Every Tuesday I send my wish list for the market on Thursday to Mirco, the fishmonger. Often I ask him to surprise me with a new unknown whole fish which I prepare the same day. This week he has a ‘mormora’ for me. Literally ‘mormora’ means ‘murmers’, officially it’s a beautiful striped sea bass. The … More Every thursday another whole fish to taste
Black bean sauce is an important and popular ingredient in Chinese cuisine, particularly Cantonese and Sichuan cooking. Salty and spicy with a hint of sweet, black bean sauce contributes a flavor to Chinese food like no other. What an amazing ready made sauce to use in combination with fish (or meat) and vegetables! Thanks to Lia … More The particular smell of Eastern cooking
I’m completely out of my routine after 6 days of traveling to Belgium. Nobody forced me, so I have no reason to complain, and I can’t say that my dear wife didn’t try to convince my that I would better wait a little longer…. Anyway, I did it, enjoyed my awesome stay in Bazel with … More Hi, I’m still there 😉
Italy has a great variety of citrus fruit. I love the Sicilian tarocco orange for its color and its flavor. Tonight we have a fresh whole fish, hasselback potatoes and a chicory salad (mixed chicory and radicchio) with an awesome dressing. For 2p, put the juice of 2 tarocco oranges in a small pan. Allow … More Citrus fruit festival
Roasted potatoes, roasted tomatoes and a whole fish on top is delicious, super simple and healthy food. Buy a fresh whole fish ( see bream or see bass). Scrape the skin and remove the intestines. Wash and dry. Cut 500 grams of potatoes in wedges. Put in an oven dish. Spread a drizzle of olive … More A simple whole fish
Cooking without garlic is almost exceptional. For a garlic puree I use half of a bulb. Boil 500 grams of potatoes for 2p. Put a bay leaf in the water and a pinch of salt. For the best ‘garlic’ flavor put the garlic in some aluminium foil with a bit of olive oil. Bake at … More Garlic puree
Gerda and Herman leave tomorrow. Yesterday we enjoyed a lovely dinner in the city. Today I hope to serve them a nice meal as closure of a pleasant week together. Buy a fresh big whole sea bass (for 4p approx 1.5 kilo) without intestins. Slice 1 kilo of courgettes and 1 kilo of potatoes thinly. … More Fish day
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 😉
Whole dorade in advertising on my shopping day! A tasty fish does not need much ‘decoration’ to be delicious. For 2p, cut 500 grams of potatoes in chubby wedges. Put on baking paper. Add a drizzle of olive oil, pepper, salt and some rosemary. Put in the oven at 200° for 40-60 mins. Stir now … More Fresh fish = shopping day
For 3p and 2 cats (;-)) a big fresh dorade of 1.2-1.5 kilo is not too much. Ask the fish seller to empty the stomach. Wash and dry the fish. Put the fish on baking paper in a large oven dish or on an oven tray. Add salt and pepper on every side. Fill the … More Whole fish in the oven and an awesome way to prepare potatoes
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