What a landscape and what a sky!! At the end of the weekend a colourful menu with the taste of the sun will be a perfect introduction to the following week. Put a salmon filet (200gr pp) in one piece in an oiled casserole (skin below). Prepare a mixture of chopped parsley and chives, garlic, … More A perfect day to make a tour through the Crete Senese
I’m a real fan of the books of Jamie Oliver. His recipes are clear. His dishes are mostly in balance although I always add vegetables. While reading his books you feel his great passion for good food and cooking. A delicious recipe out of his book ‘Jamie’s Italy’ is ‘Spaghetti con gamberetti e rucola’. 200 … More Fan of Jamie Oliver’s books
Friday remains -working or not- a special day to combine with some ‘lazy’ food, looking forward to a movie, or just sharing with your family or friends. The request menu for today is wraps. If you live in Italy, more than in Belgium, you will mostly only find seasonal vegetables in the supermarket. So what … More Friday wrap= start of the weekend
What can we prepare the day before going to the supermarket? Probably you will think that at the end of my week I only have vegetables in the freezer or in cans? Surely everybody knows tupperware : thé reason of choas in your kitchen cabinets. A while ago I bought those fairly large plastic boxes … More Inspection of the fridge and stock!
Wherever we stay, wherever I cook, my ideal partner in the kitchen is the oven for many good reasons. Especially in winter you can make a great variety of dishes. Timing of serving your meal is so easy and the cook can always join the guest while eating, which is so important (eating is sharing, … More My oven is my best kitchen friend
A nice day for a risotto. A cute cauliflower is looking at me, still very fresh and white. Even if I would use a cauliflower immediately after buying it, I would still try to find a well hidden cauliflower (extra protection) and I must admit that the vegetables here in Italy are always really fresh … More Cauliflower risotto in the oven
With some fresh cherrytomatoes (600g approx), some red onion and of course a few cloves of garlic we have already a nice portion of vegetabels on our plate. During Thursday shopping I chose two nice looking local whole fish (type of sea bass), which were immediately stored in the freezer. They will be perfect company … More Tajine tomato and fish marriage
To avoid that every weekend is synonymous with weightgain, try to think about a way to cook something extra without abuse of fat and cream. Who else is better to give inspiration than the Jeruzalem book of Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi? Their salads are so delicious! My choice tonight is a green salad with … More Sunday: lazy and light
Before the trip cut an aubergine into two perfect halves and make a grid-like incisions in the white flesh (be careful not to cut through the skin). Add some salt and leave in a colander (min 20 mins). After the nice afternoon rinse the aubergine and dry. Put in an oven dish and drizzle some … More Cold and sunny weather ideal for a visit to Volterra in the afternoon, and what is better than an Italian meal to finish the day?
Living here with only two adults, a dog and two cats we do not need an incredible amount for a week, yet mainly inspiration to try to please everybody. We rarely eat meat and when we do, it will be chicken of good quality. We easily eat fish twice a week. The other days we … More ‘Shoppinglistday’ : new delivery!
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