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
For 4p 600 grams of green beans, 1 kilo of green asparagus, 500- 600 grams of fresh salmon filet, 2 table spoons of red curry paste, 1-2 table spoons of fish sauce, 1 cup of thai rice, lemon grass, a few lime leaves, 4 chopped garlic cloves and 1 chili pepper , 200 ml of … More Something pink, something red, something green, something spicy, something healthy
Italians cannot survive without pasta. The choice of whole grain pasta is gradually becoming more extensive. For 3p, chop and fry 500 grams of fresh onion and 4 garlic gloves in some olive oil. Add 100 ml of white wine. Allow the wine to evaporate. Add some water and 8 anchovies filets of good quality. … More Pure Italian food
It can be silly, but if family and friends are visiting us, we have a small list of ingredients which we still cannot find here and which are too good not to be eaten. Coriander was on that list, but finally it’s available and my own harvest is growing. Flour mixtures for home made bread … More Smuggling of halloumi 😉
For 4p, cut 400-500 grams of good quality chicken breast in slices. Marinate in some oil, pepper and salt. Mix 1 egg (! room temperature) and 1 chopped garlic clove. Blend while adding sunflower oil (approx 200 ml) until firm mayonnaise. Add the juice of 1 lemon. Finish with pepper and salt. Store in the … More Chicken salad and garlic sauce
Today you really need canned pineapple (without extra sugar!). Chop and fry 2 red onions and 2 bell peppers in sunflower oil. Bake for approx 10 mins. Heat the pineapple and the juice (of a small can) in a separate pan. Add 3 table spoons of tomato ketchup and 2 table spoons of rice vinegar. … More Easy sweet and sour thanks to ketchup and canned pineapple
Since I discovered the combination of melon in a salty salad ( Fruit in a salty salad, ideal lunch!)I try to create variations on that theme. Certain people will never eat fruit at the same moment as the rest of a dinner, for many probably good reasons, but in this case you have a wonderful … More Fruit as a starter
Italians are proud of their local products and often those products have a high season and a celebration weekend. Certaldo is famous for their onions and they are indeed awesome. The outside is red, the inside is white and the flavor is awesome. Inspired by delicious.nl I use them in a tortilla. For 2p slice … More Local products in a tortilla
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