A mixture of fresh fish for 2p is available in Italy. The fishmonker chops fresh squid, salmon, some white fish and adds some large shrimps. This fresh mixture is much better than what you can buy frozen. Boil 120 grams of pasta. Add 200 grams of samphire during the last mins. Chop and fry 2 … More Mixture of fish for 2p
Certain recipes look at me and invite me to prepare them, because of the ingredients, because of the combination of ingredients or their facilities or just because they intrigue me, as the following one. Nathan Outlaw cookes for delicious.nl. Instead of sardines I buy mackerel filets, 2 pp and thus 8 in total. Put the … More Red cabbage in the summer ?
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
Tuscany has its own rice of the Maremma. The carnaroli risotto rice has the perfect texture. For a risotto for 2p, chop and fry 1 large red onion, 4 garlic cloves in a mixture of butter and olive oil. Add 160-180 grams of risotto rice. Stir and bake until the rice is glazy. Add 1 … More Risotto and radishes
Blend 100 grams of arugula (rocket salad ), 1 garlic clove, 25 grams of parmigiano, a pinch of sugar (or stevia), 40 grams of roasted pine nuts. Add olive oil to obtain a proper pesto, add pepper and salt. Marinate 400 grams of swordfish cubes in 2 table spoons of chopped fresh basil, the zeste … More Black, green and white, less common on our plate
In Italy there is no door to door household waste collection. You bring everything to nearby containers. We rent an appartment with a nice garden. So after a few weeks I decided to collect the organic waste (limited to raw fruit and vegetable waste, egg shells and garden waste). Although we have cats I didn’t … More Pumpkin flowers
Iris adores gnocchi, but since my first disastrous experiment, I’m in a constant search of trying to find other ways to be guaranteed not to serve a puree instead (although I managed already). Especially if you notice the paste is a bit to liquid, instead of adding loads of flour, it’s always better to have … More Gnocchi ‘au bain-marie’ in a silicone form, why not?
Eating cake for breakfast is not really what I would do, but in countries such as Italy or Spain it’s very common. They rarely eat breakfast at home. A few coffees, a croissant or some cake is a classical breakfast. I have my ‘healthy’ ideas about that habit, but a piece of cake in the … More Breakfast or tea time? La torta di mele is a real classic in Italy.
Pappa al pomodoro is a popular dish in Italy, it’s cheap and easy and a perfect way to use old bread and you can even serve it as dinner. To intensify the flavors, prepare the pappa a day in advance. Fry and chop 2 red onions and 4 garlic cloves. Add a few stems of … More What can you prepare with 200 grams of old bread?
Squacquerone is a fresh cows milk cheese. The day after the large buffet I decide to prepare a ‘caccio e pepe’- like pasta with this lovely cheese. Boil the pasta in salted water. Drain, but keep some of the cooking water. Chop and fry 4 garlic cloves. Add 200 grams of squacquerone, loads of pepper, … More No waste of squacqerone
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