Prebake a puff pastry in the oven at 180° for 10 mins. Mix a good portion of fresh parsley/basil and 4 garlic cloves in a cutter. Add 4 eggs and 125grams of ricotta. Taste and add pepper and salt. Steam 500 grams of green asparagus shortly. Cut in smaller pieces and keep the heads apart. … More Beautiful quiche
Cut a large eggplant of 600 grams in two eqaul parts. Make some incisions, add salt and put them in a colander for at least 1h. Rinse and dry. Put the eggplant in a oven dish. Cover with a mixture of chopped basil, pepper, salt and 2 finely chopped garlic cloves. Put in the oven … More Sweet potato, eggplant and local sausages after a long stroll in Genova
I probably told you before, I rate supermarkets during holidays (there are worse diseases ;-)). La Spezia has a IperCoop which is huge and thus ‘a must do’. Inspired by a few recipes found online, we’ll try varieties of the local cuisine in our local kitchen. Liguria is known for focaccio, pesto genovese, and anchovies … More My passion for supermarkets
The weather is lovely, perfect for our planned tour. There are many ways to discover Cinque Terre. Although the real season has not yet started, there are already a lot of tourists. The best way to see the villages is by boat. The train is rather new and tries to avoid the masses of cars, … More Cinque Terre : car-boat-train day and the best anchovies ever 😉
While our visitors are on their way back to Belgium, I make everything ready for our trip to Cinque Terre. How lucky are we to live in the central part of this lovely country. After 2h and 40 mins drive we arrive in our lovely appartment outside Pignone. The kitchen is small but so complete. … More Arrival in our lovely appartment to explore Cinque Terre
Rice sheets or phyllo dough? For rice sheets I need to go to Florence, thus in my case the choice is quickly made (although I love Florence). Chop 2 carrots, 1 leek, 3 spring onions, 2 celery stems ‘à la brunoise’. Mix with 2 chopped garlic cloves, 1 chopped spicy pepper, 5 cm of … More Spring rolls
Jef and Tim, our guests, love to eat. The original carpaccio is one of their requests. We prefer a version with tuna. Thinly sliced beef of good quality is easy to find in our region. The dressing is a combination of lemon juice/balsamic vinegar (old balsamic with its intense flavor and sweetness), good olive oil, … More The real carpaccio
Clean the squid (800 grams for 4p) and cut in smaller pieces. Marinate in 2 chopped garlic cloves, the zeste of 1 lime, 2 table spoons of olive oil, pepper and salt. Store in the fridge. Peel two small cucumbers. Remove the seeds. Mix with 400 grams of low fat Greek yoghurt, 1 chopped garlic … More It’s time for squid in good company 😉
Boil 750 grams of peeled potatoes in salted water. Drain the potatoes and make a puree. Cool down. Mix with 400 grams of chopped fresh salmon, 40 grams of chopped dill, 2 chopped spring onions, 1 table spoon of curry powder, pepper, salt and 1 egg. Make cookies with ‘oily’ hands. Cover them with panko … More Salmon and mango?
The eastern edition of my favorite magazine is fabulous. This sunny dish can be prepared as buffet dish, or as appetizer. For 4p, clean 500 grams of carrots. Slice the carrots in stripes with a potato peeler. Make a dressing with 1 small sliced red onion, 60 ml of orange juice, 60 ml of rice … More Ricotta salata and marinated carrots
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