If there are kids among your guests, either you try to ignore that they hardly eat, or you prepare ‘adapted’ food which often is also appreciated by their parents. Being less than 8 a buffet would be a bit ridiculous, only if you prefer to have lots of leftovers. Thus a short pasta, tomato sauce, … More Pasta 4kids 😉
In his Christmas cookbook Jamie Oliver has collected a lot of inspiring recipes, not only for Christmas but for dishes in the colder seasons. The carpaccio of beetroot is a beautiful dish, but next time I will try it a little bit different. As a starter for 2p 2 small beetroots or 1 big beetroot … More Beetroot carpaccio, I love that color!
FENNEL CARPACCIO Slice 2 small fennels with the mandoline. Spread the fennel on 4 plates. Mix the juice of 1-2 oranges with 4 table spoons of olive oil, pepper and salt. Spread the dressing on the fennel. Finish with 4 table spoons of grinded roasted pine nuts and the zeste of the oranges (wash them … More Dinner for friends after a whole day of sight seeing
Thanks to my lovely parents in law I have this cookbook filled with real Tuscan recipes. This allows me to discover the local cuisine. When I have a busy agenda I try to prepare a dish the evening before, so often it is an oven dish. Today a dear friend, Gerda, arrives from Belgium, and … More Crespelle alla fiorentina, Florentine-style crepes
A lovely day outside will make us really hungry. Artichokes as a starter will be great. The variety for today has the lovely name ‘mammole’ which I don’t think I have to translate. Remove the stem and wash the artichokes (1 pp). Put them in a big casserole so that they can be placed next … More Sunday = sightseeing
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