What sounds like the protagonist of a Japanese action movie or some blackish shimmering ornamental fish is actually the most delicious kind of pumpkin I had tried in a while. Last week Mr. Herzog, my regional vegetable provider, had recommended it to me. Pure chestnut, only smoother and less dry – and it combined so perfectly with the last field-grown tomatoes! Black Futsu with the last field-grown tomatoes Slice the pumpkin (2cm each slice) and […]
1. Wait for a sunny day, drag a big table onto the grass and assemble chairs around it. Lay the table. Flowers and tablecloth optional but highly recommended. 2. Prepare the following: Fresh bread, I used italian rosemary bread, olive bread and simple ciabatta Hummus (1 can of chickpeas + 3tbs olive oil + juice of half a lemon + chopped onion +salt + pepper + spices – INTO THE BLENDER as above) Tomato and […]
The variety of florentine salads has been the beginning of a long journey of discoveries. Welcome to my guide for salads that never makes you feel like they are just a side dish. Assemble a variety of lettuce, arugula or baby spinach on a plate add dried San Marzano tomatos, grated parmiggiano, roasted chicken, fresh and ripe tomatoes, fennel and artichokes cut in slices, Mozzarella di Bufala, chopped pine nuts and pistachios, little balls of […]
Tonight we enjoyed a heavenly extraterrestrial über delicious pizzete dinner though right now we are not in Italy, but in rainy Dresden (“too cold for the season…”). I must admit that my daughter, yesterday arrived from Florence, took the lead of the whole thing. The dough had to be rolled out thin, thinner, thinnest! and my fridge had been searched thoroughly to find every possible topping. I couldn’t resist to immediately post you some pictures […]
Paella sounds like mastery. An elaborate spanish national dish with many ingredients you normally don’t store in your pantry. No place for spontaneity. This might be right in theory, but….. if you keep in mind (and in your pantry) two or three essentials which are responsible for the typical paella flavour you’ll be surprised by the result. Even without shopping before at the best delikatessen in town. I’ll tell you the secret: if you […]
Last weekend I bought a whole armfull of fresh herb pots and so turned my windowsill into a summerly smelling little mediterranean garden. Italian parsley, chives, chervil, lemon balm, marjoram, thyme and rosemary… Best preconditions to prepare a simple and aromatic dish like the carrots with marjoram! You just need carrots, a 1st class sea salt, a 1st class olive oil and some sprigs from the marjoram pot. Spread the sliced carrots on a tin […]