A few days ago one of my best friends in Belgium, Liesbet, sent a message to ask me whether I was okay because she hadn’t received recent blog posts. That’s when I realized I took a break. 🙃 If you would consider that this implies I stopped cooking….ask my niece 😉. Ready made ravioli with … More I had no idea…
Frozen yellow fin tuna, a small portion of parboiled frozen green beans, frozen potatoes, oven dried tomatoes, black olives and boiled egg are the ingredients of today’s dinner. Defrost the tuna. Put approximately 250 grams of frozen beans in the microwave until al dente. Cool down. Cut 3 tomatoes in wedges. Put them on baking … More Salad alla niçoise
If you would ask me, the best pizza dough is thin and crispy. If you don’t have time, and there is no pizzeria open, and still you are desperately craving for some crispy pizza, puff pastry is a perfect alternative for the dough. I tend to buy a rectangular piece. Prebake it in the oven … More This is easy
Mackerel is a real cheap fish. Mackerel filets are perfect to store in the freezer. So if they are available I will always buy a portion for a later occasion. 300 grams is a perfect portion for 2p. This recipe, which I found in the Christmas edition of delicious.nl is goodloocking and tasty. Blanch 8 … More Mackerel in a coat
Sometimes I really try hard to prepare some traditional food combinations. Puree is an ideal way to put loads of vegetables in a rather invisible way in one meal. Remove the skin of 400 grams of potatoes and chop them in cubes. Clean 1 kg of broccoli and chop in smaller pieces. Boil a large … More Puree and meatballs, even if you still have teeth 😉
Fighting with long grass, packing for our trip to the Amalfi Coast, running on the treadmill….what a great Friday. No way that I will be able to empty our fridge tonight, but part of the fridge will travel with us to our ‘home’ in Ravello. Chop 1 large yellow bell pepper (400 grams ), 400 … More After a day of physical activity
We are in full preparation of the real renovation works and I’m in full preparation of starting my own practice. All of this is very exciting and time consuming but I’ll never forget how important it is to take care of yourself ( and your body and food😉). Tonight a squid of 500 grams ( … More I haven’t been able to go to Livorno but this kind of food is supposed to be popular there
For 2p, 2 piadine or Italian flat breads, 2 garlic cloves, 5 small fresh artichokes ( 1 can of artichokes as alternative), 200 grams of mozzarella, 2 table spoons of black olives, 60 grams of sundried tomatoes on oil and some rocket salad is all you need tonight. Clean and chop the baby artichokes in … More Artichokes on a piadina
Clean 10 baby artichokes. Cut each one in 8. Put them immediately in a recipient filled with water and the juice of 1 lemon (keep the zeste ). Chop and fry 4 garlic cloves and 1 pepperoncini in a drizzle of olive oil. Add the zeste and the drained artichokes. Add a few chopped black … More Another awesome pasta dish
For 2p, buy some thin ready made pizza dough. Put them on a baking tray on the baking paper which is included in the package. Spread a small container of arrabbiata sauce on both. Spread 2 sliced small onions, 4 sliced garlic cloves. Spread 1 can of tuna, 1 can of crab, 1 can of … More A pizza made with canned ingredients
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