My only good reason to drive to Siena this week was to buy some fresh fish. Frozen fish is okay but fresh fish is awesome.A sea bream in the oven is super simple, incredibly delicious, easygoing with any kind of cooking style.Ask the fish monger to clean the fish if you don’t want to do … More Back into fresh fish
Hoisin is seafood in the Cantonese language which is weird because there is no seafood involved. There is only one shop in Siena where I could possibly find readymade hoisin sauce so, thanks to delicious.nl I make a home made version today. As ingredients you need brown miso (which I store in the freezer), rice … More Sweet spicy salty sauce = Hoisin sauce
Being a physician I fully understand the importance of the quarantine rules. Being a woman, a mother, an aunt, a sister, a friend, …I desperately look forward to have people around, not all the time😉, but now and again. So I’m struggling whether yes or no to have occasional guests this year. Whatever my final … More How I miss organizing dinners
When I read a recipe, or sometimes I even skip reading and look at the list of ingredients, I start thinking how to make it as simple and ,preferable, as healthy as possible. Frozen fish, onion, tomatoes, garlic, basil, chili and small potatoes in a all in one version. Start with the potatoes because they … More How to simplify recipes
The gluten free and lactose free hypes are gradually influencing the Italian cooking style. I’m not really into those hypes but I’m generally into healthy cooking which implies an overdose of vegetables. Now and again I love an overdose of spaghetti which I try to compensate with a veggie starter. Spaghetti aglio olio peperoncini is … More The pure Italian cuisine
Lots of colors and lots of flavor, that’s what I always try to combine in my daily cooking. Heat the oven at 200°. Clean a large bunch of fresh carrots and a large bunch of radishes. Halve them. Spread on baking paper on an oven tray. Mix the carrots with a drizzle of olive oil, … More Let’s go to Morocco tonight
If we can’t travel for real, we can always travel on our plate.Everywhere we go I try to find kitchen tools which will allow me to create different cooking styles and different vibes on our dinner table. But, don’t worry, even without a cataplana you can easily prepare this recipe.Defrost half of a bag of … More Thai food in a cataplana
The world is opening itself slowly, and who knows for how long…Anyway, I decided to check my small freezer before making my shopping list. Leftovers of broccoli, spinach, peas and beans (fave) will end up in a frittata, perfect for dinner and for lunch the following day.Remove the vegetables from the package. Defrost and drain … More The whole freezer in a frittata 😉
Start with the polenta. Boil 100 grams of polenta ‘integrale’ in vegetable stock following the instructions. Once well cooked, stop the fire, add 2 table spoons of grated parmesan and black pepper. Spread on a small sized rectangular oven tray in order to create a layer of approximately 1,5cm. Cool down. Clean 600 grams of … More Crispy polenta
Raw, grilled, cooked, boiled, …fresh artichokes are a real delight. 5 euro for 6 large babies is a perfect portion served as a main course for 2p. The following recipe I read in the beautiful cook book, Vegarabia, written by Greg and Lucy Malouf. Clean the artichokes (remove the hard leaves, part of the stem, … More Artichokes ❣
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