Halve 2 Italian bell peppers or 4 non-Italian sized bell peppers for 2p (as main dish) and remove the seeds. Put 1 table spoon of salted capres in water. Chop 2 medium sized eggplants in cubes. Put in a colander with salt for approx 30 mins. Rinse and dry. Fry the eggplant in a drizzle … More Bell pepper alla Napoletana
Clean 600 grams of fennel. Grate the fennel with the help of a friend (the mandoline or kitchen robot). Steam shortly and drain thoroughly. Mix the fennel with 3 chopped garlic gloves, 1 table spoon of dried basil, 1 table spoon of curry powder, 250 grams of low fat Greek yoghurt, 100 grams of gorgonzala … More Salted cheesecake with fennel
Today I did my shopping for the following days, and a lovely fish (doesn’ look that lovely, but is delicious) is the most important ingredient. I was lucky to find 500 grams of white sweet potatoes. Clean the potatoes, cut in similar wedges. Put the wedges on baking paper. Add a drizzle of olive oil. … More Sweet potatoes
My final harvest of pumpkin/courgette is collected : 3 baby creatures, cute but not enough for our daily vegetable quotum. I hope they don’t mind to be served in the company of a half green cabbage and a half with cabbage, both waiting for another recipe. It’s rather boring, but, prepare a baking tray with … More Green green green
The combination of mozzarella, tomato and basil,, known as caprese, with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar, a drizzle of olive oil, pepper and salt is for my mother and mother in law a topper. This version could become the topper in the colder season. For 2p, peel and chop 500 grams of potatoes. Put them … More Caprese in the oven, a tribute to my mother
Soak 125 grams of green lentils in water, and 50 grams of spelt in another recipient for a few hours. Cover a baking tray with baking paper. Clean 750 grams of carrots. Cut them in halves. Spread on the baking paper. Add a drizzle of olive oil and 1 table spoon of cumin seeds. Bake … More My life would never be complete without at least one oven 😉
Peel and chop 500 grams of raw beetroots. Put on baking paper. Add some olive oil and bake in the oven at 180°. After 30 mins mix with two bunches of red radishes chopped in quarters, 1 chopped red onion, 4 chopped garlic cloves, 1 chopped pepperoncini and 1 table spoon of dried thyme. Continue … More Red onion, red pepperoncini, red beetroot, red radishes in harmony with pink salmon
Italians use a lot of cabbage in their recipes, and not only in the cold season. Green cabbage is one of the most popular ones, as side dish, filled, or in combination with other ingredients. Don’t eat it every day, because your intestines will not agree (too much nitrites). Boil 120 grams of big pasta … More Time for cabbage
Chop and fry 1 eggplant, 1 red onion, 1 bell pepper, 4 garlic cloves and 1 pepperoncini in a drizzle of olive oil. Add 1 teaspoon of dried basil. Stir now and again. Add 2 chopped tomatoes, pepper and salt. Bake until all vegetables are al dente. Boil 100 grams of farro in salted water. … More Sformato alle verdure di settembre
After 2 years of living in Italy we feel it’s time to settle for a bit longer. House in Belgium is for sale, a new house in one of the most beautiful places of Tuscany, Castelnuovo Berardenga, is recently officially ours. A project for both of us, with space for visitors, space for me to … More The last week of October we’ll move to our own house in Italy
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