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
It’s really cold, outside and sadly enough also inside ( 😠). This dinner will hopefully add some degrees. Chop 4 garlic cloves and 1 red onion. Heat an oven resistant pan. Fry the onion and garlic in 2 table spoons of olive oil. Add 4 chopped pickled anchovies and 1 table spoon of dried thyme. … More Gnocchi, taleggio and radicchio = cosy food
Start the day before. For 2p put 125 grams of white beans in a large amount of water for at least an overnight. Boil 1 small sized frozen polpo (approximately 700 grams) for almost 1h, until tender. Drain and store in the fridge. Drain the beans. Put them back in the pan. Add water. Heat. … More Powerfood
Baby artichokes are awesome ingredients. I admit, there is more to throw on the compost heap. Tonight’s dinner is a pasta dish with artichokes and gorgonzola. If you agree with me that less pasta and more vegetables ( really not Italian style) is the best, clean 8 baby artichokes. Cut them in 4 or 8 … More They are back😋
A perfect cacio e pepe could seem easy, but it isn’t. To obtain the perfect creaminess you need to balance the right amount of cheese and the right amount of cooking water. A frittata of pasta cacio e pepe is not so delicate, and also be a perfect recipe to prepare in advance. For a … More Prepare a ‘cacio e pepe’ in advance…a contradiction?
The Ottolenghi’s test kitchen cookbook is amazing. I can’t repeat it enough. Tonight’s za’atar salmon with tahini is so 😋. I increase the amount of vegetables, decrease the amount of tahini and add roasted sweet potato as side dish. Remove the bones of a beautiful piece of salmon filet. Mirco, the fishmonger, already removed the … More Easy and delicious
Every season has a color, even on your plate. Orange is definitely a color connected to this season with as ingredient number 1, the squash. During our road trip through a part of Italy we discovered local specialities. We had lunch on several different places as in Mantova. There we tasted the amazing ‘tortelli di … More Autumn orange
I’ve been a bad blogger during the last few months. Cooking is no effort, blogging seems to be so. I have a few loyal followers I don’t want to disappoint. Once I will be back in my routine, it will be much easier 😊. What about another variation with eggplant and tomato? For 2p, chop … More Gradually getting into routine
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