August is halfway, incredible not? In a few days time we’ll have some friends passing by for a few days. So, today, I’ll put my nose in a my cookbooks to organize a menu and a shopping list. What did we eat last night? Cod, fennel and potatoes in a delicious( inspired delicious.nl) all in … More Sunny Sunday
It sounds rather cranky, but what to cook with all that truffle😉. I found some fresh porcini in the local supermarket. I imagined they would be a perfect starter in combination with some fresh truffle (Oskar found fresh ones and probably tasted himself before noticing what he was doing). Clean 500 grams of porcini and … More Simple cooking with delicious ingredients
A beautiful fresh seabass is waiting for a dinner for 2p. Put a handful of fresh parsley and 1 garlic clove in the blender. Add 2 table spoons of olive oil. Blend, add pepper and salt and the chopped meat of 1 lemon. Store cool.Chop 300 grams of potatoes and 1 large fresh onion in … More Fresh seabass with parsley oil
Fresh porcini and pasta are a traditional delicious combination.700 grams of fresh porcini is a lovely portion for 2p.Soak 20 grams of dried porcini in water for at least 30 min.Chop and fry 4 garlic cloves and 1 onion in a mixture of olive oil and butter. Add the chopped and drained mushrooms and a … More Fresh porcini mushrooms
Carrots and green asparagus instead of carrots and eggplant with a beautiful couscous. A lot of the recipes of Sandrina Ghayour contain preserved lemons, which I can’t find here. I decided to prepare them myself, but this recipe can’t wait another 4 weeks 😉.Clean 1bunch of fresh carrots (500 grams approximately) and 500 grams of … More One more ‘Sabrina Ghayour’
I rarely see white asparagus in Italy, but the green ones are available in different sizes and, above all, are much easier to clean. You only have to remove the back end (manually, which is always on the right spot). Chop 1 shallot and, of course, 4 garlic cloves, in 1 table spoon of butter. … More Green asparagus in a creamy sauce
Thanks to my visit to the big supermarket we have some fresh seafood for a primavera risotto. Clean 1 kilo of fresh peas ( which will produce almost 400 grams of peas). Clean and chop 500 grams of green asparagus. Leave the heads separately. Heat a pan. Spread a drizzle of olive oil. Add 500 … More Seafood risotto on Sunday night
The gluten free and lactose free hypes are gradually influencing the Italian cooking style. I’m not really into those hypes but I’m generally into healthy cooking which implies an overdose of vegetables. Now and again I love an overdose of spaghetti which I try to compensate with a veggie starter. Spaghetti aglio olio peperoncini is … More The pure Italian cuisine
If I clean a portion of 6 young artichokes I have a nice portion(+/- 600 grams) for 2p. Cut the artichokes in 8 and store in cool water and the juice of 1 lemon. Chop and fry 4 garlic cloves in a drizzle of olive oil. Add the drained artichokes and 2 teaspoons of dried … More The last package of North Sea shrimps
He always hoped something would fall on the floor. If I spent too many hours in the kitchen he would move himself to a less comfy but stylish pillow to snore in the kitchen while I was cooking. He was our dearest friend for almost 12 years. Today he died peacefully, in between the two … More My sous-chef
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