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Polpo, the ‘real ‘octopus with the long tentacles and little suction cups

24 August 2017

They can be enormous, those creatures. The Italians surely eat them often, and buy them frequently frozen. Tessa Kiros is a cookbookwriter, she travelled and worked all over the world. One of her books, Ciao bella, describes the cuisine of Venice. Polpo con patate is a traditional antipasto, but I thought it would be an … More Polpo, the ‘real ‘octopus with the long tentacles and little suction cups

Salmorejo, the best cold soup ever!

6 August 2017

Cold soups are a delight in summer. One of my dearest friends, Alejandro in Spain= Alec in Belgium, who lives in Andalusia, made us taste Salmorejo for the first time. It was ‘love at first sight’. The most important rule is to use sunriped tomatoes! Put 8 medium sized tomatoes in boiling water (remove the … More Salmorejo, the best cold soup ever!

The hottest day in Italy since the start of the measurments.

4 August 2017

Calamari, breadcrumb, garlic, lemon, tomato…the smell of summer! For 2 p clean 500 grams of fresh squid. Fry 1 chopped spicy pepper, 6 chopped garlic cloves and 2 handful of old breadcrumb in a good drizzle of olive oil. Add pepper and salt. Bake until crispy and golden brown. Put the mixture on kitchen paper … More The hottest day in Italy since the start of the measurments.

Empty fridge recipe : Cheesy pasta and salad

3 August 2017

Salad : check. Pasta : check. Sauce : Fried garlic, onion, spicy little pepper mixed with 100 ml of the boiling pasta water, 100 grams of spicy gorgonzola, 50 grams of parmigiano and loads of chopped fresh parsley. Serve. Buon appetito!

Mackerel balls joined by a little salad

27 July 2017

Polpette di sarde is a traditional dish in Sicily. I’m sure the Sicilians will not disapprove the variant based on mackerel. For 3p mix 600 grams of mackerel filets(with skin), 1 onion, 4 garlic cloves, 50 grams of bread crumb, salt, pepper, a handful fresh parsley and some mint leaves in a blender (roughly). Add … More Mackerel balls joined by a little salad

‘Zuppa di pesce’

8 July 2017

This soup will be more than enough for a full meal for 2p. Chop 3 branches of green celery, 1 onion, 4 garlic cloves and 1 spicy little pepper. Fry in some olive oil. Add 1 can of passata and 150 ml of white wine. Clean 500 grams of little fishes (remove intestines) and add … More ‘Zuppa di pesce’

Roasted vegetables = intense flavor

6 July 2017

Cut 1 small cauliflower for 2p in little roses. Spread on baking paper. Add 1 table spoon of curry, a drizzle of sunflower oil, 4 chopped garlic cloves, ½ red onion in slices, 2 bay leaves and some salt. Mix everything together. Cover the dish and put in the oven at 180° for 40 mins. … More Roasted vegetables = intense flavor

Moscardini, vongole, linguini and saffron white wine sauce

25 June 2017

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

Pasta vongole

6 May 2017

For 2p fry a few chopped garlic cloves, 1 chopped spicy little pepper in some olive oil. After a few mins add 200 ml of white wine and allow to simmer. The real recipe is very limited in the amount of tomatoes, but nobody tells me that I cannot make my own version ;-), thus … More Pasta vongole

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