Again and again and again, Ottolenghi ‘s ‘Simple’ is the source of tonight’s dinner. Remember the spring vegetable, agretti? Agretti has a gentle salty taste and looks like chives. Mostly you find them here in packages of 300 grams. Remove the hard part and split. Rinse and drain. For 2p, boil 120 grams of spaghetti … More Ottolenghi with Italian ingredients
Pancetta grillata…Iris says ‘no’! I’m willing to try it. Thus, chicken for Iris and pancetta for me, same marinade and same side dish. For the marinade mix the juice of 1 lime, 1 chopped spring onion, 1 chopped spicy little pepper, 3 cm of grated ginger 1 table spoon of honey, 1 table spoon of … More Barbecue or grill pan, it’s up to you
Although I know it’s not the most healthy ingredient, I love the local sausage meat. Meatlove for 2 is impossible, but a leftover is also nice cold as lunch. For a ‘summer’ version, it’s important to add some color. Chicken and Italian sausages contain already enough salt and certain other spices. Mix 400 grams of … More Meatlove docV /Italian style
Pasta vongole is one of Iris’ favorites and I promised to prepare it again trying to find a little variation for my blog ;-). For 2p 500 grams of vongole is a large portion (although I do not have any idea about what the exact weight of the ‘real food’ is). For a little variation … More Fresh vongole and moscardini = Italy
Artichokes, mozzarella and barley (orzo) in a salad = Italy on your plate. Clean 5 small artichokes by removing the hard leaves and the stem. Cut in quarters and put them immediately in water with lemon juice. Put the drained artichokes in an oven dish with the juice of 1 lemon, 4 chopped garlic cloves, … More Fresh artichokes and buffalo mozzarella
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