One of my favourites! 10 pumpkin flowers 1 mozzarella di bufala 80gr of canned tuna 5 anchovies 5 capers some breadcrumbs some parmesan Start the oven at 180 C. Wash and dry the flowers. Carefully remove the pistil. Put in the mixer the mozzarella in pieces, the anchovies, the capers, the tuna, peppers and…
Author: The epicurean kitten
Cucumber Thai Salad
Ingredients: 2 bigger or 3 small cucumbers 3 spoons Rice or White wine vinegar 3 spoons of Chili Sauce (or Sweet-Chili) 1 big red onion or 3 small ones. Fresh coriander 2 spoons of roasted garlic 1 Chili 2 spoons of fish sauce 2 spoons of sugar 100 gr of roasted peanuts Half the cucumbers…
Fajitas Time
Ingredients for the Guacamole: Avocado Mix of spices Lime Juice Coriander Just work the avocado till you get a cream (a fork is best). Add lime juice, fresh coriander and the spices and mix. Ready! Fajitas: Tortillas (to be warmed up as per instructions) Chicken Mushrooms Onions Zucchini or any other vegetable (normally bell peppers…
The right ingredients – Pasta
Yes I know. I was born in Ticino and I am used to italian food quality. And yes, I am picky on the ingredients. My poor boyfriend has now learned. You cannot use any tomato for the sauce and not any olive oil is good. The same is for pasta. Pasta has to be al…
Penne with Asparagus
I love green asparagus and it is finally season. Today Penne with green asparagus. Ingredients: Penne ( I prefer Garofalo , from Gragnano, south of Napoli) Asparagus A tin of chopped tomatos 4 Anchovies Garlic Few drops of Cream Prepare the asparagus. Cut the tips and then cut the rest in slices. Put a…
Special empanadas
A little special empanadas with blue cheese and beef Ingredients 1 package of Puff Pastry 2 small onions 2 garlic cloves 200 gr minced beef meat 100ml beef stock 100 gr blue cheese 1 egg olive oil salt pepper thymian Chop finely the garlic and cut the onions in fin strips. Heat some oil…
Melanzane alla parmigiana
This is one of my favourite italian recipes, not well known outside Italy. You will not even notice it is a vegetarian dish. You can use different cheeses. For example for the Mozzarella you can use as well Mozzarella di bufala, Smoked Mozzarella, Provola, Smoked Provola, Scamorza or Smoked Scamorza. This is according to your taste…
Yakiniku
I love Yakiniku. Yakiniku means grilled meet in Japanese and originally Korean Barbecue was intended. Nowadays a “japanese ” version exists. Blackhole is my favourite place for Yakiniku in Tokyo ( http://www.iloveyakiniku.com ). As a starter you normally get cabbage salad with a nice dressing. Mostly beef is served, where you can have different cuts…
Berry Ice Cream 2
As it is the right season, here again another version of Berry Ice Cream. This time it is blueberries, blackberries and raspberries. I freeze the fruits when I buy them to keep them nice till I have time to prepare the ice cream. Put all the fruits in the blender (I have a very strong…
Yakisoba
Tonight is yakisoba time! Chicken, Chinese Cabbage, Noodle, Egg, Bonito Flakes, Nori powder (Aonori) and Yakisoba sauce. Yummy!!! And it was not me cooking 😉
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