Again, a recipe based on the latest Ottolenghi, pizza bianca. Iris is waiting for our future ‘cinema’-room to be ready. The boxes with DVD, CD and old video tapes will be unpacked soon. The red velvet sofa (also sleeping chair for guests) may soon be freed from its removal packaging. This pizza bianca will be … More Pizza bianca
Slice two cucumbers, 1 huge red onion and 4 medium sized precooked potatoes thinly and put in an oiled round oven dish. Spread 200 ml of super light cream mixed with 4 chopped garlic cloves, 1 table spoon of dried thyme, pepper and salt. Finish with 1-2 table spoons of grated parmigiano. Put in a … More Food in layers
For 2 p, boil 500-600 grams of potatoes (small potatoes would be the best, but hardly to find in Italy) for 10 mins in salted water. Drain. Slice 600 grams of fennel thinly. Mix with the zeste and juice of 1 lemon. Keep cool. Put the potatoes in an oven dish. Add 4 chopped garlic … More Mullet and fennel in perfect harmony
The combination of mozzarella, tomato and basil,, known as caprese, with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar, a drizzle of olive oil, pepper and salt is for my mother and mother in law a topper. This version could become the topper in the colder season. For 2p, peel and chop 500 grams of potatoes. Put them … More Caprese in the oven, a tribute to my mother
I admit, I love Jamie Oliver. His cooking style inspires me since the early beginning and I’m still a big fan. This salad is really delicious, although I add more vegetables. For 2p, start with the cucumber. Cut the cucumber in 2 halves. Remove the seeds (and the skin if you prefer). Slice thinly. Mix … More Asian salmon salad
Gerda and Herman leave tomorrow. Yesterday we enjoyed a lovely dinner in the city. Today I hope to serve them a nice meal as closure of a pleasant week together. Buy a fresh big whole sea bass (for 4p approx 1.5 kilo) without intestins. Slice 1 kilo of courgettes and 1 kilo of potatoes thinly. … More Fish day
Giorgio Locatelli has a new book ‘Made at home’. Delicious.nl gives us an idea about what kind of cuisine to expect. I bought a superfresh large octopus for 4p (1 1.5 kilo) and put it immediately in the freezer (I read that a frozen octopus gets tender quicker). Boil salted water in a large pan. … More Tonight more time and energy to enjoy a real italian dinner with friends.
When we moved to Italy I tried hard to empty the cupboards as much as possible , but still we moved 8000 kilo of stuff!!!! Old weckjars moved with us and I never really used them (shame on me) until today. For 2p boil 400 grams of peeled and cut new potatoes for 2 mins … More Weckjars
Prepare the broth in advance. Buy 500 grams of fish waste or real cheap fish. Put the fish, 1 large onion, 4 garlic cloves, 1 spicy little pepper, 2 leeks, 2 carrots, a bunch of fresh parsley, 300 ml of white wine, 3 star anise and a pinch of salt in a large casserole. Cover … More Soup and fish to spoil my beloved .
During my childhood chicken was often on the menu on a Sunday, and it still is. With a little help from my friends ;-), the ‘two greedy Italians’, Carluccio and Contaldo, ovenbaked chicken with artichokes, onions, potatoes and rosemary. I serve a main course for 3p (yes, yes, Elodie is our table guest for a … More Sunday dinner
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