Polpo, tomatoes and potatoes are a perfect combination. The only important preparation is to cook the polpo already tender. This time the cooking is a bit more elaborated than usual. Put 1 roughly chopped onion, 2 chopped carrots, 1 chili, 2 garlic cloves and a few stems of fresh thyme in a large pan. Add … More Marriage can be simple😉
As second recipe for a delicious summer Ottolenghi buffet, a salad ( little gems or another solid alternative as iceberg or brussels chicory) prepare this exotic dressing in advance. Mix 1/2 avocado, 3 cm of peeled snd chopped fresh ginger, 1 garlic clove, 1 green chili, the zeste and juice of 1 lemon, 1 table … More Green dressing
Don’t worry, I’m not going to write about soccer, I’m definitely a foodblogger. Oskar, our sweet and energetic one year old puppy, is gifted with many talents. One of his talents is an incredible nose for truffles (and many other less tasty bites). Iris observes him when he’s exploring a certain area of the garden. … More What a team!
Saffron from the Tuscan hills nearby (Rapolano Terme) has an incredible delicate smell and flavor. The following recipe does justice to this fantastic ingredient. Add 1 large pinch of saffron to 125 ml of light cream. Mix. Chop and fry 4 garlic cloves, 1 chili and 600 grams chopped courgettes in 1 table spoon of … More Local saffron and local gnocchi
Mirco, the fishmonger, explained to me that toothless shark has the most delicate flavor because they only eat plankton. So, he showed me the head to prove that I bought the real dogfish or palombo in Italian language and he explained to me how to prepare this fish with garlic, tomatoes and fresh parsley. Chop … More Shark with or without teeth? 🤔
The words ‘tian’ and ‘tajine’ are borrowed from French, one in Old Provençal, the other Berber “from the Greek têganon [ …] “frying pan”, “flat earth” …is what I read online. A tian is most commenly based on layers of vegetables cooked in their own liquid, where a tajine is normally filled in a ‘less … More Slow cooking
Cut a butternut of 1,5 kilo in large pieces. Remove the seeds. Brush 2 table spoons of olive oil on the meat. Season with pepper and salt. Cover with aluminium foil. Bake in the oven at 200° for 1h, or until tender. In the meantime you will have to think about an idea for a … More Another pumpkin lasagna tonight
Once a recipe in Ottolenghi’s cookbook ‘Simpel’ has been quoted as ‘S’, you know this will be a quick and uncomplicated recipe. Once docV creates her own version, the preparation becomes even less complicated. 4 garlic cloves, 500 grams of green beans, 250 grams of natural tofu, 1 chili, 1 teaspoon of paprika powder, 1 … More Chraimeh sauce, tofu and green beans
The last cookbook of Donna Hay cannot get some rest on the shelf. The baba ganoush bowl is an awesome way to prepare eggplant. Cut 2 medium sized eggplants in halves. Make a few incisions in the flesh. Spread 4 sliced garlic cloves in the incisions. Put the eggplant halves on baking paper with the … More Baba ganoush
I have a lot of green vegetables in the fridge. Fresh spinach, winter purslane or agretti and courgettes and I’m in the mood for comfort food. Clean 300 grams of agretti ( take some other greens if you can’t find them). Boil them for 3-5min in salted water. Drain. Wash and clean 500 grams of … More A lasagna docV style
