The Middle East has never been so far away. Thanks to cooks such as Sabrina Ghayour, Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi we get a glimpse of the fabulous mixture of flavors. Sharing food has become more popular recently but in certain parts of the world it has never been different.What will docV serve tonight? Cod … More The Middle East & beyond
Our friend Diane has moved to our village. She has to wait for a kitchen until the end of this month. So, now and again I cook for 3p. She doesn’t like fish, and I try to cook vegetarian recipes. All in one dishes which can also be eaten at room temperature seem to me … More An occasional home delivery
Last week we were still wearing a bikini and having meals outside. Today I’m covered in a warm hoodie 😏. I’m a true sun lover, but what is more magical than the change of season, as long as it doesn’t rain a whole week. New season, and thus other cooking styles. If you want a … More Change of season
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
No studying anymore, what a relief. Although I still have an oral part to do next weekend, the written exam is finished. I can fully enjoy our first guest of this year. Before her arrival we have to eat the red cabbage, because Dorianne really hates it 😉. Chop a portion of red cabbage (approximately … More My final exam is done; our first guest arrives this year 🙃
Slice 1 raw fennel and a bunch of radishes thinly. Add the meat and juice of 2 grapefruit. Mix and store cool. Chop 2 dates in little pieces. Put in a sauce pan. Add the juice of 1/2 lemon, 2 table spoons of water and 1 table spoon of maple syrup. Heat an stir until … More Although it’s chilly and wet in Tuscany, we’ll have a colorful salad
What on earth is the taste of seitan? I’m not a real fan of all those vegetarian protein substitutes, but now and again I just want to try them out. What to cook with 300 grams of seitan? Our favorite salad with fried seitan? Slice 1 red onion thinly. Mix with 4 table spoons of … More Seitan 🤔
Egon and Otis prefer meat, and if it has to be fish, salmon is OK. For 7p, buy 1,2 kilo of salmon. Remove the bones and the skin. Chop and put in the kitchen robot. Add 2 table spoons of chopped parsley and 2 chopped garlic cloves. Press 3 times on the pulse button ( … More Salmon burgers
This side dish is Iris favorite. It’s an original Ottolenghi and I surely posted it before. It’s a perfect dish for a larger buffet. Marinate 1 sliced red onion in 3 table spoons of red wine vinegar. Add a handful of chopped dates. Stir now and again. Cut 3 pita breads in smaller pieces. Chop … More The best side dish ever
Jamie Oliver is fan, the Tuscan cookbook makes publicity, and since today I can say to have a good reason not to be a fanatic vegetarian (although I often cook that way). Panzano is a village on the Chianti route which is the alternative SR222 between Florence and Siena. Gerda and I collect Ingrid at … More The famous macelleria Cecchine of Dario
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