Put eggs and butter at room temperature. Melt 150 grams of butter. Mix with 200 grams of sugar. Add 4 eggs, one by one. Add the content of 1 vanilla stick or some vanilla extract. Mix and add 250 grams of self rising flour. Mix thoroughly and add 300 grams of Greek yoghurt. Make a … More Weekend, lots of rain, school for me and some apple yoghurt cake in between
Ray is a delicious fish, and can be prepared in many ways. There is only one important condition : ray has to be super fresh! I had to promise Iris to eat something with pepper sauce. Knowing that the real recipe is rather complicated and fat, I make my own and easy version (I hope … More Ray and spinach
My monthly delicious.nl magazine has arrived while being in Belgium. It’s always a nice moment to browse the magazine for the first time ( ‘the first cut is the deepest’ ;-)). I cleaned the fridge and freezer today and found a pack of gorgonzola. How is it possible to find gorgonzola in the freezer? Before … More Cold and snowy Siena
While opening the doors of the car, our two cats, Roquefort and Berlioz, are immediately there to welcome us. Incredible, how we manage to stuff our car so full, every time again, in both directions ;-). Anyway, after unloading, we need some real easy food before we fall into a coma. Cut and fry 6 … More A long drive, a big reunion in Siena and ‘Aglio, olio e peperoncino’ as ‘cherry on the cake’
We are still in Brussels. Our dog Pillo is back from hospital in our temporary home after a delicate surgery and he is doing great! What a relief. My choice of the day is eggplant and…yes… with North Sea shrimps. Halve 3 eggplants and make incisions in the meat. Oil them and put in the … More I promised you an overdose of North Sea shrimps
Boil 500 grams of sweet potato al dente. Remove the skin and cut in cubes. Chop and fry 1 large red onion, 4 garlic cloves, 1 spicy little pepper. Add 1 chopped large courgette and 250 grams of mushrooms. Add the sweet potato. Bake until everything cooked.Taste, add pepper and salt. Finish with 150 grams … More Tortilla and…
One of the best recipes with those cute pink-grey delicacies ever is shrimp croquettes, but that is not really a recipe which I will prepare in our temporary kitchen. Stuffed potatoes with North Sea shrimps is manageable and is for sure also one of my other favorites. Boil two large potatoes for 20 mins until … More Our Belgian visit gives us the opportunity to eat an overdose of North Sea shrimps 😉
Every time we visit Belgium we feel the vibe in another area of this fascinating city. Being ‘ex-pat’ is a great opportunity in many ways. After a few years of Italy it would be great to live in other countries, but the idea of ‘coming home’ in Brussels feels really good. Our apartment this week … More Back in lovely Brussels for a few days
A dark cold day, although cheered up with an ice cream in San Gimignano (one of the best in the world), is ideal for a cosy pasta dish with cabbage. For 5p, cut 1 green cabbage in small pieces. Chop and fry 1 red onion, 6 garlic cloves. Add 500 grams of mixed minced meat. … More After a week menu with puree, burgers, chicken + rice and pizza we are ready for a pasta 😉
Knead 500 grams of flour type 0, 4 table soons of olive oil and 300 ml of water in the kitchen robot. Store the dough at room temperature for at least 1 hour. Knead the dough once more on a floured surface or in between two sheets of baking paper. Create the appropriate sized pizzas. … More Time for some pizza
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