An oven dish, 750 grams of mixed cherry tomatoes, 2 fish fillets, a bit of garlic and spring onion, some dried basil and oregano, some fresh basil, and farro…Cooking can be easy, really. Take a round oven dish. Chop 2 spring onions, 3 garlic cloves and 1 spicy little pepper. Put in the oven dish. … More Cherry tomatoes are real sweeties
I must admit that there are days that my inspiration is not gone, but that I take it the easy way. Today is one of those days and luckily I find some real ‘ragù bolognese alla Carluccio’ in the freezer. The real Carluccio ragù sauce needs time. So often, it is better to prepare a … More Italian classic Lasagna Bolognese
This week my menu was not that well prepared. I bought some vegetables randomly hoping that this would bring out new ideas. Broccoli, eggplant, avocado, radishes, pomegranate, cucumber and tomatoes are waiting to be prepared. Let’s start with the eggplant. A lonesome eggplant…cut in small pieces, put in a colander and add some salt. Clean … More A bit of experimental cooking
*Fruit as sweet end of a meal : Chop 2 fresh melons. Add a few leaves of chopped mint and 1 teaspoon of rose water. Put in the fridge until serving time. *moroccan cuisine is known for real sweet pastry. I always try to find the best of two worlds, sweet but not too much … More cookies and fresh melon salad to finish a Moroccan meal
For 6p 1,5 kilo of monkfish. Remove the skin and cut in smaller parts. Prepare the marinade of chermoula with 2 chopped garlic cloves, 1 tea spoon of sea salt, 2 teaspoons of cumin, 1 teaspoon of paprika. Grind everything in a mortire. Add 1 bunch of chopped fresh coriander. Grind in the mortire. Add … More Tajine with monkfish
We live in Italy now for almost 9 months. The life of an ex-pat is fascinating. It’s a choice, it’s a gift for your relationship, it’s a way to experience unique events. Italian people are really friendly, but It will probably take years to be integrated, if you ever get really integrated. Through contact with … More Table with guests, table with (Moroccan) food. Part I; appetizers
Chop 4 garlic cloves, 1 spicy little pepper, 1 red onion. Fry and add 200-250 grams of minced meat (chicken). Add 1 big bell pepper, in smaller pieces. Fry together. Add 2 table spoon of garam masala. Fry and stir now and again. Add 1 can of tomatoes. Allow to simmer. Towards the end, add … More Chili con carne
An Indian meal is often a combination of different dishes and requires a lot of preparation. In the selection of the dishes it is important to combine dishes, not only because they taste good together, but also because they are diverse in colors. *The main dish is 2 dorades for 2p. Make incisions at both … More A Bollywood evening!
For some reason, to me, eggs usually have the important task to pimp a dish with a mixture of leftover ingredients. They are the chosen ones to ‘keep it all together’ while serving as proteins. Above all, they are still considered to be cheap (even if you buy ‘real’ eggs of ‘real’ chicken with a … More Something with eggs….frittata
Having visitors can be a reason to cook certain things which we normally wouldn’t. Honestly eating a T-bone on my own is exagerated ;-), knowing that Iris doesn’t eat that kind of food. Compensate the meat with a lot of vegetables. Cut 800 grams of courgettes and 500 grams of green asparagus in equal pieces. … More Awesome T-bone steak as guilty pleasure!
