This Sicilian pasta is actually more Sicily-inspired than really Sicilian since it’s another one of my “fusion” dishes. The pasta is Tuscan (wonderful Gigli toscany by Pasta Panarese), the sun-dried cherry tomatoes come from Noto, Sicily, and the olive oil I used for drizzling the finished plate is an Apulian one, the amazing Empress by BONO, one of their…
For Italian site Principessaplatessa.it dedicated to promoting Dutch plaice in Italy I’ve developed this recipe inspired by a classic of the Roman tradition usually served on Christmas eve. It’s a rich soup prepared with arzilla, the name with which Romans call thornback rays. A lovely fish which I replaced – replaiced, actually 🙂 – with plaice to offer an alternative,…
Last year I started working as a consultant, recipe writer and “face” of Italian site www.principessaplatessa.it This website was created by the Dutch Fish Marketing Board (in Dutch: Nederlands Visbureau) to make it easier for Italian consumers to gather information about, among other things, the origins, the fishing methods, the nutritional values and the many possible ways to prepare one…
Voor Libelle TV heb ik onlangs een gerecht gekookt, de gnocchi met spinazie van mijn Oma en Opa. Het is echt een familierecept dat op één van de vele losse blaadjes en velletjes in hun keukenla bewaard werd, vaak zonder beschrijving van de procedure, zoals in dit geval. Alleen de ingrediënten worden genoemd en voor mijn Mamma, Gabriella, was dat…
Follow my blog with Bloglovin “What do I do with sun-dried tomatoes from a bag?” is question I hear often. The ones preserved in oil are quite straightforward, but what do you do with plain dried tomatoes? Did you get or purchase some and would you like to prepare something nice with them? For example, a tasty antipasto for dinner…
My love for mushrooms continues to grow day by day and I am enjoying more and more the challenge of trying new dishes with these wonderful products. I love the fact that they need very little to grow, they’re so rich in nutrients, fibers and minerals and so fast to grow. Moreover, they are the perfect replacement for meat due…
Recently shakshuka has become quite popular thanks to famous cooks and cookbok writers like Yotam Ottolenghi who prepare their versions of this wonderful Middle Eastern dish. Maybe you didn’t know but there’s also a Sicilian shakshuka and this is due to the fact that the island has been ruled by the Arabs for a long time (i Saraceni, as they…