I know, red cabbage is winter food, but eaten as a salad it’s so delicious. For 2p chop 400 grams of red cabbage in a kitchen robot or thinly with a sharp knife. Mix with 1 bunch of radishes, 1 fresh red onion marinated in 3 table spoons of red wine vinegar. Finish with 1 … More Red is my favorite color
Remember, salted cod is only eatable unsalted. To unsalt, you really have to start the day before. Rinse the cod to remove the extra salt and put in water. Store in the fridge and rinse and renew the water 5-6 times.The cod will still taste a bit salty, thus no extra salt needed! For 2p, … More More experiments with salted cod Happy Easter
Artichokes, mozzarella and barley (orzo) in a salad = Italy on your plate. Clean 5 small artichokes by removing the hard leaves and the stem. Cut in quarters and put them immediately in water with lemon juice. Put the drained artichokes in an oven dish with the juice of 1 lemon, 4 chopped garlic cloves, … More Fresh artichokes and buffalo mozzarella
Prepare 2 beetroots in the oven. Wrap them in aluminium foil together with a bay leaf, 2 cloves of garlic and a drizzle of olive oil. Try to plan the baking while you need the oven for something else (the day before). Count approx 1h at 180° ( depends on their size). Cool the beetroot … More Funk-a-licious salad
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
They can be enormous, those creatures. The Italians surely eat them often, and buy them frequently frozen. Tessa Kiros is a cookbookwriter, she travelled and worked all over the world. One of her books, Ciao bella, describes the cuisine of Venice. Polpo con patate is a traditional antipasto, but I thought it would be an … More Polpo, the ‘real ‘octopus with the long tentacles and little suction cups
It was hot in Italy. Fresh salads taste even better in this kind of weather. Start with the dressing. Mix 150 grams of Greek yoghurt with 2 table spoons of lemon juice, 1 spicy little pepper, 2 pickled anchovies, ½ teaspoon of mustard of Dijon, pepper and salt. Add 2 table spoons of chopped mint … More Fennel, cucumber and apple salad with white fish
Salad : check. Pasta : check. Sauce : Fried garlic, onion, spicy little pepper mixed with 100 ml of the boiling pasta water, 100 grams of spicy gorgonzola, 50 grams of parmigiano and loads of chopped fresh parsley. Serve. Buon appetito!
Polpette di sarde is a traditional dish in Sicily. I’m sure the Sicilians will not disapprove the variant based on mackerel. For 3p mix 600 grams of mackerel filets(with skin), 1 onion, 4 garlic cloves, 50 grams of bread crumb, salt, pepper, a handful fresh parsley and some mint leaves in a blender (roughly). Add … More Mackerel balls joined by a little salad
Orange lentils don’t need pre-soaking time and are quickly cooked. Boil 200 grams of orange lentils until they are al dente, max 10-15 mins. Drain. Add 1 big avocado (ready to eat), 3 chopped garlic cloves, 1 spicy little epper, 1 slice of old bread, 2 chopped shallots, 1 table spoon of fresh mint, 1 … More Avocado lentil burgers
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