For 2p chop 1 cute lady fennel and 1 small male fennel (remember, blogpost In love with fregola) in small pieces. Bake in a drizzle of olive oil. After a few mins add 4 chopped garlic cloves, 1 chopped chili pepper and 1 teaspoon of grinded fennel seeds. Add some lemon juice and zeste for a … More Simple pasta dish
Tomorrow the ‘busy’ summer starts for real. I need to be prepared for a lot of cooking, for familiar and not so familiar guests, I love it (although not all the time ;)). What to eat today? Or what to prepare with the fridge leftovers? A round radicchio, 8 large carrots, shallots..all prepared in tasty … More Trio of side dishes as main dish
Cavolo nero is real local and the base of the well known ribollita. Cook 200 grams of chopped cavolo nero(remove the real hard parts) for 10 mins in salted water. Drain carefully and cool down. Put the cavolo nero in the blender with 200 grams of ricotta, 50 grams of grated pecorino or parmigiano, 1 … More Gnocchi nudi o ravioli nudi?
Cannelloni of courgettes filled with ricotta…Donna Hay, grazie mille! Delicious magazine and Donna Hay show us a few pages of the last cookbook ‘Brilliance kids’. A main dish becomes a starter in my case, and we skip the mozzarella (to skip some kcal). For a starter for 3-4p I use 100 grams of frozen (fresh … More There we go again : courgettes
Gerda and Herman arrive tonight, after a long direct drive from Belgium. My ingredients for a quick and healthy pasta are waiting for their arrival. Boil 500 grams of fresh pasta (pici of course) together with 1 kilo of fresh green asparagus and 250 grams of frozen peas in salted water until al dente. Chop … More A healthy pasta for friends arriving late.
Eating cake for breakfast is not really what I would do, but in countries such as Italy or Spain it’s very common. They rarely eat breakfast at home. A few coffees, a croissant or some cake is a classical breakfast. I have my ‘healthy’ ideas about that habit, but a piece of cake in the … More Breakfast or tea time? La torta di mele is a real classic in Italy.
I probably told you before, I rate supermarkets during holidays (there are worse diseases ;-)). La Spezia has a IperCoop which is huge and thus ‘a must do’. Inspired by a few recipes found online, we’ll try varieties of the local cuisine in our local kitchen. Liguria is known for focaccio, pesto genovese, and anchovies … More My passion for supermarkets
There are many variations on vegetarian lasagna. ‘The Green Kitchen at Home’ inspires me for a delicious version of the classical tomato lasagna. The recipe serves 5-6p. Home made pasta is a little extra effort with the great advantage to create the perfect shape for the oven dish of choice. Put 250 grams of fine … More Vegetarian lasagna
A dark cold day, although cheered up with an ice cream in San Gimignano (one of the best in the world), is ideal for a cosy pasta dish with cabbage. For 5p, cut 1 green cabbage in small pieces. Chop and fry 1 red onion, 6 garlic cloves. Add 500 grams of mixed minced meat. … More After a week menu with puree, burgers, chicken + rice and pizza we are ready for a pasta 😉
1000 grams of frozen spinach leaves for 2p seems a lot for many people, but not for me ;-). I could eat it pure, just with some pepper, salt, good olive oil and preferably a few garlic cloves, but then I’m pretty sure my audience would not agree. Another way to prepare? Defrost the spinach … More A successful trio
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