Farro is a local product. I love the texture. If I have to choose between farro or risotto rice, my choice will be farro because of healthy issues. For 2p chop a mixture of mushrooms (500 grams). Heat a pan, add a mixture of butter and olive oil. Bake the mushrooms until crispy and al … More Farro and spelt seem to be cousins
Tonight we try to ignore certain ‘creatures’ (I’m normally quite a apolitical person) by enjoying an American favorite on your plate. For 2p, you need 600 grams of chopped and rinsed leek, 4 chopped garlic cloves, 40 grams of grated emmental (gruyere would have been better) cheese, 1 mozzarella of 200grams, 200 ml of cream … More Mac ‘n Cheese
The choice of ready made vegetarian ravioli is large, even in the local supermarket ( in Italy, of course 😉). Let’s buy for 250 grams of ravioli with spinach and ricotta for 2p. Heat a pan. Add a drizzle of olive oil. Add 500 grams of rinsed and drained fresh spinach. Once al dente. Stop … More Comfort food in a lighter version
It seems drastic, but for sure the best decision made to try to to have an impact or at least to stabilize. Iris tried to explain me the whole, almost predictable , scenario at the beginning of January. Anyway I’m glad I got the opportunity to see my mother and daughters in Belgium 2 weeks … More Italy in lock down
The visual aspect of a meal is not as important as the taste, but still. Taking a picture of home cooked meals helps to realize how outlook can help to improve judgment😉. The following recipe is really pretty and also tasty. PS thanks Libelle Lekker magazine. For 2p, buy 500 grams of mushrooms ( one … More Pretty, tasty and veggie
It’s awesome how some people create new recipes and using parts of vegetables which you would normally throw on the compost pile. Clean 750 grams of carrots. Keep 100 grams of the green part(foliage). Put in a small blender. Add 1 table spoon of roasted pine nuts, 1 chopped garlic clove, pepper, salt, 1/2 teaspoon … More Foliage of carrots in pesto
I don’t think I ever tasted black cabbage before we moved to Tuscany. It’s one of the protagonist of the famous ribollita, a traditional Tuscan soup. You can find my first cooking experiment with black cabbage at the beginning of the blog. It wasn’t really successful 🤓, too much and not enough cooked, it tasted … More It’s about time to give black cabbage a second chance
Cooking for 4p or 6p is often easier than for 2p. That’s why all in one dishes are a perfect solution. One of the other possibilities is preparing a side dish( with a little correction) for 4-6p as main coarse, as long as you have enough vegetables and some proteins (and/or carbs).Clean a small sized … More Side dish becomes main dish
In his awesome book VEG, Jamie Oliver creates some wonderful recipes. The variety is amazing and inspires to even more variety. Readers who know his book will recognize the recipe easily. Mine is a bit different, no roses harissa but normal one, no pickled lemons but lemon zeste, no dried cherries but raisins, no potatoes … More Hide the ingredients
Oven roasted cauliflower is so much tastier than the ‘normal’versions. I love it. Cut a small cauliflower in little roses and cubes (no waste). Spread on baking paper. Mix with a drizzle of olive oil and 1 table spoon of cumin seeds. Roast in the oven at 180° for approximately 30 minutes. Stir halfway. Boil … More Roasted cauliflower
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