I know, tomato is one of the more or most genetically manipulated fruit/vegetables, but still, since I was a child, one of my most loved ingredients. I remember hot summer evenings that eating raw sunriped tomato like an apple in the late evening sun! My respect has never faded, although I’m so glad that sunriped … More Tomato risotto and my beloved Italian sausages
We start with a breakfast outside looking at Siena, could be worse ;-). After a lazy morning in the garden and stormy weather we decide to take the car to take a look at our future home, in Castelnuovo Berardenga and to come back by the Crete Senese. For our evening meal for 3p, I … More Soft Indian cooking
Dorianne, 25 years old, one of the daughters of my sister who died suddenly in 2005, is visiting us for a few days. A week to share beautiful memories and to be grateful being the aunt of three wonderful ladies! Six days is short, but enough to absorb the vibe of Tuscany. So we will … More Young visitor, or just younger 😉
From the moment of arrival, the delicious magazine is always a superb source of new cooking ideas. As you know we live in Italy and the only foreign magazine which arrives in our mail is my beloved Delicious. With a few days of delay, sometimes even more (italian speed is sometimes piano pianissimo ;-)) but … More Quick puff pastry with eggplant and garlic
A mixture of fresh fish for 2p is available in Italy. The fishmonker chops fresh squid, salmon, some white fish and adds some large shrimps. This fresh mixture is much better than what you can buy frozen. Boil 120 grams of pasta. Add 200 grams of samphire during the last mins. Chop and fry 2 … More Mixture of fish for 2p
If I would have the choose between a main dish or starter, I will surely take a starter, or a few starters instead of a starter and main dish ;-). Simple and pure, although not ideal for my ecological footprint, is carpaccio or sashimi of raw salmon and tuna. For 2p 100 grams of each … More Sashimi as starter
Talking about living in Italy with Italian friends is so much easier while eating ;-). My starter and dessert were finished before thinking about taking a picture, so those recipes will wait for a later occasion. The main dish is a perfect dish to prepare in advance. Fregola is a typical pasta from Sardegna and … More Dinner with friends
For 2p chop 1 cute lady fennel and 1 small male fennel (remember, blogpost In love with fregola) in small pieces. Bake in a drizzle of olive oil. After a few mins add 4 chopped garlic cloves, 1 chopped chili pepper and 1 teaspoon of grinded fennel seeds. Add some lemon juice and zeste for a … More Simple pasta dish
Real french fries and tomatoes filled with North Sea shrimps are one of our traditional dishes, but there are good ways, better ways and best ways to prepare this dish. Checking my freezer I found 200 grams of frozen North Sea shrimps from our last roadtrip to Belgium. Fresh shrimps are much better, but anyway. … More Belgian tradition
The monthly magazine of the Italian supermarket Coop costs 1euro. So, for only 1 euro a month I have even more inspiring sources and I gradually become familiar with the Italian cooking vocabulary and with the variety of local products without great effort. For this recipe you need a blender and a fridge. For 2-3 … More Caprese in gazpacho
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