Farro or spelt is a nutrious ( perfect food for a gluten free diet ) and local ingredient. A lot of healthy eating Italians eat farro instead of pasta at lunch. The recipe, inspired by the magazine of the supermarket Coop, is not only healthy but also delicious and beautiful. Defrost and dry 600 grams … More Farro in a colorful outfit 🌞
My new kitchen is almost ready. Whatever I cook feels like ‘something in between’, although I still appreciate our temporary cooking centre of this awesome house. Oil a medium sized elegant oven dish. Slice 2 large potatoes thinly. Spread in the oven dish. Slice one large red onion, 4 garlic cloves and 2 large tomatoes … More A pie with roots in Puglia
I’m not really into soup but I’m not against 😉. Iris says that the fact that I use the verb ‘to drink’ instead of ‘to eat’ soup expresses already my emotional attitude towards soup😇. Anyway, chop and fry 1 red onion, 1 red onion, 4 garlic cloves, 2 carrots and 3 bell peppers in a … More Not every red soup is based on tomato
Eline loves risotto. I prefer something different every day. Cauliflower has never been a protagonist in one of the risottos before. Cut a medium sized cauliflower in smaller pieces. Put on baking paper. Add 1 table spoon of curry powder, 1 table spoon of fennel seeds. Spread some oil. Bake in the oven at 200° … More Cauliflower risotto
Put 1 kilo of medium sized grape tomatoes on baking paper. Spread some salt, olive oil and a few sliced garlic cloves. Bake in the oven at 180° for 30 mins ( until the tomatoes start bursting. Remove the stems and the skin. Rinse 1 kilo of vongole. Put them in a hot pan with … More Fregola, vongole e pomodori
There are many different ways to use old bread in your recipes. It’s always useful to cut the bread in smaller pieces before becoming extremely hard. Put 2 chopped garlic cloves in some olive oil in a pan. Heat the fire. Add a handful of old bread crumb cubes. Bake and stir now and again. … More Old bread in a salad
Mix grated parmigiano or pecorino ( or another tasty cheese) with a variety of seeds as pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, line seeds, sesame seeds, … and some pepper. Spread some small piles on baking paper. Put in the oven at 200° for 10-15 mins. Remove from the oven. Cool down. A perfect way to add … More Cheesy crackers in a bowl of soup
Clean and chop a small watermelon and an orange sweet melon, type cavaillon, in cubes. Add 1 table spoon of mint leaves and a drizzle of olive oil. Marinate in the fridge. Spread some of the melon on a plate. Finish with a drizzle of olive oil, black pepper and salt. Serve with fresh cheese, … More Mixed melon salad
My favorite magazine arrives monthly, always one month later than expected. I managed to accept the delay, not understanding the reason why 😉. Dorianne has arrived with squid as ingredient on her wishlist. Buy 800 grams of real fresh squid. Ask for for a good cleaning preparation ( less smell in your garbage😉 ). I … More Turkish style
Half 2 large eggplant. Make a few incisions in the meat. Spread some olive oil. Put on baking paper with the skin below. Bake at 220° for 30-40 mins. Remove the inside. Chop and fry 4 garlic cloves and1 chili in a drizzle of olive oil. Bake, add the chopped eggplant. Add 1 can of … More Another filled eggplant
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