Temperatures are going down, grass growing back since we have regular thunderstorms, finally I can harvest some courgettes of my little yard. It’s always remarkable how one season shifts into the following one. In Italy you can follow the seasons also in the offer of vegetables, but this week I found green asparagus đ from … More Gradual change of seasons
Today’s meal is so easy. Clean a large bunch of spring onions. Wash 500 grams of small new potatoes. Cut them in halves. Put them in a microwave dish. Steam for 5 minutes in the microwave oven. Allow to rest. Wash 700 grams of cherry tomatoes. Chop 4 garlic cloves. Put all vegetables in a … More My love for simple cooking
Every Tuesday I send my wish list for the market on Thursday to Mirco, the fishmonger. Often I ask him to surprise me with a new unknown whole fish which I prepare the same day. This week he has a ‘mormora’ for me. Literally ‘mormora’ means ‘murmers’, officially it’s a beautiful striped sea bass. The … More Every thursday another whole fish to taste
The leaves of a bunch of beetroot ( almost 400 grams) are still in a perfect condition thanks to my amazing Tupperware recipients. After a good wash and inspection chop the good parts. Chop 1 red onion, 4 garlic cloves. Heat a pan with 2 table spoons of olive oil. Pour all the chopped vegetables … More A savory crumble to empty your fridge
I love my life and I’m so grateful to be conscious of that feeling. Cooking for others is a way to express my feelings and certain ingredients make you smile even more. I often have a few small sized tasty pumpkins waiting for a recipe. The one of today is approximately 1,2 kilo total weight. … More Grateful
Although carbs can give me this extra comfort during winter,, with a cauliflower and a portion of Swiss chard the amount of vegetables for 2p is already rather impressive and thus, tonight there will be no ‘space’ for extra carbs. Wash the vegetables. Chop the cauliflower and outer leaves. Remove the stems from the Swiss … More No carbs tonight
As reader follower you know that we really eat an incredible amount of vegetables, preferably cooked in the oven. Today’s dinner starts with a combination of 2 eggplants, 2 courgettes, 1 bell pepper, 1 red onion, 4 garlic cloves and 1 chili. It’s cold and wet outside, thus some comfy cheese and pasta is exactly … More Old recipes, new version
Chop and wash 3 bulbs of fennel. Heat a pan with 2 table spoons of olive oil. Add the fennel, 4 garlic cloves, 1 table spoon of basil and 1 chili. Bake and stir. Add 2 liters of vegetable stock. Allow to simmer for approximately 30 minutes. Blend. Add 300 ml of oatmilk. Taste, add … More Quick fennel soup
BaccalĂ giĂ ammollato is what you need to ask. Ammollato means softened but also desalted. As some may remember,my first experiment with the BaccalĂ was not really successful. It’s a process of almost a day to get the BaccalĂ right. Since I know Mirco does the whole process, I buy the ready to cook one … More BaccalĂ alla fiorentina
Shakshuka has become a very popular dish thanks to cooks as Sami Tamimi and Yotam Ottolenghi. The list of varieties is impressive. Today’s recipe is a green one with a huge amount of vegetables. Chop and fry 4 garlic cloves, 1chili and 1 leek in 1,5 table spoons of olive oil. Bake and stir. Add … More Shakshuka in a green version
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