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
Mix 200 grams of smoked salmon, 200 grams of ricotta, 1 table spoon of sour cream with the juice and lemon zeste of 1 lemon. Add a drizzle of good olive oil, a pinch of cayenne and some extra pepper and salt. Store in the fridge. Serve with white celery stalks or chicory leaves, grissini, … More Another appetizer for many occasions and for many mouths
Find a small tenderloin for 2p. Remove the greasy bits and open the filet (not completely). For the filling, mix 100 grams of ricotta with 6 chopped dried tomatoes (put the salty tomatoes first in water to get rid of the salt), 1 table spoon of the home made pesto (blogpost 18/9/2017). Close the meat … More Pork tenderloin, a piece of meat with ‘possibilities’
Homemade pasta can be made in different ways, if you check internet. The recipe which I found on the pasta flower package really works : 1 egg for each 250 grams of 00 flour and some water to get the right consistency. It’s difficult to prepare less than pasta made of 250 grams of flour, … More Ravioli made for the best teacher ever !!
Try to remember ingredients people dislike if you invite them regularly to avoid unpleasant meals. Sometimes this list will be extensive which can be tricky. Don’t worry, Elodie, you are not ‘tricky’. For 3p, start with two appetizers served in little glases. -appetizer 1 : a layer of 100 grams of feta cheese cut in … More Three course menu : fish, veg and cool dessert
For 2p chop 1 red onion, 4 garlic cloves and 1 spicy little pepper. Fry in a drizzle of olive oil. Add 250 grams of peeled shrimps. Remove the shrimps. Add a few chopped sundried tomatoes, lemon zeste of 1 lemon and 750 peeled chopped fresh tomatoes and 1 table spoon of dried basil. Bake … More Pasta with ‘what is left in our fridge’
Prepare the pasta dough first, even the day before. Use 00 flour. For each 250 grams of flour use 1 egg. Mix flour and egg. Add water, bit by bit, until you obtain a smooth but firm dough. Prepare the fresh pasta dough in the kitchen robot or manually. Split the dough in two parts. … More Black and white = the colors of Siena
For 2p cut a small cauliflower in little roses. Boil 120 grams of bulgur. Mix the cauliflower with the bulgur, 1 table spoon of ras el hanout, 70 grams of grinded pistacios, 3 table spoons of chopped dried fruit (cranberries, apricots, dates,raisins…), 4 chopped garlic cloves, 6 table spoons of olive oil. Bake in the … More Roasted cauliflower, bulgur, pistacio nuts and fresh ricotta cheese
The preperation of a buffet is often a lot of work in advance, but so lovely to serve several little dishes, even for 2-4p. Kuku, garden bean spread, baba banoush of courgettes (instead of eggplant), rocket salad with red onions will be more than enough. Leftovers are perfect the following day. Preheat the oven at … More Weekend : mezze buffet, inspired by Ottolenghi’s ‘Plenty more’
I’m a collector of recipes, cooking magazines and cooking books since I became 25 (before that period I was already cooking, but didn’t have the money;-)) . It’s amazing how the eating/cooking style has changed since then. ‘Avocado filled with Northsea shrimps’ was really adventerous 30 years ago. Today, avocado is known by everybody (although … More Gaucamole in pasta!
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