Black bean sauce is an important and popular ingredient in Chinese cuisine, particularly Cantonese and Sichuan cooking. Salty and spicy with a hint of sweet, black bean sauce contributes a flavor to Chinese food like no other. What an amazing ready made sauce to use in combination with fish (or meat) and vegetables! Thanks to Lia … More The particular smell of Eastern cooking
Fish instead of meat, fresh vegetables and lots of fruit…it has an impact on your weekly budget. The impossibility of outdoor eating creates for sure an extra budget. In winter I’m fine with 1 shopping list, including market and grocery store. I probably invest more time preparing my list than shopping itself. First I check … More Budget cooking
Roasted celeriac steaks are popular and, really, for obvious reasons, what a flavor! Wash the entire celeriac properly. To save time and electricity, cut the celeriac in slices of 1-1,5 cm. Put them on baking paper. Spread some good olive oil on the slices. Season with salt. Turn the slices in order to cover both … More Roasted celeriac and mushroom sauce
It’s popular, I know, but still not bad as alternative a carbfree pizza. Clean, chop and dry 1 cauliflower. Blend. Put the mixture on baking paper. Bake at 180° for approximately 15 mins. Cool down. Mix the cauliflower with 1 egg, 2 table spoons of almond flour, 1 table spoon of dried thyme, a pinch … More No carbs tonight
We love Asian food but ingredients are not easy to get here, even without lockdown. Dried Chinese mushrooms are still in my cupboard (they are not at all comparable with dried porcini which have a much stronger flavor). Put 25 grams of dried Chinese mushrooms in warm water for at least 30 mins. Drain and … More Thai food in Italy during lockdown
The visual aspect of a meal is not as important as the taste, but still. Taking a picture of home cooked meals helps to realize how outlook can help to improve judgment😉. The following recipe is really pretty and also tasty. PS thanks Libelle Lekker magazine. For 2p, buy 500 grams of mushrooms ( one … More Pretty, tasty and veggie
Lovely ingredients in a less traditional combination is not really Italian, but😋. Heat a pan. Add a little drizzle of olive oil. Add 500 grams of washed fresh vongole. Cover the pan. Once the vongole are opening, stop the fire. Put the vongole and liquid in another recipient. Allow to cool down.Remove most of the … More Pasta fungi vongole
Yes, I admit, I’m obsessed with the ritual of a dinner. So, even if I’m not well, I want to have a proper meal ( the only exception is a gastrointestinal issue). After a night without sleeping because of a sinus infection, I try to take it easy today. For 2p, boil 100 grams of … More Even if you are not well
Today I bought 2 mullets. I do admit that the fishmonger prepared me already 4 nice fillets. Chop and fry 4 garlic cloves and 1 chili in a large drizzle of olive oil. Add 500 grams of vongole. Stir. Add 100 ml of white wine. Allow to evaporate. Add 400 ml of good quality stock. … More I’m not afraid of more complexe cooking😉
My sister died suddenly, in her sleep, almost 14 years ago. We didn’t have that close contact as children, because we were so different, but we surely found each other in our late twenties. Although life was busy with work, young families we had our sacred moments. At least twice a year we met on … More Sweet memories of my sister
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