Karl invented the name, and then I implemented the idea of marrying the sweet Spanish figs with pork. At first we thought bacon, but then we ended but with Serrano, to keep it Spanish.

It’s a leftover recipe that turned to be a wonderful starter on a hot day. I am pretty sure that next time I may skip the salad, and start by marinating the ingredients directly for the gaspacho!

That’s a simple dish that makes the most of fresh, crunchy onions, without giving you the onion breath!

First of all it’s not a meal you can plan in advance. Well, you can never be sure to be able to cook it. It should start by a visit to fish-monger’s when you see this wonderful, fresh piece of fish and you just fall in love with it. Once you have this piece of
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I got these 2 beautiful, home-garden grown zucchinis from Jij. Getting home-garden-grown vegetables and fruit is I think the best present for me. I always find it amazing what wonderful stuff grows in home gardens. I have this dream of having a real garden myself one day. I would have to move to a more
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So simple yet the dish turns out so classy. The sweetness of the peaches and the salty and creamy gorgonzola taste married together make this a wonderful dish. I have problems classifying what course it is. It can work either as a starter or as a small last course before serving the cheese, or it
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I remember when I had this risotto for the first time. It was at Marzena’s. She had this thick, elegant book of Italian recipes and she followed them carefully. The risotto was a masterpiece. At that time I was just a beginner in cooking so I was just hopped ing that soon Marzena will invite
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I had some leftover cheese mix from the aubergine roll-ups and wasn’t sure what to do with it. I found a few red onions, married them together and it was a real treat! The onions carmelised a bit and worked so well with the salty and minty stuffing! The biggest challenge was to empty the onions
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Yes, I know, aubergines again! But I just love them. And I can’t resist! Actually, I don’t even try. This is a slightly changed Nigella’s recipe. Very refreshing and very, very good! It works well as a starter, but on a sunny day it’ll do just as well as a main dish, if you add
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After having eaten this dish and after having complimented it a lot, Karl had an interesting remark. That I like to stuff things… It’s true that recently I have made a few of these: stuffed aubergines, stuffed avocados, cucumber bites filled out with gazpacho and now stuffed peppers and zucchinis… But it’s just a perfect
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