My cooking stove is awesome. Thanks to Marion it has a name now : ‘the beast’😉. My daily cooking would be completely different without an oven, and now, I can use 3 ovens at the same time🤗. For 2p steam 1 small cauliflower. Remove the green first and chop. Chop and fry 2 garlic cloves, … More What a beast🤗
Turnip tops, anchovies and orecchiette are a traditional combination. Broccoli is a perfect alternative for turnip tops. I have never seen turnip tops in Belgium. They contain loads of vitamins and minerals. People who take warfarin or a similar anticoagulant have to be really careful. The combination can destabilize the anticoagulant treatment. Clean 500-600 grams … More Turnip tops
I can’t help it. Small pumpkin, intense flavor, in whatever combination, it will be on my menu. I can’t get enough of them. I’m still not sure whether to start my own kitchen garden. My experiences in Italy until so far are more than just bad, although daily attention and regular watering. Anyway, I still … More Jerusalem artichoke and pumpkin in a delicious all in one
I think RAL 9010 has become the most popular ingredient in the house 😉. A seaweed, fennel and vongole risotto is an ideal dish in combination with the elegant white paint at the end of the day. For 2p, clean 1 kilo of vongole. Heat a pan. Melt 1 teaspoon of butter. Add the vongole, … More RAL 9010
Use turmeric in your dough to creatie a summer dish! For a rectangular quiche for 2-3p, mix 200grams of flour ( spelt or normal) with 2 teaspoons of turmeric powder, a pinch of salt, 2 table spoons of olive oil and luke warm water( 100-120ml) until you obtain a smooth dough. Cover with cling film … More Sunny quiche
During my stroll around the local market I discovered aglione for the first time. Aglio and aglione are both belonging to the garlic family. Aglione is a variety from the region between Siena and Arezzo. It has a more delicate taste and is much easier to digest. The ‘one’ stands for huge. The ‘aglio degli … More The difference between ‘aglio’ and ‘aglione’
Desperately waiting for my new kitchen I cook from day to day now. On the 14th of August the kitchen furniture has been installed. The following day we discovered a wet wall outside. Our plumber made a few holes in the wall hoping to discover the problem. The problem is discovered and solved now but … More Salted capres
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
Not only beautiful, but tasty, healthy…a tian is one of those dishes who has it all. Slice 1 medium sized eggplant in slices of 0.5 cm. Put them in a colander, spread some salt on each layer. After 30 mins to 1 hour, rinse the slices and dry. Slice 2 medium sized courgettes and 4 … More A tian is an awesome dish
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