During the #stayathome Coronavirus I am cooking a lot. Using old recipes and trying some new. This was a fantastic preparation for the swordfish. Planning to try it again with Tuna steaks. Ingredients for 2 people: 2 swordfish steaks 8 olives 1 tin anchovies 1 peperoncino 2 tbsp capers 2 tropea onions (if not available…
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Sweet Chilli sauce with Scotch Bonnets
My plan was to do a chutney, but this is what came out: a fantastic Sweet Chilli sauce Ingredients: 12 Scotch Bonnet Chillies 1 kg San Marzano Ripe Tomatoes Half a Garlic Head, peel the garlic cloves 250 ml apple vinegar 350 gr gelling sugar 2 tbsp grated ginger 2 tsp salt First of…
Blueberry – Naga Bhut Jolokia Salsa
Our first Naga Bhut Jolokias are ready and many more to come. So I am experimenting with Sauce to be able to use the produce. Ingredients: 4 cloves Garlic, pressed 1 Lime, Juice of 1 red onion chopped 2 Red tomatoes, chopped 2 Naga Bhut Jolokia peppers 150 grams of Blueberries 1/2 tsp Pimienton de la vera Pepper…
Shakshuka
Shakshuka is an Israeli / Middle Eastern tomato based dish. Ingredients for 2: 750 gr of ripe tomatoes 2/3 spoon olive oil 3 garlic cloves finely chopped or pressed 1 medium sized onion finely chopped 4-5 medium sized green peperoncini cut in rings 2 tbsp tomato paste 1 tsp piri piri chili flakes (optional) 1…
Lamb salad with Tzatziki
This is a nice summer dinner. You may eat the tzatziki as a side salad (like my boyfriend did) or you can use it as a dressing for the salad (as I did). In the picture you see the different components so anyone can prepare it as he wishes. Ingredients: For the tzatziki: 180 gr greek…
Chilean Pebre
I just got a lot of Jalapeño ready in my garden so I was on the search for a good recipe. I found this chilean recipe and everybody liked it! Ingredients: 1 bunch of coriander 1 bunch of parsley 2 spring onions 6 small Jalapeño peppers 2 small tomatoes (preferably the more fleshy ones) a…
Spring Bruschetta
This is a variation from the 3 tomatoes salad I prepared the other day. Basically you have almost the same ingredients, but different tastes. I prepared it as a Bruschetta, but you can use it as a pasta sauce or a side dish with grilled fish or meat and it is super easy to do….
Raised beds, preparation of the new season
Since last week I am preparing for the new season for my raised beds. Well outside there is snow… not really motivating… So this year I decided that I would like to try to grow some special sorts of vegetables so instead of buying all seedlings, I start to growth my own from Seeds. In…
3 tomatoes and asparagus salad
I am currently preparing the seedlings for our garden and got a tomato craving (I planted 7 different types 😉 , let’s hope they grow well. Armed with my craving I went tomato shopping and found already different sorts (season has started in Spain and Italy). I settled for some Merinda, some Datterini and some…
Oriental meatballs with Eggplants and tomatoes
This are 2 dishes I wanted to try since a long time, but I got a hard time finding Sumac. Sumac is a turkish spice which has a tangy lemony taste. Oriental Meatballs Ingredients: 400 gr of ground lamb and beef (in my case I used 300 of Lamb and 100 of beef). salt 2…
The epicurean kitten 