I do admit that I wasn’t so enthusiastic when Giancarla and Iris tried to convince me to do our own olive harvest. And now I’m already inviting people to join us next year. Eating truffles from the garden in the summer, drizzling beautiful green extra vergine olive oil on bread, mushrooms, pasta, fish,….what a sensation, … More What a sensation
1 kilo of polpo seems a lot for 2p, but once cooked, the weight decreases incredibly. Cook the polpo in salted water with some bay leaves until tender (approximately 1h). Drain, chop in parts and store in the fridge. Chop 1 fennel, 3 courgettes, 4 garlic cloves, 1 red onion, 400 grams of cherry tomatoes … More Juicy polpo
August is halfway, incredible not? In a few days time we’ll have some friends passing by for a few days. So, today, I’ll put my nose in a my cookbooks to organize a menu and a shopping list. What did we eat last night? Cod, fennel and potatoes in a delicious( inspired delicious.nl) all in … More Sunny Sunday
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
Fresh porcini and pasta are a traditional delicious combination.700 grams of fresh porcini is a lovely portion for 2p.Soak 20 grams of dried porcini in water for at least 30 min.Chop and fry 4 garlic cloves and 1 onion in a mixture of olive oil and butter. Add the chopped and drained mushrooms and a … More Fresh porcini mushrooms
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
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 👍. 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
For the first time I’ll try the ‘pasta d’acciughe ‘, a paste made of pure anchovies. I imagine that a creamy anchovies sauce, green asparagus and pasta are great for a delicious Friday evening dinner.More vegetables than pasta, is my preferred balance. Clean 800 grams of green asparagus by removing the woody end. Chop in … More Green asparagus with pasta and anchovies sauce
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