I find a lovely recipe in the magazine of the local supermarket. No carbs today, but enough proteins and vegetables in this ‘timballo di quinoa ai finocchi’. Boil 120 grams of quinoa (I had some red one) in 300 ml of vegetal stock and 1 table spoon of dried thyme for 12-15 mins. Chop and … More Timbale with fennel and quinoa
Chop 1 large fennel. Cook in salted water until al dente. Add 160 grams of macaroni during the last 10-12 mins of cooking time. Drain and keep some of the cooking water. Chop and fry 4 garlic cloves and 1 spicy little pepper. Add 100 grams of grated old pecorino and a few spoons of … More Macaroni and cheese sounds like real comfort food!
Fry 4 chopped garlic cloves, 1 chopped white onion, 1 chopped spicy little pepper and 1 fennel in a drizzle of olive oil. Add 1 teaspoon of ras el hanout, 1 teaspoon of dried basil and some salt. Bake and add 200 grams of chicken minced meat. Bake until everything is well cooked. Add 200 … More Something round, something crispy = une Galette
3 ingredients, Google, and you get a list of recipes, amazing. For 3p, 2 fennels, 700 grams of potatoes, 400 grams of butternut cut in thin slices (thanks to my kitchen robot Magimix). Make nice layers in a greased oven dish, starting with pumpkin, followed by potato and fennel. Put some pepper, salt and fennel … More No time for shopping, what can I prepare?
Put 4 chopped garlic cloves, 1 chopped big fennel, 1 table spoon of dried basil, 1 spicy little pepper and a drizzle of olive oil in an oven dish. Bake at 180° for 20 mins and stir now and again. Add 300 grams of halved cherry tomatoes and bake for another 15 mins. Boil some … More Ready for pasta because ‘remember docV lives in Italy;-)’
Radicchio is normally rather bitter, but the long version, and especially the radicchio di Treviso, has a softer taste. For a lasagna for 2p put 400 grams of radicchio(remove the hard core) in the oven on a baking sheet with a drizzle of olive oil. Bake at 180° for 15-20 mins, and turn halfway. The … More What a lovely taste and texture : radicchio lasagna
What is nicer than spoiling your guests with their favorite dishes? Leen is arriving today, after having spent a week in the company of (sorry if I would offend certain people) what you could call non-foodies. A non-foodie is someone who doesn’t like to cook (that’s not the saddest part) but who even doesn’t eat … More Foodies and non-foodies
Buy a good quality chicken and divide it into different parts. For 2p, make your choice and put the other parts in the freezer for a later occasion. Marinate the chicken in a mixture of 2 chopped garlic cloves, 1 chopped spicy little pepper, 2 teaspoons of turmeric, 2 teaspoons of ginger powder, 2 table … More It has been a while since we had a tajine, no?
It was hot in Italy. Fresh salads taste even better in this kind of weather. Start with the dressing. Mix 150 grams of Greek yoghurt with 2 table spoons of lemon juice, 1 spicy little pepper, 2 pickled anchovies, ½ teaspoon of mustard of Dijon, pepper and salt. Add 2 table spoons of chopped mint … More Fennel, cucumber and apple salad with white fish
As a regular client at the fish stall in the local supermarket the guy was interested in the way I would prepare the moscardini, which is a kind of squid. The idea of a risotto was ok-ish to him, but linguini would be better and thus I changed my mind ;-). Put a pinch of … More Moscardini, vongole, linguini and saffron white wine sauce
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