1000 grams of frozen spinach leaves for 2p seems a lot for many people, but not for me ;-). I could eat it pure, just with some pepper, salt, good olive oil and preferably a few garlic cloves, but then I’m pretty sure my audience would not agree. Another way to prepare? Defrost the spinach … More A successful trio
Start with the dough. Step 1: mix ½ table spoon of honey, 312 ml of warm water and ½ teaspoon of dried yeast in a recipient. Set aside. Put 455 grams of farro flour and 1 ½ teaspoon of salt in the kitchen robot with the dough hook. Knead slowly and add slowly the yeast … More Flour of farro in a calzone with pumpkin
Not liking cauliflower is a ‘real loss’. Cauliflower is cheap, is healthy, is beautiful, is the perfect partner in traditional and non traditional dishes from all over the world. (no, I wasn’t paid to write this down ;-)). For 2p, blanch a small, fresh cauliflower of approx 600 grams in salted water. Save and chop … More Elegant cauliflower
Iris wants to eat something with pepper sauce and I want to make something with Brussels sprouts. Why not combine in one dish? Clean 600 grams of Brussels sprouts and cut in quarters. Put in salted water together with 4 chopped medium sized potatoes and 1 bay leaf. Boil until tender. Drain, add 1 tea … More How to combine a pepper sauce with ‘flatulent’Brussels sprouts?
The house is a mess. Presents to be packed in every corner, luggage for several destinations, and still our dog struggling to become better. In between I try to prepare healthy food and in the meanwhile to finish everything in the cupboards. All this is a perfect excuse for non-inventive cooking. Is a dish with … More In a few days we will leave our lovely home for 4 weeks
Salmon ‘en croûte’= a nostalgic recipe of Jamie Oliver (Christmas cookbook) For 8 large portions you need : 2 white onions, 2 garlic cloves, 3 table spoons of butter, 1 kilo chopped deepfrozen spinach, 2 rectangular sheets of puff pastry, 1 kilo of large salmon filet, 1 egg, 1 leek, 50 grams of sundried tomatoes, … More Ready for the main dish?
For 16 pieces, 8 sheets of filo pastry, 200 grams of feta cheese, 100 grams of tomato tapenade ( cfr blog post Something special ), olive oil to brush Cut the feta cheese in 16 equal cubes. Put each cube at the end of ½ sheet filo dough(oiled with the brush). Add 1 teaspoon of … More Feta in filo pastry
Colorful salads, even in winter, cheer up a rainy and windy day. Something cold, something hot, something raw, something cooked, some proteins, some vegetables and a variety of colors offer a perfectly balanced meal. Last night I precooked 500 grams of peeled and chopped beetroot in the oven for 30 mins at 180° in a … More Winter salads
Green cabbage offers loads of possibilities. The outer part of the cabbage is perfect to fill. Blanch 6 beautiful leaves for a few mins. Drain thoroughly. No meat today, lentils and spicy gorgonzola instead. Fry 2 chopped shallots, 4 chopped garlic cloves, 4 cm of finely chopped fresh ginger in a drizzle of olive oil. … More Real winter weather in Tuscany = green cabbage on the menu
Fry 4 chopped garlic cloves, 1 chopped white onion, 1 chopped spicy little pepper and 1 fennel in a drizzle of olive oil. Add 1 teaspoon of ras el hanout, 1 teaspoon of dried basil and some salt. Bake and add 200 grams of chicken minced meat. Bake until everything is well cooked. Add 200 … More Something round, something crispy = une Galette
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