Recent content by Meryl

I'll never love again - Lady Gaga

I made my first fresh pesto sauce this Summer, using our fresh home-grown basil. Forgot to take a photo, but here's one of my basil plant 😀.

Born to run - Bruce Springsteen

I baked a focaccia with escarole (sautéed) , chopped Parma ham and cheese (scamorza). I must admit it came out quite good, much better than other times. The bread dough rose very well due to warmer room temperature and adding some Manitoba flour (20% of the flour dose). As you can see, half of...

I don't drink coffee anymore, if I do it's decaffeinated, no milk, just a little sugar.

Ticket to ride - The Beatles

Oven-baked chicken legs, otherwise called"drumsticks", fried zucchini flowers (in batter), green salad.

Looks and sounds great! Yes, everything somehow tastes better at the beach.

Very warm and sunny, at last,32C (89F?). It's about time too! We had a cold, rainy May and June hadn't started off too well, either. Let's just hope it lasts🙂.

I made a typical Mediterranean Summer dish: Ratatouille - I used zucchini, yellow peppers, egg-plant, onions, a little garlic, cherry tomatoes, and of course EVOO 😀.

Grilled steak, steamed potatoes, green salad, both dressed in EVOO (with a little balsamic vinegar in the salad). Small glass of red wine (Aglianico DOP)

4 servings with that quantity, probably depends on how many different ingredients you add. It seemed a small amount when I drained it, then after adding all the rest, it tripled in size😳. Yes, you can use ordinary farro which takes a bit longer to cook, and can still be rinsed with cold water...

Yes, sure. It's pearled farro, I used about 200g, but lots of left-overs! I cooked it in boiling water (with a pinch of salt) for 20.mins, drained it and placed it under cold running water for a few seconds (to stop it from sticking) and let it cool. Then put it in a bowl, adding a small...

Without the chicken broth, it is!

Farro salad with chick peas, sweet corn, canned mackerel, cherry tomatoes and lettuce, all dressed in EVOO.