Green green green

My final harvest of pumpkin/courgette is collected : 3 baby creatures, cute but not enough for our daily vegetable quotum. I hope they don’t mind to be served in the company of a half green cabbage and a half with cabbage, both waiting for another recipe. It’s rather boring, but, prepare a baking tray with … More Green green green

My life would never be complete without at least one oven ;-)

Soak 125 grams of green lentils in water, and 50 grams of spelt in another recipient for a few hours. Cover a baking tray with baking paper. Clean 750 grams of carrots. Cut them in halves. Spread on the baking paper. Add a drizzle of olive oil and 1 table spoon of cumin seeds. Bake … More My life would never be complete without at least one oven 😉

Red onion, red pepperoncini, red beetroot, red radishes in harmony with pink salmon

Peel and chop 500 grams of raw beetroots. Put on baking paper. Add some olive oil and bake in the oven at 180°. After 30 mins mix with two bunches of  red radishes chopped in quarters, 1 chopped red onion, 4 chopped garlic cloves, 1 chopped pepperoncini and 1 table spoon of dried thyme. Continue … More Red onion, red pepperoncini, red beetroot, red radishes in harmony with pink salmon

Time for cabbage

Italians use a lot of cabbage in their recipes, and not only in the cold season. Green cabbage is one of the most popular ones, as side dish, filled, or in combination with other ingredients. Don’t eat it every day, because your intestines will not agree (too much nitrites). Boil 120 grams of big pasta … More Time for cabbage

The last week of October we’ll move to our own house in Italy

After 2 years of living in Italy we feel it’s time to settle for a bit longer. House in Belgium is for sale, a new house in one of the most beautiful places of Tuscany, Castelnuovo Berardenga, is recently officially ours. A project for both of us, with space for visitors, space for me to … More The last week of October we’ll move to our own house in Italy

Curry paste

In oriental supermarkets, which are difficult to find here in Tuscany, you find a grand variety of ready made mixtures to use as base for easy oriental cooking. To make your own yellow, green, red, …curry pastes you need so many ingredients, which are even more difficult to find here. Thus, buy different flavors and … More Curry paste

I know, I used this ingredient already this week, but, remember, no waste !and above all, too delicious :-)

100 grams of gorgonzola dolce is waiting in the fridge to be prepared. A cute, tasty pumpkin of 1.2 kilo is enough for two different recipies. Halve the pumpkin, remove the seeds. Put one half in an oven dish. Add some oil and cover with aluminium foil. Cut the other half in wedges of 2 … More I know, I used this ingredient already this week, but, remember, no waste !and above all, too delicious 🙂