Posted in Recipes on Dec 12th, 2010
Following the request received for the recipe of the rosemary pesto here it is for all you readers to try it out! Ingredients for 4/6 portions of pasta: 4 sprigs fresh rosemary 100g pine nuts 1 small garlic clove 8 tblsp grated parmesan extra virgin olive oil salt & pepper In a mixing bowl put the rosemary leaves, garlic, [...]
Posted in Bread, Oven baked recipes, Recipes on Nov 7th, 2010
Following last Sunday’s success with the home-made bread I gave it another try this weekend however with a different method for the dough, as suggested by my Mum, and I must say that it gave better results! For the dough: 525g plain flour 1 tbsp sugar 1 1/2 tsp salt 3 tbsp olive oil 1 [...]
Posted in Oven baked recipes, Recipes on Oct 25th, 2010
Halloween is round the corner and its pumpkin time in the kitchen! We had in stock 2 colourful oblong pumpkins with which I decided to make a lasagne. The lasagne sheets we prepared home-made with egg pasta dough. For those of you who do not have free time to do them you can freely substitute these with ready-made lasagne sheets.
Posted in Fish recipes, Recipes on Sep 16th, 2010
The man in the house wanted some action and thus after preparing our lunch, namely the pesce al sale, he took the stand to break the salt crust. You can try this recipe with any type of fish you like, use fish with scales on or you can use fish which have a thicker layer [...]
Posted in Recipes on May 16th, 2010
I always kept back from experimenting with pastry and doughs however when I tried the pizza dough I received quite positive feedback so I decided to give baking a chance! On Saturday we were invited over to a friends’ house for platters and wine, hence I rolled up my sleeves and prepared some focaccias to [...]
Posted in Recipes on Nov 3rd, 2009
Serves 4 1 rabbit cut into small pieces 4 plump fresh tomatoes a bunch of fresh rosemary 2 cloves garlic 1 onion 1 celery stick 2 bay leaves olive oil 100ml white wine vinegar sugar salt & pepper Prepare the tomato sauce by peeling the tomatoes and removing their seeds. With a pestle and mortar [...]
