I love the transition of an (almost) empty fridge followed by a weekly refill. Certain basic ingredients are always available, such as nuts, asian products, peanut butter, tahini, butter, parmesan etcetera. Before making my weekly shopping list, I check what’s left ( don’t forget to check the storage now and again). Often there is enough … More Empty fridge recipe
No onion can beat the sweet delicious Tropea onion. For today’s recipe, inspired by Jamie Oliver, cut 5 of those beauties in 1 cm thick slices. Spread them in an oven dish. Season with pepper, salt. Spread a drizzle of olive oil. Bake in the oven at 200° for 40 minutes. Stir regularly. Add 4 … More The fantastic fresh Tropea onions from Calabria are back ❤
The Ottolenghi’s test kitchen cookbook is amazing. I can’t repeat it enough. Tonight’s za’atar salmon with tahini is so 😋. I increase the amount of vegetables, decrease the amount of tahini and add roasted sweet potato as side dish. Remove the bones of a beautiful piece of salmon filet. Mirco, the fishmonger, already removed the … More Easy and delicious
More than 5 years in Italy, more than 5 years I stopped working as a passionate family physician, more than 5 years I practice to live with the flow….it all seems yesterday, incredible. Nowadays I’m finding a new balance between daily life as ex pat in Italy, my personal professional project ( 😉 check my … More Cooking 4friends…I love it
Remember the blogpost of 17/2( Tarocco is the most popular table orange in Italy and is a ‘half- blood’ orange)with tarocco, a delicious recipe of delicious.nl? This time, no pomegranate, no pistachio nuts but still, yummie. Remove the skin, also the white parts, of 2 tarocco oranges (1pp). Slice thinly and put on baking paper. Spread … More The tarocco is back
Certain recipes are less adapted for 2p, especially if you refuse to have leftovers. That’s why I often change the ingredients in order to get a similar effect. The recipe with balls based on halloumi and quinoa in delicious.nl of december looked really delicious, but instead of using breadcrumb and quinoa and only 150 grams … More Halloumi balls?
From the moment of arrival, the delicious magazine is always a superb source of new cooking ideas. As you know we live in Italy and the only foreign magazine which arrives in our mail is my beloved Delicious. With a few days of delay, sometimes even more (italian speed is sometimes piano pianissimo ;-)) but … More Quick puff pastry with eggplant and garlic
Wikipedia explains us everything about blood oranges;-). ‘The ‘Tarocco’ is one of the world’s most popular oranges because of its sweetness and juiciness. It has the highest vitamin C content of any orange variety grown in the world, mainly on account of the fertile soil surrounding Mount Etna, and it is easy to peel. The ‘Tarocco’ orange is … More Tarocco is the most popular table orange in Italy and is a ‘half- blood’ orange
-Eggplant can be served in many variations. Repeat the procedure of 21/7. The marinade today is olive oil, 1 table spoon of sumak, 1 table spoon of dried basil, pepper and salt. Spread the marinade on the predrained eggplant slices (3 small eggplant for 3 persons as appetizer). Bake in the oven as explained on … More Kisir and eggplant in another variation
The thin tortilla-like pancakes which you find in the cool department of the supermarket are the best of both worlds. Reheat them in a non-sticky pan very shortly before serving (last step of this recipe). Slice 2 eggplants in slices of 1 cm. Add salt and leave in a colander for 30 mins. Rinse and … More Not a pizza, not a wrap, something in between
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