During my last Belgian visit I had the pleasure to dine in one of the best Italian restaurants I’ve ever been, Trattoria Bazalia. My brother Ivan and his man Peter are so lucky to live on the same square as where the restaurant is. Although we didn’t know then, last monday the government decided to … More Remember my visit to Belgium
Our dear Italian friends convinced us to do our own raccolto. They will show us how to do it. Mamma Anne doesn’t want to miss this event, and, Diane, our American friend who lives nearby, and her puppy dog, Oskars best friend, will join the female forces. My contribution is restricted to the catering because … More Catering during the harvest of our own olive trees
Although Covid is worse in Belgium than Italy, I decided to book a flight and visit my mother and daughters for a few days. Tomorrow lunchtime I’ll be gone. Today has been really crazy, a broken water pipe to restore, a swimming pool to close for winter, solar panels to finish…So happy the day started … More I hope they won’t keep me there
Since I’m able to decide my own life, I finish my evening with a candlelight dinner. All my friends seem to have accepted this ‘habit’ as nobody complains if I start cooking even if everybody is exhausted. I’m pretty sure they might think I’m obsessed, which probably I am. Iris and I live together for … More I have this – for certain people strange – habit that a day is only finished once you have enjoyed a ‘real’ dinner.
Although buying mango is bad for my ecologic footprint, I knew this dish would be fabulous and thus, I decided to prepare it anyway. For 2p, slice 1 mango. Put 1 garlic clove, a handful of basil leaves, the zeste of 1 lemon, 1/2 teaspoon of fennel seeds, some chili flakes and a pinch of … More Mango caprese
Every year a Belgian choir director organizes a music festival in Asciano. Although circumstances are not ideal, they decided to go ahead and we were happy to have our annual lunch with some Belgian friends in our garden. It’s hot, you only have 2 hours to spend together, what to prepare? Jamie Oliver, Ottolenghi and … More Friends for lunch
Oskar arrived this morning, all the way from Sicily where there is a real problem with abandoned puppies.A readymade pasta, ovendried tomatoes, garlic, anchovies, fresh basil and buffalo mozzarella…Italy in one dish, an easy and delicious meal after this exciting day ❣.Put 800 grams of halved cherry tomatoes in a large oven pan. Spread 4 … More Few ingredients, fabulous food to celebrate the arrival of our new puppy Oskar
The delicious.nl last edition is all about the love for Italian food. Pizza limone e finocchio has southern roots. For a real easy version, use ready made rectangular pizza dough, which is a perfect portion for 2 as main dish.Slice 1 large fennel and 1 bio lemon thinly. Spread on the pizza dough. Spread 4 … More Pizza
Cut 6 small red onions in quarters. Chop 1 large red bell pepper in long pieces and 4 garlic cloves. Spread all together in an oven dish. Add a little drizzle of olive oil and 1 tablespoon of dried basil. Bake in the oven at 180° for 20 mins. After 20 mins add 300 grams … More Beautiful red
Radishes, parsley, rucola, spring onion, garlic, frozen spinach are today’s vegetables. Defrost approximately 300 grams of spinach leaves. Drain. Mix the spinach with, two table spoons of fresh parsley, 1 table spoon of anchovies paste(instead of salt), 4 chopped garlic cloves, pepper and 1 table spoon of dried oregano. Prebake 1 round puff pastry for … More My fridge is almost empty
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