Chop a few carots, 1 onion, 4 garlic cloves,1 spicy pepper in tiny pieces (brunoise). Put in the microwave for 4 mins. Add 150 grams of peas, 150 grams of crumbled feta cheese, and 1 table spoon of baharat (mixture of herbs), pepper and salt. Spread this mixture on filo dough and make a few … More Empanada – lookalikes with a fresh salad
Leftovers of risotto can be used in the most delicious Sicilian appetizer or lunch even, arancini, or can be transformed in a frittata, but never the following day (my personal opinion). So, store the leftover ( of course in a certain amount) in the freezer and defrost on time for the frittata. Remember the pumpkin … More In between visitors, time for two and moment to recycle 😉
Roasted vegetables are fashionable and this is not undeserved , they are delicious. The oven time to roast a whole celeriac in the oven is approximately 3h, so economically not so great. My easy solution? Wash the celeriac thoroughly and remove the roots. Halve in two equal parts. Spread some olive oil on top, some … More Celeriac in the oven
BRUSCHETTA with porcini mushrooms Use slices of old bread. Brush some olive oil on both sides. I put some finely chopped garlic in the olve oil for extra flavor. Clean 500 grams of fresh porcini (use no water, brush them). Fry 2 chopped garlic cloves, 1 spicy little pepper in some olive oil. Add the … More Porcini and truffle after a trip to Assisi and Perugia
As starter ARTICHOKE SALAD in a PARMIGIANO BASKET For 4p clean 8 smaller artichokes (they have no hair) and put the softer central part in water with juice of 1 lemon. Store the artichokes in the fridge (this can easily be done the day before). Remove the artichokes out of the water and dry them. … More Really in love with Italian sausages 😉
FENNEL CARPACCIO Slice 2 small fennels with the mandoline. Spread the fennel on 4 plates. Mix the juice of 1-2 oranges with 4 table spoons of olive oil, pepper and salt. Spread the dressing on the fennel. Finish with 4 table spoons of grinded roasted pine nuts and the zeste of the oranges (wash them … More Dinner for friends after a whole day of sight seeing
Ann and Bart arrive in the evening. The first meal demands more preparation than the following dinners. FISHCOOKIES are a perfect starter. Blend 500 grams of fresh salmon (without skin), 1 stem of lemon grass, 2 garlic cloves, 4 cm of fresh ginger, 20 grams of fresh coriander, pepper and salt. Make 8 cookies ( … More Four days with great people = four dinners for 4 in the following days
First advise : prevention is of course the best, but not always forseeable. Second advise : try to prepare recipients for doggy bags (if people tend to live far away, aluminium lasagne-like recipients are wonderful. Third advise : throw away everthing which will certainly not be eaten the following days. Personally I prefer not to … More How to reduce the amount of leftover after a dinner
Living abroad for 1 year and getting more familiar with the language, it’s the right time to invite a few neighbours for a dinner. It’s not easy to decide what to cook for people who you do not really know well, but Ottolenghi’s cookbooks never disappoint to create a colorful buffet. The advantage of a … More Invite your neighbours
Certain traditions are so important to pass to the following generations. One of those traditions is ‘cauliflower with white sauce’, a typical Belgian daily side dish. This white sauce is bechamel, but this blog wouldn’t be mine if I would do it a little bit different to save a few kcal. Blanch 1 cauliflower cut … More Traditions to cherish
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