Traveling in a campervan becomes more challenging in colder weather, and especially when it’s not only colder but also wet. We crossed a few more borders and went up north again to collect our new little friend Ziggy, a young street dog who found us on one of our city walks. He now has a … More It’s autumn
Autumn is fantastic, all those contrasts in one day, I love it. We have an amazing southwest oriented terrace with the best view ever. It’s probably too hot in summer for most people, but so lovely in spring and autumn. Anyway, we love it and nearby living friends are also impressed when they pass by. … More Cold mornings, warm and sunny afternoons and almost freezing nights
Both are translated as monkfish in English, only Google explains that rana pescatrice is the whole fish and coda di rospo is what remaines after removing the head and skin. Mirco, the fishmonger, made me choose between the local, fresh, ugly looking fish, the rana pescatrice and the coda di rospo, the skinless tail from … More Coda di rospo or rana pescatrice
Thanks to Lia and Cor, lovely friends from the Netherlands, I have a few ready made oriental sauces such as black bean sauce, mirin, ketjap… easy Asian cooking guaranteed đź‘Ś. Prepare all the ingredients in advance. Chop 4 garlic cloves, 2 chili and 4 cm of ginger. Slice 4 spring onions and 500 grams of … More Craving for Asian food
20 years ago quiches became really popular. Different varieties of pies in combination with a large salad for a large group of eaters were easy to prepare in advance and are still an excellent way to please everyone.The only disadvantage remains that you can easily eat a lot of kcal without feeling overloaded, but I … More Now and again a quiche….
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
I need an overdose vegetables tonight. Cut a small pumpkin of approximately 1.5 kilo in quarters. Remove the seeds. Put the quarters in an oven dish. Spread some olive oil. Cover with aluminium foil. Bake in the oven at 200° until soft. Boil 1 peeled sweet potato of 400 grams in salted water seasoned with … More Veggie veggie
Oskar has broken his shoulder plate, playing. The veterinarian told us to forbid digging for a month and to restrict jumping and running. How on earth can you forbid puppies playing??? So sad that we have to restrict his play dates.I still have some truffle of last week. Bake 200 grams of oyster mushrooms crispy … More Some more truffle recipes
My only good reason to drive to Siena this week was to buy some fresh fish. Frozen fish is okay but fresh fish is awesome.A sea bream in the oven is super simple, incredibly delicious, easygoing with any kind of cooking style.Ask the fish monger to clean the fish if you don’t want to do … More Back into fresh fish
Lots of greens and luscious gorgonzola on a cloudy day in May đź‘Ť. Clean 500 grams of green beans. Chop 500 grams of courgettes. Clean and chop 300 grams of mushrooms. Put all together in a large oven dish. Add 4 chopped garlic cloves, dried thyme, a drizzle of olive oil, pepper and salt. Mix. … More This is not a salad
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