Certain autumnal and winter vegetables can be kept, on a cool spot, for a few weeks as pumpkin, savoy cabbage, celwriac, white and red cabbage. For today’s recipe take the bigger outerleaves of a savoy cabbage. Store the leftover in the fridge and use in a puree, a paste or even in wintersalad. 10-12 outerleaves … More Barley, lentils, savoy cabbage and lots of cheesy sauce
Cooking for 2p is cosy, but, you know, I really would look forward to cook for at least 10p. Anyway, this recipe is a simple and healthy combination, inspired by Bill Grainger. Boil 120 grams of barley al dente in salted water. Mix 1 sliced onion, 4 chopped garlic cloves, 500 grams of halved cherry … More Cosy cooking
After our first truffle hunting I learned that the best way to store the truffle (fresh truffle can be stored for maximum a week) is in a glass recipient with a perfect lid together with rice, barley or spelt in the fridge. The rice, barley or spelt gets the awesome flavor of the truffle and … More Barley with a flavor of truffle
1h and 20 mins in the car and we are in Florence. We leave our car near Piazza Michelangelo, enjoy the amazing view and walk to the centre. After a few hours of walking, shopping and a visit to the impressive exposition of Marina Ambramovic we arrive back home late, but , no problem my … More After a lovely day in Florence
The first time I ate courgettes I was 17 and staying in Paris to improve my French. I still love Paris and I still love courgettes and its incredible variety of preparations. The chubby round courgettes are meant to be filled. For 2p, half and empty 4 round courgettes. Chop the filling. Chop and fry … More I love courgettes
Artichokes, mozzarella and barley (orzo) in a salad = Italy on your plate. Clean 5 small artichokes by removing the hard leaves and the stem. Cut in quarters and put them immediately in water with lemon juice. Put the drained artichokes in an oven dish with the juice of 1 lemon, 4 chopped garlic cloves, … More Fresh artichokes and buffalo mozzarella
For 2p, clean 600 grams of Brussels sprouts. Keep the outer leaves seperate. Put the sprouts on a tray on baking paper. Mix with a drizzle of olive oil, 2 table spoons of sunflower seeds, 4 chopped garlic cloves, 1 table spoon of dried savory, pepper and salt. Bake at 180° for 40 mins. Stir … More Lukewarm winter salad
The cookbooks of Jamie Oliver remain a wonderful source of inspiration. The last one my daughter Katrin gave me as a Christmas gift last year, to give me more inspiration for the following Christmas dinners. Not that I am already looking forward to next Christmas ( 😉 Sofie), but you cannot be too prepared. A … More Jamie Oliver’s cookbooks
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