We stay 1 week in Ravello. The weather is not ideal, but we have a practical appartment with a decent oven. The grocery shops are small, thus there is enough to prepare us a proper and simple dinner. Chop 750 grams of eggplant in cubes of approximately 2 cm. Put on the oven tray and … More All in one
Iris’ father is visiting us. He is one of my loyal followers. He has no choice, docV cooks and decides what he will eat, he can only decide how much ;-). In the delicious.nl I find another version of shaksuka, with chickpeas. For 2-3p, chop 4 garlic cloves and 2 medium sized bell peppers. Put … More Shakshuka for daddy Michel
Of course I still can cook even without inspiring recipes, but to prepare something different daily, a monthly magazine is a great source. 1 kilo of fresh mussels and a small piece of tailfish are the healthy proteins for tonight. The recipe can be prepared without carbohydrates, but in this colder season they can give … More Yes, a new delicious magazine in our brand new mail box 😉
There are so many variations of which the one of today presumably most closely resembles a recipe of Piemonte in Italy : uova alla piemontese. Originally shakshuka is cooked on a low heat, but I prepare it in the oven when I’m planning to do something else while cooking. For 2p chop 2 bell peppers, … More Shakshuka has become a popular dish, thanks to Ottolenghi
Boil 400 grams of frozen large white beans in salted water with a few sage leaves for approx 15 mins. Drain the beans and cool down. Mix in the blender with 1 table spoon of savory, 1 egg, 2 table spoons of bread crumb, pepper and salt. Put the mixture in the fridge to become … More Vegetarian balls
When we moved to Italy I tried hard to empty the cupboards as much as possible , but still we moved 8000 kilo of stuff!!!! Old weckjars moved with us and I never really used them (shame on me) until today. For 2p boil 400 grams of peeled and cut new potatoes for 2 mins … More Weckjars
For 2p chop 4 garlic cloves and 1 spicy little pepper. Fry and add 2 table spoons of dried raisins, 3 table spoons of pine nuts and 8 pickled anchovies. Stir. Add ½ glas of red wine and 4 table spoons of tomato puree, OR, add 2 table spoons of red wine vinegar and 5 … More Old Sicilian recipe, originally called ‘pasta for poor people’
-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
Orange lentils don’t need pre-soaking time and are quickly cooked. Boil 200 grams of orange lentils until they are al dente, max 10-15 mins. Drain. Add 1 big avocado (ready to eat), 3 chopped garlic cloves, 1 spicy little epper, 1 slice of old bread, 2 chopped shallots, 1 table spoon of fresh mint, 1 … More Avocado lentil burgers
Jamie Oliver is fan, the Tuscan cookbook makes publicity, and since today I can say to have a good reason not to be a fanatic vegetarian (although I often cook that way). Panzano is a village on the Chianti route which is the alternative SR222 between Florence and Siena. Gerda and I collect Ingrid at … More The famous macelleria Cecchine of Dario
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