I’m not an expert in discovering eatable plants (although I try;-)), but wild fennel is an easy one with its combination of the typical smell and shape. Walking a few meters outside our living place here in Siena I discovered several little bushes of that fabulous wild herb. The edition of June 2017 of my … More Sardines, tomato, wild fennel and pasta? Real Italian!!!
Chop 1 big eggplant in thin pieces. Put in a colander with some salt. Leave for at least 30 mins. Rinse and dry. Bake 4 chopped garlic cloves in a drizzle of olive oil. Add the eggplant and bake while stirring. When the aubergines are all glazy, add 1 can of passata, 1 table spoon … More Pasta alla Norma, one of the favorites, but ‘di mare’ today
Courgettes are so great in combination with fish and meat, but are even great just by themselves. The variety of recipes is incredible. If you use the flowers you need real fresh ones. Make a tempura dough with 2 table spoons of flour, 2 table spoons of sparkling water or beer and 1 battered egg. … More An adorable ingredient
For 2p 600 grams of different shapes, different colors of small tomatoes. Halve them or cut in different sizes. Add mozzarellini (small mozzarella balls). Add some pistache nuts. Boil 600 grams of small potatoes in salted water al dente. Cool down and halve them. Mix the tomatoes, mozzarella, potatoes, nuts with loads of fresh basil … More 7.30 pm and still 25° outside, maxi version of a caprese salad
I love eating outside, especially in the evening when the moon and stars lighten your plate in a mysterious way (that will not happen if you eat between 18 and 20 pm, of course ;-)). Although dinner time in Tuscany is not so extremely late, we always had very late evening meals, and still have … More Lovely summer evenings!!
Stuffed tomato, stuffed bell pepper, stuffed eggplant, ….today’s menu stuffed onion and courgette. Stuffed onion is a typical side dish (contorno) in Tuscany : red onions stuffed with some meat, cheese and spices. The offer of new onions is increasing. Although they look red outside, inside they’re white, and have a great taste. For 2 … More Stuffed
Combine slices of a lucious mozzarella with slices of, preferable sunriped, tomatoes on a plate. Add a drizzle of good olive oil, balsamico vinegar, pepper, salt and fresh basil. Perfect is the word!
An oven dish, 750 grams of mixed cherry tomatoes, 2 fish fillets, a bit of garlic and spring onion, some dried basil and oregano, some fresh basil, and farro…Cooking can be easy, really. Take a round oven dish. Chop 2 spring onions, 3 garlic cloves and 1 spicy little pepper. Put in the oven dish. … More Cherry tomatoes are real sweeties
I must admit that there are days that my inspiration is not gone, but that I take it the easy way. Today is one of those days and luckily I find some real ‘ragù bolognese alla Carluccio’ in the freezer. The real Carluccio ragù sauce needs time. So often, it is better to prepare a … More Italian classic Lasagna Bolognese
For some reason, to me, eggs usually have the important task to pimp a dish with a mixture of leftover ingredients. They are the chosen ones to ‘keep it all together’ while serving as proteins. Above all, they are still considered to be cheap (even if you buy ‘real’ eggs of ‘real’ chicken with a … More Something with eggs….frittata
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