When we moved to Italy I tried hard to empty the cupboards as much as possible , but still we moved 8000 kilo of stuff!!!! Old weckjars moved with us and I never really used them (shame on me) until today. For 2p boil 400 grams of peeled and cut new potatoes for 2 mins … More Weckjars
For 2p clean and chop 200 grams of carrots and 4 garlic cloves. Bake them soft in the microwave. Drain and mix with 50 grams of whole grain flour, 60 grams of grated gruyere, 2 eggs, 2 teaspoons of curry powder, 1 table spoon of fresh parsley. Taste, add a drizzle of olive oil, pepper … More Mexican food in Italy
Never put tomatoes in the fridge, because they loose a lot of flavor. Put them in a visible position and inspect them regularly. It would be sad to find ‘rotten tomatoes’, because there are so many ways to prepare them. Drying them in the oven is one of those methods, and it’s a wonderful way … More How to use your ovendried tomatoes
For 2p, 2 tagliatelle-sliced courgettes, shortly baked in a drizzle of good olive oil with 2 chopped garlic cloves, some dried thyme (fresh would be better), pepper, salt and served with 1 small burrata is a fabulous, healthy and super easy appetizer or lunch. No burrata? Buffalo mozzarella is a perfect alternative. Yummie!
I never thought it would be so difficult to find out what I wanted to do in this phase of my life. After almost 30 years as a passionate family physician, I took the opportunity (although I would probably never have considered it if Iris wouldn’t have told me that she was offered the option … More Being 55 and being a student, I love it!
The monthly magazine of COOP supermarket costs 1 euro and is a perfect source to discover local ingredients. It’s also noticable that Italians gradually allow other cookings influences on their table. Remarkable is that when we first arrived in september 2016 a few ingredients as fresh coriander were hard to get. Everybody who visited us … More Tacchino al latte di cocco e curcuma
My youngest brother, Ivan, and his partner, Peter, are real foodies. After my long journey I have to promise myself to go for the easy way. A short visit of Siena in the rain brings us to my favorite supermarket. The kind fishmonger shows me a large fresh sea bass of approx 2 kg, thus … More Back home and visitors are waiting 😉
Last dinner in this great city. My daughters can finally say they have been in New York. Remember the chicken of yesterday? A good portion of chicken meat is still waiting to be eaten. For 3p, chop and fry all the garlic, 3 bunches of radishes, 500 grams of mushrooms and 1 spicy little pepper. … More Dinner 5 : No waste, even not in New York, or especially not in New York
We find special brown paper roast bags in the supermarket. Put a small biological chicken (still too much for 3p, but anyway), seasoned with pepper, salt and some curry powder (found in the cupboards) in a brown bag. For safety reasons, use another bag and some aluminium foil to protect the oven. Put 400 grams … More New York! Dinner 3 : Broadway musical and Japanese food, dinner 4 : Chicken in a bag!
After 17 kilometers of walking we can use real healthy food. An oven without oven dish, without proper tray? Fish in papillot is managable. Use strong aluminium foil in two layers (to keep the oven clean). For 3p, make 3 different packages with sliced 2 onions, 4 chopped garlic cloves, 1 chopped spicy little pepper, … More Dinner 2 in New York
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