Temperatures are going down, grass growing back since we have regular thunderstorms, finally I can harvest some courgettes of my little yard. It’s always remarkable how one season shifts into the following one. In Italy you can follow the seasons also in the offer of vegetables, but this week I found green asparagus 😋 from … More Gradual change of seasons
Pointed peppers are sweeter and have a thinner skin than the normal bell peppers.They seem to digest easier, even eaten raw. I have approximately 750 grams of different colored pointed peppers. Cut them in halves and remove the seeds. Wash and drain. Spread in a large oiled oven dish. Bake for 20 minutes in the … More Filled pointed peppers
Jim has arrived in our village. He will be house-and dog-sitting at Diane’s place. We’ll ignore his jetlag and invite him for lunch ( we= the alpha ladies, Anria, Diane and myself and our dogs, Bonnie, Aragon and Oskar😉). It’s a beautiful day to spend time on our terrace, from which you have a fabulous … More Ideal lunch for lovely people
The leaves of a bunch of beetroot ( almost 400 grams) are still in a perfect condition thanks to my amazing Tupperware recipients. After a good wash and inspection chop the good parts. Chop 1 red onion, 4 garlic cloves. Heat a pan with 2 table spoons of olive oil. Pour all the chopped vegetables … More A savory crumble to empty your fridge
Elegant cooking is not really my thing. During weekends I try to add some extra effort ( without adding too many kcal). Tonight farro ( less carbs than risotto rice), artichokes and a creamy parmesan sauce are the ingredients for our dinner. Chop and fry 1 red onion, 4 garlic cloves and 1 chili in … More This is a good one
It’s really cold, outside and sadly enough also inside ( 😠). This dinner will hopefully add some degrees. Chop 4 garlic cloves and 1 red onion. Heat an oven resistant pan. Fry the onion and garlic in 2 table spoons of olive oil. Add 4 chopped pickled anchovies and 1 table spoon of dried thyme. … More Gnocchi, taleggio and radicchio = cosy food
I’m completely out of my routine after 6 days of traveling to Belgium. Nobody forced me, so I have no reason to complain, and I can’t say that my dear wife didn’t try to convince my that I would better wait a little longer…. Anyway, I did it, enjoyed my awesome stay in Bazel with … More Hi, I’m still there 😉
Real spring outside and seasonal cooking can be tricky. Anyway, the ingredients for tonight are savoy cabbage and broccoli. I decide to combine them with coconut milk and green curry paste to create a ‘sunnier’ effect. Chop and wash 1 small savoy cabbage (600grams) in stripes. Chop and wash 500 grams of broccoli. Chop 4 … More Savoy cabbage
February and spring is in the air, I love it, but food wise I’m confused. I find some ‘in between’ inspiration in one of my cookbooks ‘ The Green Kitchen at Home’. A fusion of two of their recipes with lots of vegetables and a little twist are a possible compensation to my confusion 😜.Clean … More The Green Kitchen at Home
In 1999 I bought my first ‘Jamie Oliver’ and since then he inspired me. The sweet and sour chicken is one of my favorites. I will have to wait until Iris’ godchild Egon’s visit to serve whole chicken but what do you think about a sweet and sour polpo variation? Put fresh polpo in the … More Almost vintage
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