Square puff pastry covered with a mixture of new Philadelphia, ‘active’, with even less kcal than the light one (92 kcal for 100 grams) with 4 chopped garlic cloves, pepper and salt. Cover with 1 big sliced red onion, 150 grams of smoked salmon. Finish with a few halved cherry tomatoes (I ovendried them for … More One more day to go before I make my new shopping list…woop woop
Start with frying 250 grams of mushrooms and put aside. Use the same pan to fry 4 chopped garlic cloves and 2 chopped leeks in some olive oil. Add 1 table spoon of dried thyme. Add 120 ml of light cream when the vegetables are al dente. Boil pasta for 2p. Add some pasta water … More Simple pasta
On a hot summer evening I keep it, even for guests. -Blanch 250 grams of spinach and drain thoroughly. Cut and mix with 170 grams of chopped grilled artichokes out of a can. Add 2 chopped garlic cloves, 2 eggs, 2 table spoons of grated parmigiano, 100 grams of cubes of mozzarella, pepper and salt. … More Little dinner for friends
Some greens and cheese hidden in a crispy dough is called ‘erbazzone’ in Italy. Instead of pancetta, I used smoked salmon for a vegetarian version. For 2-3 persons blanch 500 grams of fresh spinach (or similar vegetable)and drain thoroughly. Fry 4 chopped 4 garlic cloves, 2 chopped spring onions and 1 chopped small spicy little … More Erbazzone, a recipe from Emilia Romagna
Green asparagus is a local vegetable and they are so fresh, you could eat them raw. Instead of eating them pure, let’s combine with smoked salmon. For 4p wash and prepare 1.2 kilo of green asparagus. The preperation is really easy, simply remove the hard part by breaking it off. Roll a slice of smoked … More Smoked salmon and green asparagus
So many possibilities if you can think ‘out of the box’. Eggs, pancetta, cheese and pasta…. Let’s keep the eggs, the cheese and the pasta and empty our fridge instead ;-). Mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, courgettes, or whatever you may find in your fridge are prefect ingredients for this carbonara. Smoked salmon? Of course, ideal for … More Be creative with your pasta carbonara recipe
Hidden between the parsley and spinach I found… Brussels sprouts in little boxes of 300gr, so I bought two boxes (1pp). What can you use instead of bacon? Smoked tuna or salmon are an ideal alternative, especially if you find a whole piece that you can cut in larger cubes (70-100 gr pp). This recipe … More Brussels sprouts, also in Italy!
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