For 8 larger, or 13 smaller portions you need : 1 can of cherry tomatoes, 1 small onion, 2 garlic cloves, 50 grams of grated parmigiano, 250 grams of mascarpone, 2 eggs, 8 grissini, 100 grams of green pesto, a few fresh leaves of basil. Prepare the tomato juice in advance. Fry the chopped garlic, … More Savory tiramisu
After a few hours of being in the garden and my daily exercise (remember! 3 times weekly 30-40 mins of treadmill, 3 times weekly 20 mins of rowing in combination with some muscle training and 1 day off) I really need some carbs and cheese, and no, I will never get a ‘sixpack’. I must … More Carbs and cheese, I know what you think 😉
Though I am the one with the cooking (sous-chef) diploma in the house, having such a dedicated and passionate cook around has meant no cooking for me in the last year! Now Veerle was busy entertaining and driving around all our visitors, I finally saw my chance! J Chop a large red onion, a spicy … More Iris’ top lasagna (Iris= sous chef;-))
So sad to read that Antonio Carluccio passed away today. The recipe of yesterday was a pure coincidence. Carluccio had a passion for food as well as for cooking. ‘A drizzle of good olive oil’ is one of his most famous sentences in his television programs. He will never be really dead. Thanks, Antonio … More No carbs tonight, lasagna parmigiana but first : tribute to Antonio Carluccio
My dear mother who hasn’t travelled for a long time, agreed to come and visit us in Italy. My youngest brother is her bodyguard ;-). Thus, my cooking style will be less adventurous the following days. The Chianti route brings us from Florence to Siena and chicken alla ‘cacciatore’ gives the start signal of a … More More visitors and guess who?
Autumn holiday in Belgium is an ideal moment to open the house for visitors. Day 1, Lisbet, my oldest daughter, arrives in Florence. After a little walk in Certaldo, small and beautiful, 250 grams of fresh pasta dough awaits being transformed into ‘ravioli alla mozzarella and artichokes’. Clean 4 smaller artichokes. Fry 2 chopped garlic … More Certain food is made to show people how much you love them
Emilia Romagna is the creator of this flatbread, based on flour, salt, water and lard or olive oil. You can of course make them yourself, but the variety in the supermarket is so large that it’s easier to store in the fridge for the right occasion. Today’s recipe is flatbread, mozzarella and a tomato meat … More Piadina, the Italian flatbread
Round courgettes ( 700-800 grams of courgettes for 2)are ideal to fill. There are so many ways to fill vegetables without becoming boring. Half the courgettes and remove the inner part. Chop 1 shallot, 3 garlic cloves and the inner part of the courgettes. Boil 100 grams of red rice. Fry the chopped vegetables and … More Let’s prepare ‘un plat à la française’ during the season of the ‘Tour de France’.
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.
Which child does not like meatballs in tomato sauce?? For this recipe look at the recipe 13/1/2017. The other way is a Sicilian way to prepare meatballs. For the meatballs mix 500 grams of minced meat (chicken, turkey, pig) with 2 spoons of chopped fresh parsley, 2 chopped garlic cloves, 2 spoons of grated parmigiano, … More Meatballs in two different ways
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