Tag: squid

I haven’t been able to go to Livorno but this kind of food is supposed to be popular there

17 April 2019

We are in full preparation of the real renovation works and I’m in full preparation of starting my own practice. All of this is very exciting and time consuming but I’ll never forget how important it is to take care of yourself ( and your body and food😉). Tonight a squid of 500 grams ( … More I haven’t been able to go to Livorno but this kind of food is supposed to be popular there

Our US heritage: Kathy and Peter and old bay seasoning.

11 March 2019

Before our move to Italy, the original plan was to move to the area of WashingtonDC. We went house hunting and got to know really wonderful people, such as Kathy and Peter, but the gut feeling about moving to US wasn’t right. It took a few weeks before deciding not to go, but Kathy, Peter … More Our US heritage: Kathy and Peter and old bay seasoning.

The colors in our house are mainly black and white, on our plate we want the whole rainbow!

1 February 2019

Chop and fry 4 garlic cloves, 2 chili peppers, 5 cm of ginger in a drizzle of peanut oil. Add 300 grams of mushrooms. Bake. Add 400 grams of clean chopped squid. Bake. In the meanwhile, steam 500 grams of chopped broccoli and 200 grams of chopped carrot shortly. Add the steamed vegetables and 250 … More The colors in our house are mainly black and white, on our plate we want the whole rainbow!

Curry paste

23 September 2018

In oriental supermarkets, which are difficult to find here in Tuscany, you find a grand variety of ready made mixtures to use as base for easy oriental cooking. To make your own yellow, green, red, …curry pastes you need so many ingredients, which are even more difficult to find here. Thus, buy different flavors and … More Curry paste

The hottest day in Italy since the start of the measurments.

4 August 2017

Calamari, breadcrumb, garlic, lemon, tomato…the smell of summer! For 2 p clean 500 grams of fresh squid. Fry  1 chopped spicy pepper, 6 chopped garlic cloves and 2 handful of old breadcrumb in a good drizzle of olive oil. Add pepper and salt. Bake until crispy and golden brown. Put the mixture on kitchen paper … More The hottest day in Italy since the start of the measurments.

Some Spanish food today? Lovely squidballs with tomato sauce.

4 June 2017

Clean 400 grams of squid and chop in the blender together with 1 spicy little pepper, 2 garlic cloves, 1 egg, a handful of fresh parsley and some old bread. Add some pepper and salt. Make balls (put some oil on your hands, it will be easier). Leave the balls in the fridge until baking. … More Some Spanish food today? Lovely squidballs with tomato sauce.

A wonderful buffet

23 May 2017

Different structures, different ingredients, different colors, different flavors (but keep the same style), different diets. It sounds difficult, but in fact it is easier to think about all this than to serve 1 big meal and realizing that a few people don’t like it or cannot eat it for different reasons. Put all the dishes … More A wonderful buffet