Category: All Recipes
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Zucchini Fritters
(Frittelle di zucchini) It might seem counterintuitive to use only one egg, but the fritter mixture comes together nicely. The important thing is is not to use too much zucchini to keep the mixture together. Makes 8 fritters Coarsely grate the zucchinis and put with all the other ingredients – except the olive oil –…
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Salt Cod – My Style
Ingredients 800 g of desalted cod, 1 onion, 1 clove of garlic, 1 red pepper, 1 400g can of chopped tomatoes, 100 ml of white wine, ground black pepper, 1/4 tsp chilli flakes, 1 sliced potato, ½ cup of frozen peas. Put the sliced potatoes in a saucepan, cover with water and cook until soft.…
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Paella
There are hundreds of “authentic” recipes for paella. However, a few basic rules are important. The dish must always be made with olive oil. This helps to brown the chicken and meat evenly and to keep each grain of rice separate. Saffron must be added, to give the rice its golden colour and the sauce…
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Fromage Frais
Fromage frais is sold in France together with yoghurt. Elsewhere in the world it seems to be more difficult to obtain. Here is a recipe which I have often used and which makes a good fromage frais. Like yoghurt fromage frais is made using a culture but with some some rennett to firm the cheese…
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Tortilla
Spanish-style tortillas are one of my favourite foods, whether served hot, served cold on a picnic, or best of all, served sliced and warm in a baguette on a picnic high in the Pyrenees, with a glass of red wine. 1 large potato, diced 1 onion, chopped finely 4 eggs pinch of salt olive oil…
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Stuffed Zucchini Flowers with Ricotta Cheese
We grow zucchini flowers in our garden over summer just for this dish. The special zucchini flower seeds which we use seem to grow mainly male flowers so there are usually quite a lot of flowers each day to pick. In this dish the flowers are filled with ricotta cheese which has been mixed with…
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Marinated Mussel Salad
One of my favorite dishes is marinated mussels. The method is very simple and quick. At certain times of the year mussels are fat and juicy and then they make an excellent meal. First of all, clean the mussels and then open them in a hot pan. I just cook them in the pan without…
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Pork Provençale
This is a tasty and delicious way of cooking pork, I leave the pork in large pieces which are then cooked for an hour and a half so that they are very tender. This dish is best served with rice or couscous. 1 kg pork shoulder 1 eggplant 1 zucchini 1 red pepper, chopped 1…
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Quick Pear Cake
A one-bowl wonder, adaptable to many fresh or bottled such as plums, apricots or apples. You may think it’s a lot of powder (as I did) but it seems to need the oomph -to hold up the fruit. INGREDIENTS 150g icing sugar150g softened butter150g plain flour3 eggs1 tbsp baking powderdash vanilla essence2 pearswhite, raw, brown…