Recipes
recipes
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Puglia 7 May to 4 July 2019
You may have wondered where I was Say no more in my camper with Jolly with a friend Marijke and her 2 dogs in her own camper , on the way to the heel of Italy via Germany, Austria, Umbria , Abruzzo to the Adriatic and around Puglia to the heel via Gallopolli and Lecce and many other wonderful places, then home with a quick detour through Toscana 6,450 kilometres on the clock I will not telly my story but share a few culinary moments, in a camper it is difficult to be really visiting special restaurants, our trip was more for the country but we ate well and cooked…
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Sicily
My culinary trip to Sicily, with Style travel was a wonderful combination of History and Food. It was on my bucket list. Ellen my travelling friend of many years saw an advertisement from Style travel in the newspaper , for a kook reis naar Sicily and knowing my dream of Sicily we enrolled The course was run by Nicoletta Tavella from Cucina del Sol in Amsterdam, assisted by a friend Claudio Varone the view from our hotel It was an interesting trip and gave us a great taste of Sicily, two expeditions to interesting places Siracuse, Noto and Modica In Siracusa Ellen and I found a super place…
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a Christmas recipe- we made this many times with our students at Christmas
Last week I went to Lindenhoff in Baambrugge They had just started their Christmas Fare, I bought some venison steaks for Christmas here follows an old favourite. Venison assiette (fillet and burgers) with red wine sauce, stir fried sprouts and parsnip puree Ingredients: 1 kilo deer filet or 1 leg of venison Marinade: 2 glasses of red wine 2 dl olive oil 10 juniper berries 1 teaspoon finely ground bay leaves salt and black pepper 50 g clarified butter Method: Prepare the meat, remove the best pieces from the leg and keep the rest for the meatballs Cook the red wine to a glaze. Mix the olive oil…
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Curry comfort food
Alice Waters winner of the Johannes van Dam Prize Tip for those of you who shop at Marqt, as I do they have a new range of chopped vegetables and lentils or chick peas and many more variations , which make a curry or whatever easy to produce, no chopping My chopping speed is 90% less these days ! Moong dal ke saag Ingredients: 250 g green lentils 8 dl water 1 green chili pepper 1 bunch of coriander 6 tbs oil 2 tbs grated ginger 750 g roughly chopped spinach salt and pepper lime juice Method: Cook the lentils in plenty of salted water,…
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Oysters and shellfish where our daily diet- OUR TRIP TO ILE DE RE
An oyster shack near St Martin-de Re As I told you in September I went to Ile de Re an island of the west coast of France in my camper van with a very good friend Pia and of course Jolly We took 4 days on the way and back and stayed in “France Passion “adresses in vineyards and farms on the way and of course did a tasting or two and loaded a few cases into Pattys Wagon, bearing in mind the weight.. Just empty the water tank on the way back.. Ha Ha This was in Chinon , in a vineyard where this man had dug out the cellar…
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As the sun sets on the West coast of Ireland-Salad of seared very thinly sliced Irish beef with lobster mayonnaise,crispy fried capers
I hope you enjoy the photos and recipes I have just published Now to Ile de Rhe one last recipe an old favourite!! I am sure I gave it too you before… Salad of seared very thinly sliced Irish beef with lobster mayonnaise,crispy fried capers Serves 4 -6 300g fillet of irish beef Salt Freshly ground pepper Rub the fillet of beef with olive oil , season the fillet of beef lightly. Heat a frying pan, place in the beef and sear quickly on all sides . Ground more pepper over the filet and roll up in foil. Leave to cool in the fridge . Lobster Lobster mayonnaise…
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Now with a R in the month, tonight I eat mussels in saffron sauce
Lucas at Ballymaloe with his first ever own home made cake The young man I went to visit at Ballymaloe, his father had been one of my students years ago. STEAMED MUSSELS WITH LEMON AND SAFFRON DRESSING Serves 2 1kg mussels 100ml white wine 2 bay leaves 5ml black peppercorns 1 small onion, thinly sliced 45ml chopped parsley Debeard, scrape and wash the mussels well, discarding any which do not close when tapped. Rinse in a colander under cold running water for 3-4 minutes. Leave to drain. Put a large pan or pot with a close-fitting lid on the gas and allow to heat until very…
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A day at Wimbledon , strawberries and cream
On BLACKBERRY ETON MESS A traditional dish normally made with strawberries , but this one is worth trying Serves 6-8 600g blackberries 2 Tbsp castor sugar, plus extra to coat 4 Tbsp crème de cassis or kirsh 600ml cream 2 Tbsp icing sugar 2 meringue nests (homemade) Put half the fruit in a non-stick pan with the sugar and crème de cassis or kirsh. Cook over a high heat for 1½-2 minutes until the berries soften and begin to bleed. Crush lightly with a fork and push the fruit through a sieve into a large bowl. Leave to cool completely. Whip the cream together with…
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Last week I ate at restaurant Oud-Zuid and had the lobster menu, delicious
Bought in Ireland-crab claws Served in Oxfordshire with friends Yummy Salad of fresh lobster with vanilla dressing An old favourite Ingredients for 4 people 500g bouquet garni (leek, carrot, onion, bay leaf, pepper corn, salt) 2 lobsters of 500g each 1 frisée lettuce ½ lollo rosso ½ lollo bianco 3 egg yolks 1 glass of white wine 1 dash of white wine vinegar ½ vanilla pod 50ml olive oil Preparation Insert a sharp pointed knife into the head of the lobster. Boil them in water with the bouquet garni for 7 minutes. Leave them to cool; remove meat from tails and claws. Finely slice the…
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Red mullet with saffron vinagrette
Lunch with Rita at Rick Steins cafe in Padstow Grilled red mullet with a saffron dressing 10 fresh red mullet Ingredient dressing : 2 cloves of garlic 5 threads of saffron 1 small piece of fresh ginger ½ dl vinegar 1½ dl olive oil 2 lemon wedges 1 bay leave 1 sprig of thyme 1 sprig of rosemary fish: e.g. sardines, trout or any other small fish salt flour ½ dl olive oil for frying Preparation: Ground the garlic, saffron and ginger Mix the vinegar with the olive oil, lemon and all the spices Bring to a boil and add the saffron mixture to…