Jul 23rd, 2010
Moroccan Cous cous with Vegetables and Grilled Chicken Breast
The cous cous is originated in Maghreb and nowadays it’s very apreciated in the international cookery, easy and fast to prepare and it’s great with vegetables, meat or fish. My father is an expert in preparing it and as he always says you can use almost whatever vegetables you have in the kitchen, according to [...]
Jul 23rd, 2010
Spaghettini with Shrimps, Courgettes and Tomatoes
I love spaghetti and when they are accompanied with sea-food even more! this is a perfect combination…and very tasty also! for fours: . 400 g of spaghettini (kind of thin spaghetti very used with sea-food) . 300 g of shrimps . 2 medium green cougettes grated with the large grater . 4 tomatoes peeled off without seeds and diced . [...]
Jun 26th, 2010
Gnocchi with courgettes, cherry tomatoes and tuna fish
This is an easy and fast making summer dish, low cost, to eat at the sea…for 4: . 320 g of dried gnocchi (Barilla has packages of 500g) . 4 fresh green cougettes grated (with the large grater) . 20 cherry tomatoes cut in halves . 2 small cans of tuna fish without the oil (at about 140g) . 2 [...]
Jun 23rd, 2010
Frayed Codfish with Cherry Tomatoes and Black Olives
This is a plate you can serve as an hors d’ouvre or as a unique plate with boiled nouvelle potatoes, seasoned with extra virgin olive oil, salt, ground pepper and chopped parsley… . 1 portion of dissalated and frayed codfish . 2 cloves of garlic chopped . extra virgin olive oil . ground pepper . 200 g of cherry tomatoes . [...]
Jun 23rd, 2010
Homemade Baguettes
I came to know this recipe in a internet short movie from Julia Child with a french boulangère. I’ve tried to do it with satisfatory results…I give you the recipe and also some changings I’ve done according to our taste… . 600 g of wheat flour (I used 300 g of all purpose wheat flour and [...]
Jun 14th, 2010
Zucchini and Saffron Risotto
As the World Cup Championship starts tomorrow for the Brazilian team I decided to make this risotto to pay homage to them (or to the South African team or the Australian’s as it’s all green and yellow like their national flag… . 3 medium green zucchini (courgettes) diced into cubes of 1,5 cm . 1 [...]
Jun 14th, 2010
Beef Stew with Creamy Polenta
This is a very traditional dish, delicious and particullarly suitable for winter nights… . 1 kg of beef chopped into cubes (neither big, nor small ones) . 400 g of peeled tomatoes . 1 laurel leaf . leaflets of thyme . 1 onion finelly chopped . 1 clove of garlic chopped . 1 small carrot finelly chopped . salt . ground pepper or red [...]
Jun 3rd, 2010
Egg Plant and Black Olives Hors d’ouvre
You can prepare this starter in advance and it matchs very well with grilled meat. . 3 firm egg plants cut into slices strewed with salt and let rest for 30 minutes in a colander. Afterwards wash the egg plants, let them dry and cut into sticks or little triangles. . 1 onion (white or red one) [...]
Apr 29th, 2010
Joaquina’s Codfish
This is probably my prefered codfish dish… It’ s a great speciality from my mother who used to have great success when prepared it and certainly the ones who have tasted it have never forgotten it…it’s very delicate and savoury…(for 4) . 4 cuttings of codfish of 150 g (600 g for all) disalated for 72 [...]
Apr 29th, 2010
Rigatoni in Tomatoes, Leek and Codfish sauce
This is a fast preparing recipe and I think that the taste of leek is great with the codfish and tomatoes….(for 4) . 320 to 400 g of rigatoni pasta . 2 leeks (only the white part) sliced . 6 peeled of tomatoes without seeds cut into cubes . 150 g of codfish desalated and unweaved . 1 clove of [...]
