We love carrots. It’s one of the in between snacks and even Oskar is also a big fan. In the following recipe carrots steal the show. Clean 1 kg of young carrots. Cut them lengthwise in 4. Spread in a tajine. Mix with 4 chopped garlic cloves, 1 chopped onion, 2 teaspoons of cumin powder, … More Vegetarian food at its best
Both are translated as monkfish in English, only Google explains that rana pescatrice is the whole fish and coda di rospo is what remaines after removing the head and skin. Mirco, the fishmonger, made me choose between the local, fresh, ugly looking fish, the rana pescatrice and the coda di rospo, the skinless tail from … More Coda di rospo or rana pescatrice
I’m a bit off schedule with my blogpost, but I have been busy for our guests. My parents in law are potato lovers. So this evening meal combines potatoes, green beans, tomatoes and calamari. Start with a chermoula. Mix 4 garlic cloves, 1/2 teaspoon, a handful of fresh parsley, 2 teaspoons of paprika powder, 2 … More Calamari
If you’re not into slow cooking, ignore this blog post. If you are, you probably know already. A tajine is a functional beauty in your kitchen. You can buy fancy ones, for too much money or simple, authentical ones for a reasonable price (especially in certain neighborhoods in big cities. Mix 200 grams of ricotta … More A tajine is not only a beauty in your kitchen
Fighting with long grass, packing for our trip to the Amalfi Coast, running on the treadmill….what a great Friday. No way that I will be able to empty our fridge tonight, but part of the fridge will travel with us to our ‘home’ in Ravello. Chop 1 large yellow bell pepper (400 grams ), 400 … More After a day of physical activity
Giorgio Locatelli has a new book ‘Made at home’. Delicious.nl gives us an idea about what kind of cuisine to expect. I bought a superfresh large octopus for 4p (1 1.5 kilo) and put it immediately in the freezer (I read that a frozen octopus gets tender quicker). Boil salted water in a large pan. … More Tonight more time and energy to enjoy a real italian dinner with friends.
My youngest brother, Ivan, and his partner, Peter, are real foodies. After my long journey I have to promise myself to go for the easy way. A short visit of Siena in the rain brings us to my favorite supermarket. The kind fishmonger shows me a large fresh sea bass of approx 2 kg, thus … More Back home and visitors are waiting 😉
For 2p marinate 250 grams of chicken filet in a mixture of 1 chopped onion, 3 chopped garlic cloves, 1 chopped spicy little pepper, 1 table spoon of coriander, 1 teaspoon of turmeric, 1 teaspoon of cumin seeds, ½ teaspoon of sweet paprika powder, 1 teaspoon of ras el hanout, the juice of 1 lemon … More Dates, perfect in sweet and spicy recipes
Buy a good quality chicken and divide it into different parts. For 2p, make your choice and put the other parts in the freezer for a later occasion. Marinate the chicken in a mixture of 2 chopped garlic cloves, 1 chopped spicy little pepper, 2 teaspoons of turmeric, 2 teaspoons of ginger powder, 2 table … More It has been a while since we had a tajine, no?
Although grapefruit is a winter ingredient, it’s a perfect to use in a summer dish. Green beans, or asparagus beans (less work to cut the ends of ;-))are at their best in this season. Cut 400 grams of green beans in pieces of 3-4 cm. Add 4 chopped garlic cloves, 1 spicy little pepper and … More Grapefruit and salmon in a lovely summer recipe
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