Chop and fry 1 red onion, 4 garlic cloves and 1 pepperoncini. Add 2 cans of cherry tomatoes and 1 table spoon of dried basil. Allow to simmer. Taste, add pepper, salt and a drizzle of old syruppy balsamico vinegar. Add 1 can of drained red beans at the end of the cooking time. Roast … More Burrata di bufala
Jamie Olivers’ new book is full of classical Italian cuisine alla Jamie, and I hope to have it soon in my collection ;-). Delicious.nl comments this recipe as ‘spectacular, awesome’, which Iris and I can only confirm. For 2p peel and cut 2 red onions in quarters. Heat 1 small can of anchovies with the … More Cauliflower is never boring!
The succulent chicken breast of yesterday was too big for the two of us, thus at the same time as the Thai chicken curry I prepare this dish (so easy for our life ‘in between two houses’ ). Chop and fry 4 garlic cloves and 1 pepperoncini in a drizzle of olive oil. Add 350 … More Same chicken, different style, pollo alla Siciliana
Elodie gave me a few ‘Thai curry- kits’. In the kit is included : coconut cream powder, curry paste (a green one for today), fish sauce and some dried herbs. Instead of the recommended 90 grams of vegetables, I add 350 grams of green beans+200 grams of soy sprouts+200 grams of eggplant cubes. Start with … More Chicken Thai style
The traditional version of ragù is time consuming( 2-3hours) but incredible delicious. This version is not bad and is finished after 30 mins. Chop and fry 1 stem of white celery, 1 carrot, 4 garlic cloves and 1 red onion in a drizzle of olive oil . Add 300 grams of minced meat (remember my … More A quick version of ragù bolognese is possible
Although I’m impatientely waiting for the new Delicous magazine, the edition of September has still attractive recipes to try out. Ottolenghi learned me how to mix ingredients for an awesome salad, the fattoush. The recipe of today combines that wonderful salad with a green pea humus and shrimps, great! For 2p, blanch 450 grams of … More Fattoush
Halve 2 Italian bell peppers or 4 non-Italian sized bell peppers for 2p (as main dish) and remove the seeds. Put 1 table spoon of salted capres in water. Chop 2 medium sized eggplants in cubes. Put in a colander with salt for approx 30 mins. Rinse and dry. Fry the eggplant in a drizzle … More Bell pepper alla Napoletana
Clean 600 grams of fennel. Grate the fennel with the help of a friend (the mandoline or kitchen robot). Steam shortly and drain thoroughly. Mix the fennel with 3 chopped garlic gloves, 1 table spoon of dried basil, 1 table spoon of curry powder, 250 grams of low fat Greek yoghurt, 100 grams of gorgonzala … More Salted cheesecake with fennel
Gnocchi alla romana are prepared in the oven and therefore my prefered gnocchi. The recent magazine of the supermarket Coop inspires for a version with pumpkin. Remember the pumpkin of last week? This recipe is ideal for the 400 grams of ovenbaked pumpkin meat stored in the freezer. Defrost the pumpkin (or prepare fresh pumpkin) … More One huge pumpkin gnocco (singular of gnocchi) or better ‘polenta pumpkin gratin’
Today I did my shopping for the following days, and a lovely fish (doesn’ look that lovely, but is delicious) is the most important ingredient. I was lucky to find 500 grams of white sweet potatoes. Clean the potatoes, cut in similar wedges. Put the wedges on baking paper. Add a drizzle of olive oil. … More Sweet potatoes
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