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
Desperate for simplicity on our plate, a fabulous simple pasta with mediterranean vegetables will be the delicacy before we start the freshley stocked fridge. Clean and cut 500 grams of sweet peppers. Put them in an oven dish with some chopped garlic and 1 table spoon of dry basil. Add a drizzle of olive oil … More Pure italian food
In Italy lentils are a beloved ingredient. The traditional New Years menu will serve lentils hoping to bring wealth the following year. The selection of lentils is wide. We will follow the advise of Carluccio (the cute cook in love with his country, charming every female cook and using as ‘a drizzle of good olive … More Lovely lentils and homemade sausage
How would I survive in the kitchen without the oven?? Today again he will surely not disappoint you. For 2p 300-400 grams of white fish filet of choice. Cut into smaller filets. Create rolls and put them in an oiled oven dish. Cover with halved cherry tomatoes and mushrooms (500 grams of tomatoes and 200 … More So simple and healthy
Yiouvetsi is a traditional greek dish originally served with lamb which we will exchange by chicken. Chop 1 red onion, 4 garlic cloves, and if you like it spicy, 1 spicy little pepper. Fry in 1 table spoon of olive oil in an oven dish which can be covered. Add the meat (250 grams for … More Time to enjoy Greek food
Coming home from a lovely weekend in Lucca a seafood risotto will be a great way to close. Chop 2 white onions, 4 garlic cloves and a small spicy pepper. Fry in a mixture of 1 spoon of olive oil and 1 teaspoon of real butter. Add the risotto rice (1 small cup of 120 … More Quick and tasty
Last weekend we visited Lucca. We had lovely weather to stroll around. Saturday evening we dined in Ristorante La Norma. The cook is from Sicily. His cucina is ‘haute cuisine’ and a tasting menu costs 30 euro pp!!!
Blood oranges are available during the real winter months, from December until March. Their beautiful colour and flavour makes it perfect as an ingredient for a salad. But first we will have a little appetizer, because it’s Friday. Mozzarella croquettes (recipe entirely stolen out of my favourite Belgian cooking magazine ‘Libelle lekker, Dec 2015) Cut … More Fruity salad and crispy appetizer for the start of the weekend
Green cabbage is a lovely ingredient. It is full of vitamins and low in kcal. In general cabbages here have a rather small size (800 grams). You can easily store them for more than a week in your fridge. My recent discovery ‘crescenza’ (cheese) with its delicate taste will take care of the protein part. … More Winter delight
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