The New Year is here and I’m back from a well deserved rest with my family back home… I hope you all had a brilliant time over the holiday period and are ready for a fantastic year ahead. I sure am! Like promised I want to show you what I was up to in my…
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My French onion soup
Shorter days: this is one of the things I dislike most about Winter. I really don’t like that it’s already dark when I leave work. It looks like the day is over and there’s nothing else to do but to go to sleep. Not like Summer when you still feel like doing lots before locking…
Octopus salad
So I decided to celebrate the official end of Summer with a nice and fresh octopus salad. We call it salad mainly because it’s a cold dish but in reality there’s no greens or tomatoes or any vegetables in this salad 🙂 But it’s really delicious. Back home we usually serve this dish as a…
Saffron Arancini With Mozzarella
And I’m keeping with the Italian theme, this time with saffron arancini with mozzarella. These beautiful rice balls are a favourite of my boyfriend and every so often he asks for it. I know that it’s quite easy to find them ready madealmost everywhere here but I still think that what we make at home…
Creamy scallop chowder
I don’t know if anyone actually noticed but I have been missing for a while now. For almost 3 months to be more precise. And for that I apologise. I know that lately it’s been happening quite a lot and I feel really bad about it. I wish the reason was related to some relaxing…
Guacamole
Guacamole has his origins in Mexico and it was created by the Aztecs. It has been used ever since as a dip, condiment or salad. It’s highly used in Mexican cuisine and very popular in America. You can find ready-made guacamole in most supermarkets but if I find ripe avocados I can’t resist making my…
Oysters au naturel
Midnight was fast approaching and after our 2 beautiful starters we had a classic from my country: codfish. It’s more traditional to have for Christmas but this year I was in Italy so the menu was different. So I decided to cook it for New Year’s Eve dinner. I decided to make a recipe that…
Grilled lobster
And so my NYE dinner continued with another starter: grilled lobster – yummy 🙂 Lobster is one of those ingredients that only come to my table o really special occasions. So far only during New year’s Eve but I’m planning a lobster BBQ for my birthday, so stay tuned 🙂 Being a major fan of…
Prawn cocktail
You can say whatever you want, but a good Prawn cocktail is always a nice way to start a meal 🙂 I know some chefs out there call it old fashion but I don’t care… I like it and guess what? It’s pretty much my boyfriend’s favourite starter 🙂 How lucky am I? Prawn cocktail…