Vichyssoise is a classical cold (mostly) soup based on leek, potato and cream. In the following recipe, based on the cookbook ‘Nopy’ written by Ottolenghi and Scully, it’s more like a fish dish with a beautiful sauce. Let’s go for a simplified version. Blanch 125grams of arugula and 100 grams of parsley during 30 sec … More Vichyssoise and turbot
Start with the tomato sauce. Chop and fry 6 garlic cloves and 1 white onion. Add a glass of white wine. Allow the wine to evaporate. Add 2 cans of cherry tomatoes and the chopped stems of a bunch of fresh parsley. Cook for approx 15-20 mins. Add pepper, salt. Keep apart. Boil a large … More Red mullet ‘Livorno style’ for 4p
After 17 kilometers of walking we can use real healthy food. An oven without oven dish, without proper tray? Fish in papillot is managable. Use strong aluminium foil in two layers (to keep the oven clean). For 3p, make 3 different packages with sliced 2 onions, 4 chopped garlic cloves, 1 chopped spicy little pepper, … More Dinner 2 in New York
Put 400 grams of salted cod in fresh water, 24h before. Refresh the water regularly to remove the salt, 5 times is normally advisable. For 2p cut 1 cauliflower in pieces. Boil in salted water until soft. Drain, but keep some fluid and make a smooth puree. Add 2 chopped garlic cloves, pepper, salt, nutmeg, … More Salted cod on a cauliflower mousseline
We hardly watch television but we love home cinema (you need a white wall and a beamer). With our cats and dog we install ourselves in our large sofa and all look in the same direction. If we start our dinner at the table, time flies and we never have any time left to watch. … More Movie food : timbale with potatoes, leek and anchovies
Tomorrow big shopping day thus time to inspect the fridge and freezer. We only have a small freezer, but still it is important to check regularly. Frozen can not be kept indefinitely. A beautiful piece of monkfish in the oven with ovenbaked potatoes is always tasty. In my case, defrost the fish (already stripped and … More Check your freezer regularly!
200 grams of fresh frozen salmon cubes, 125 grams of baby spinach, 5 carrots, 1 leek, a few white celery sticks, some garlic, some fresh ginger are for sure good ingredients for an Asian meal for 2p and then the fridge is empty! Chop 4 garlic cloves, 5 cm of fresh ginger, 1 spicy little … More The last meal before departure
Mix 200 grams of smoked salmon, 200 grams of ricotta, 1 table spoon of sour cream with the juice and lemon zeste of 1 lemon. Add a drizzle of good olive oil, a pinch of cayenne and some extra pepper and salt. Store in the fridge. Serve with white celery stalks or chicory leaves, grissini, … More Another appetizer for many occasions and for many mouths
Salmon ‘en croûte’= a nostalgic recipe of Jamie Oliver (Christmas cookbook) For 8 large portions you need : 2 white onions, 2 garlic cloves, 3 table spoons of butter, 1 kilo chopped deepfrozen spinach, 2 rectangular sheets of puff pastry, 1 kilo of large salmon filet, 1 egg, 1 leek, 50 grams of sundried tomatoes, … More Ready for the main dish?
Did you know that to remove the skin of fish easily you have to marinate them in vinegar for 10-15 mins? Another reason to read cooking magazines as deliciousnederland, not? 😉 Pre- prepare 2 salmon fillets of 150-200 grams for 2p following the method above. Pre bake 2 large, halved eggplants (oiled and carved, with … More Salmon in harmony with eggplant
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