Kale is an important ingredient in the Italian kitchen and is, in Tuscany, mainly used for the famous ‘ribollita’ ( = a thick all- in- one soup, literally translated as re-cooked). In the beginning of our Italian life, I experimented with this vegetable. Being used to cook al dente and to avoid waste ( one … More Kale
Iris has to finish an essay this weekend. I hope to contribute with good food. She loves a traditional French onion soup and so it will be 😉. I hate the smell of baked onions in my clothes and hair, so I prefer to plan this dish before my shower. Clean 4 large white onions, … More I try hard to be supportive 🤫
Elegant cooking is not really my thing. During weekends I try to add some extra effort ( without adding too many kcal). Tonight farro ( less carbs than risotto rice), artichokes and a creamy parmesan sauce are the ingredients for our dinner. Chop and fry 1 red onion, 4 garlic cloves and 1 chili in … More This is a good one
I love my life and I’m so grateful to be conscious of that feeling. Cooking for others is a way to express my feelings and certain ingredients make you smile even more. I often have a few small sized tasty pumpkins waiting for a recipe. The one of today is approximately 1,2 kilo total weight. … More Grateful
Although carbs can give me this extra comfort during winter,, with a cauliflower and a portion of Swiss chard the amount of vegetables for 2p is already rather impressive and thus, tonight there will be no ‘space’ for extra carbs. Wash the vegetables. Chop the cauliflower and outer leaves. Remove the stems from the Swiss … More No carbs tonight
Strolling through the last edition of delicious.nl I was immediately attracted by a few dishes. Chickpeas pumpkin pizza with shrimps is one of them. Of course I will give the recipe a little docv twist. Mix 400 grams of pumpkin puree ( prepared in the oven) with 100 grams of chickpea flour, 30 grams of … More Is this a pizza?
As reader follower you know that we really eat an incredible amount of vegetables, preferably cooked in the oven. Today’s dinner starts with a combination of 2 eggplants, 2 courgettes, 1 bell pepper, 1 red onion, 4 garlic cloves and 1 chili. It’s cold and wet outside, thus some comfy cheese and pasta is exactly … More Old recipes, new version
Although no trip to Belgium and no big family dinner, I’m so grateful to spend a cosy time in our own house with Iris and our pets. Mirco, the fishmonger, still had, exceptionally, 7 oysters left which are perfect as appetizer, so simple and pure. A traditional grandma’s tomato soup (A super easy tomato soup) … More Cooking for 2 on Christmas day
There is a major contradiction in the meaning of the original shepherd’s pie ( or hachis parmentier) and ‘vegetarian’ once you realize leftover meat should be the most important ingredient. So just ignore Wikipedia, and start making an oven dish with lots of vegetables and mashed potatoes. For 2 healthy people, wash 500 grams od … More A Shepherd’s pie or hachis parmentier in a vegetarian version???
It could be the name of a poet, but it’s a fish. Pagello fragolino is a beautiful sea bream. I asked Mirco, the fishmonger, to bring me a local, seasonal whole fish. What a name! Reading online the most common way to prepare would be ( again) with tomatoes. A gorgeous cauliflower is our side … More Pagello Fragolino
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