served with ragù, and more specific, ragù of wild boar. Let’s go for a vegetarian version! For 3-4p cook 300 grams of freshly made pici … More Special days for Siena, special honour to ‘pici’
Once you have eaten a pizza in Napoli, you will rarely reach the same level of pizza dough at home.That’s why I prefer to work with puff pastry instead, thin and cripsy. For 2 p cover 1 puff pastry (I prefer the square ones) with a mixture of 150 grams of ricotta, 2 chopped garlic … More Flat puff pastry
This soup will be more than enough for a full meal for 2p. Chop 3 branches of green celery, 1 onion, 4 garlic cloves and 1 spicy little pepper. Fry in some olive oil. Add 1 can of passata and 150 ml of white wine. Clean 500 grams of little fishes (remove intestines) and add … More ‘Zuppa di pesce’
Cut 1 small cauliflower for 2p in little roses. Spread on baking paper. Add 1 table spoon of curry, a drizzle of sunflower oil, 4 chopped garlic cloves, ½ red onion in slices, 2 bay leaves and some salt. Mix everything together. Cover the dish and put in the oven at 180° for 40 mins. … More Roasted vegetables = intense flavor
Antipasti in Italy, tapas in Spain, mezze in Greece, North Africa and the Middle East are all appetizers which you can easily eat as main dish. You just have to prepare a few small portions to create a little buffet. I love to have a lot of different things on my plate with different colors, … More Mezze for 2
As I explained already in a blog post before, when I cook for myself I often use cucumber and curry as ingredients. Today a dauphinoise with cucumber, potato and light curry cream. Slice 1 big peeled potato of approx 250 grams thinly. Slice 1 small cucumber thinly. Spread the slices in a small oiled oven … More Private dinner with myself
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