Cannelloni of courgettes filled with ricotta…Donna Hay, grazie mille! Delicious magazine and Donna Hay show us a few pages of the last cookbook ‘Brilliance kids’. A main dish becomes a starter in my case, and we skip the mozzarella (to skip some kcal). For a starter for 3-4p I use 100 grams of frozen (fresh … More There we go again : courgettes
Wikipedia says : Type Salad Place of origin United States Created by Paul J. Posti for Robert Cobb Main ingredients Salad greens (iceberg lettuce, watercress, endive, Romaine lettuce), tomatoes, bacon, chicken breast, hard-boiled eggs, avocado, chives, Roquefort cheese, red-wine vinaigrette Certain salad combinations are eternal and ‘invented’ by someone. There can be some doubt, but … More Cobb salad
Gerda, my mother in law, probably worried my inspiration will be gone soon ;-), collected a lot of recipes for me. This eggplant recipe which she found in the magazine ‘Body talk’ as starter, is a perfect main dish in a larger portion. I make a ‘docV version’. For 4p 1,2 kilo of eggplant is … More Eggplant soufflé
Slice 500 grams of small courgettes with a potato peeler, or spiralizer. Mix with the juice of 1 lemon, a drizzle of olive oil, 2 table spoons of chopped chives, some roasted pine nuts and pepper. Spread 100 grams of smoked salmon. Ready!!
My daily intake of salad was always impressive in my working life as a family physician. This salad was always combined with tomatoes, cucumber, radishes,…. and some nuts, smoked fish or a small portion of cheese as proteins. Since I live in Italy I eat more often fruit during my lunch break (Perhaps this will … More Cucumber and curry, always a good match
Italy has its own flatbread, with or without olive oil and of course, already available in kamut or glutenfree versions. Heat them in a real hot dry pan, shortly on both sides, so they stay crispy and flexible. For 2p, I will always buy three pieces (although next time I have to try home made … More Italian wrap or piadina
The first time I ate courgettes I was 17 and staying in Paris to improve my French. I still love Paris and I still love courgettes and its incredible variety of preparations. The chubby round courgettes are meant to be filled. For 2p, half and empty 4 round courgettes. Chop the filling. Chop and fry … More I love courgettes
How to create the most colorful all-in-one dish ever? Chop 1 big or 3 small eggplants in cubes. Put in a colander with salt and leave for at least 1h. Chop 1 large or 2 smaller bell peppers (yellow for extra color). Mix with 1 chopped red onion, 1 spicy little pepper, 4 chopped garlic … More Ratatouille ‘Italian style’
Canned king crab is expensive but has a lot of taste. There is this traditional Belgian starter with crab, cocktail sauce which still has a lot of succes. With some onion, some lemon I prepare a fresh variant on that theme. Chop 1 medium sized fresh onion. Add the juice of ½ lemon. Marinate for … More Crabcoctail with a twist
Tonight we are both tired, but the dinner is and will always be an important ritual to finish the day. Bake 400 grams of whole frozen shrimps shortly in a drizzle of olive oil. Remove the shrimps from the pan and cool down. Chop and fry 1 large red fresh onion, 1 chili pepper and … More Pasta and shrimps
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