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May 2nd, 2010 - 9:37 pm § in Life & Style

Yellow rice

I love this recipe, I could live on that… and alas, too many other recipes! Here we go: Ingredients: - 1/2 white onion, finely chopped - 1 tablespoon of olive oil - salt, black pepper - saffron powder - 1 cup of rice - 1/4 glass of white wine - 1/2 can of sweet peas [...][...]

May 1st, 2010 - 1:28 pm § in Life & Style

Refurbished leftovers

Yesterday I cooked some polenta. I had one of those sachets with polenta and dried mushrooms, you can easily cook in 15 minutes or so. Just boil 2 lt or water, add the polenta mix and stir for 10-12 minutes. Of course, the portions were too many, so I had put the leftover (about 4 [...][...]

March 28th, 2010 - 10:08 am § in Health, Life & Style

Seasonal Ingredient Map

Here’s the link… Peak-Season Map at Epicurious.com. We should have one map like this one for every country[...]

February 25th, 2010 - 2:45 pm § in Life & Style

Some dinner party menu ideas

via Times Online. This article could give nice ideas for a whole dinner party menu using Fairtrade products.[...]

February 25th, 2010 - 2:31 pm § in Life & Style

The geekiest cookies ever

Haha… I want to try some of these. The shape can be geeky, but the taste could be good via HuffingtonPost.com.[...]

December 26th, 2009 - 2:01 pm § in Health

Spaghetti con Zucchine e Gamberetti

SPAGHETTI ZUCCHINE E GAMBERETTI “Spaghetti with zucchini and prawns” (approx. 6 servings) In a bowl: - 2 cloves of garlic - 2 tablespoons of olive oil - 1 white onion (diced) - 3 medium sized zucchini (diced) - 1 teaspoon of ground salt Cook at medium heat until soft, then smash everythi[...]

December 26th, 2009 - 1:58 pm § in Health

Pasta alla Pizzaiola

PASTA ALLA PIZZAIOLA “Pasta a la pizzaiolo” (approx. 8 servings) In a sauce pan: - 3 cloves of garlic - 3 tablespoons of olive oil Warm a little bit, then add: - 4 cans of “diced tomatoes in tomato juice” - 1 teaspoon of ground salt - 1 1/2 cup of capers - 1 1/2 [...][...]