A plate filled with a diversity of starters is my top choice. It’s more work in advance, but more pleasure at the table. I love to spend time in the kitchen, especially on a Sunday morning. Our weekend dinner is probably more ‘elegant’ than a meal during the week. Cookies or keftedes with courgettes, grilled … More Antipasti, mezze,tapas, starters, ….😍
Every year a Belgian choir director organizes a music festival in Asciano. Although circumstances are not ideal, they decided to go ahead and we were happy to have our annual lunch with some Belgian friends in our garden. It’s hot, you only have 2 hours to spend together, what to prepare? Jamie Oliver, Ottolenghi and … More Friends for lunch
For certain guests I normally would prefer to have a clean and tidy house, but, as you know, that’s really impossible for the moment. Luckely the evenings are nice and warm outside. A cold soup is a perfect starter and needs to be prepared in advance. Chop 2 medium sized cucumber and put in the … More Our house doesn’t have ( or is it ‘cannot’😉) to be tied up to organise dinner evenings.
Saturday morning I start my course in the afternoon. Thus, in the morning there is still some time to prepare our Sunday evening meal. Iris will take care of meatballs covered with grated coconut. I take care of the side dish. Remove the skin of 600 grams of beetroot. Slice and put in an oven … More Another pre-prepared dinner
This weekend I’ll be having my counseling course in Florence. Although I know Iris can cook, I plan the weekend menu in order to have more quality time together tomorrow and Sunday evening. With a bit of delay I received the February and March editions of my favorite cooking magazine ‘Delicious.nl ‘. The gnocchi recipes … More Cooking in advance
It would be a lovely idea to have a family reunion in our house one day, but our house is not yet ready to have so many guests, and my mother would never consider to travel, even if her health condition would allow her, during that period. Thus, apart from getting new windows, floors I … More Christmas = going back to Belgium
There are plenty of baby artichokes in the supermarket, so it’s time to prepare my favorite recipe again. This recipe is always a bit different and, although it could seem complicated while explaining, it’s super easy. Chop the end of the stems of 10 baby artichokes (quantity for 4p, = ideal as a starter). Wash … More Fresh baby artichokes
The succulent chicken breast of yesterday was too big for the two of us, thus at the same time as the Thai chicken curry I prepare this dish (so easy for our life ‘in between two houses’ ). Chop and fry 4 garlic cloves and 1 pepperoncini in a drizzle of olive oil. Add 350 … More Same chicken, different style, pollo alla Siciliana
Talking about living in Italy with Italian friends is so much easier while eating ;-). My starter and dessert were finished before thinking about taking a picture, so those recipes will wait for a later occasion. The main dish is a perfect dish to prepare in advance. Fregola is a typical pasta from Sardegna and … More Dinner with friends
Fresh sardines are a delight, and this recipe is awesome. I love sardines. If you can persuade the fishmonker to prepare fillets, you have no excuse to try this really fantastic recipe. As a starter for 2p or as part of wonderful buffet 300 grams of fillets are approx 7-8 whole fishes which you can … More Marinated sardines
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