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
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
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
In oriental supermarkets, which are difficult to find here in Tuscany, you find a grand variety of ready made mixtures to use as base for easy oriental cooking. To make your own yellow, green, red, …curry pastes you need so many ingredients, which are even more difficult to find here. Thus, buy different flavors and … More Curry paste
Chop and fry 4 garlic cloves, 1 red onion, 1 spicy pepper and 4 carrots in a drizzle of olive oil. Bake for approx 10 mins. Stir now and again. Add 500 grams of halved mushrooms and 1 table spoon of dried thyme. Bake for approx 10 mins. Stir now and again. Add 250 grams of … More ‘Champignon à la Grecque’
A ready made pizza dough and puff pastry are very handy stock ingredients, even stored in the freezer. In Tuscany truffle stores are common. Good quality has its price, but if you skip meat or fish the total amount of your meal is still reasonable. Spread a small container of truffle/porcini paste on a rectangular … More Now and again a pizza with a lot of cheese 😉
It’s about time to be honest about my blogposts. In the beginning I managed a daily post of the menu of the day. We eat fairly late and thus, after cooking, eating, cleaning up, I had to start with my blogpost of the day (the recipe is only ‘done’ after the cooking, and not the … More A little secret
There are so many variations of which the one of today presumably most closely resembles a recipe of Piemonte in Italy : uova alla piemontese. Originally shakshuka is cooked on a low heat, but I prepare it in the oven when I’m planning to do something else while cooking. For 2p chop 2 bell peppers, … More Shakshuka has become a popular dish, thanks to Ottolenghi
A quiche as a solitary dish for 2p can be too much but is a perfect lunch for the following day, or if you are both really hungry, can be finished. Puff pastry is probably the most elegant dough for a quiche. Prebaking is always better to guarantee a cripsy bottom. Instead of using dried … More Good looking quiche
Lovely sausages are waiting in the fridge for a respectful recipe but my personal condition is a ‘all-in one’ dish for 2p. Cut the sausages in smaller parts. Bake in a tiny little bit of olive oil (the sausages contain enough fat). Chop and add 4 garlic cloves, 3 spring onions, 1 bell pepper, 1 … More Mishmash
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