Chop and fry 1 red onion, 4 garlic cloves and 1 pepperoncini. Add 2 cans of cherry tomatoes and 1 table spoon of dried basil. Allow to simmer. Taste, add pepper, salt and a drizzle of old syruppy balsamico vinegar. Add 1 can of drained red beans at the end of the cooking time. Roast … More Burrata di bufala
Thanks to Maria Silvia ( who had to clean her fridge before her ‘goodbye party’) I have now 2 delicious Calabrian pork sausages, long, also chubby and red because of the amount of chilly peppers. Iris prefers not to try, so I have a huge portion ;-). Bake 500 grams of cherry tomatoes, 1 chopped … More Italian sausages from Calabria
Squacquerone is a fresh cows milk cheese. The day after the large buffet I decide to prepare a ‘caccio e pepe’- like pasta with this lovely cheese. Boil the pasta in salted water. Drain, but keep some of the cooking water. Chop and fry 4 garlic cloves. Add 200 grams of squacquerone, loads of pepper, … More No waste of squacqerone
Thanks to internet the Moldavian cuisine is no hidden secret. The first recipe which I found was ‘placinta’, although I immediately realized that there are a lot of versions. To make my life a bit easy, I decided to go for a ready made pastry of phyllo dough combined with cottage cheese for a lighter … More Moldavian Placinta
A whole day of cooking for a big dinner to say ‘goodbye and thankyou’ to Maria Silvia, a collegue of Iris’ team. First I will tell you the whole menu. In the following blogposts I will explain certain recipes while (yes, New York) I’m taking a little break and you will not notice ;-). -While … More International guests, international buffet
Today’s dish is real tuscan : sausage meat and cannellini beans in a tomato sauce seasoned with fennel seeds and marjoram. Marjoram is softer than oregano and tasts a bit like thyme. Oregano is the ‘wild’ marjoram. Start the day before and soak , for 2p,100 grams of cannellini beans in water for 24h. Drain … More What’s the difference between oregano and marjoram?
We live in Italy now for almost 9 months. The life of an ex-pat is fascinating. It’s a choice, it’s a gift for your relationship, it’s a way to experience unique events. Italian people are really friendly, but It will probably take years to be integrated, if you ever get really integrated. Through contact with … More Table with guests, table with (Moroccan) food. Part I; appetizers
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