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13 September 202411 September 2024

Spaghetti with cherry tomatoes and prawns, the recipe

Spaghetti con pomodorini e gamberoni, la ricetta

Spaghetti with cherry tomatoes and prawns, the recipe.
Some time ago I had the pleasure of enjoying a good plate of pasta with cherry tomatoes and prawns on the ship.
Since I had the photos back at hand, I decided to write to you how to prepare them at home (with a little help from AI). The preparation is really simple, I assure you.

Ingredients:

– 350g spaghetti;
– 300g cherry tomatoes;
– 250g shelled prawns;
– 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped;
– Extra virgin olive oil;
– Salt and black pepper to taste;
– Chili pepper (optional, according to taste);
– Fresh parsley, finely chopped;

Preparation:

Cook the spaghetti in plenty of salted water according to the packet instructions until al dente. Drain and reserve a little of the cooking water.
In a large frying pan, heat a couple of tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil over medium heat. Add the minced garlic and, if you like, chilli pepper for a spicy kick.
Add the halved cherry tomatoes to the pan and cook for about 5-7 minutes until they start to release their juices and become soft.
Add the peeled prawns to the pan and cook for a further 3-5 minutes or until the prawns are pink and cooked through.
Season with salt and pepper to taste. If the sauce is too dry, you can add a little of the spaghetti cooking water.
Add the cooked spaghetti to the pan and mix well, making sure they are well seasoned with the sauce.
Serve the spaghetti with cherry tomatoes and prawns on individual plates, garnishing with a drizzle of fresh extra virgin olive oil and chopped parsley.
Enjoy!

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Photo taken with Honor 20.

Spaghetti with cherry tomatoes and prawns, the recipe – Spaghetti aux tomates cerises et crevettes, la recette – Espaguetis con tomates cherry y gambas, la receta – Espaguete com tomate cereja e camarão, a receita – Spaghetti mit Kirschtomaten und Garnelen, das Rezept – Công thức làm mì spaghetti với cà chua bi và tôm – 意大利面配樱桃番茄和大虾，食谱 – チェリートマトとエビのスパゲッティ、レシピ

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8 May 202410 September 2024

Spaghetti with lobster sauce, the recipe

Gli spaghetti al sugo di astice, la ricetta

Spaghetti with lobster sauce, the recipe.
Every now and then, on the ship, I am lucky enough to enjoy a plate of pasta seasoned with lobster sauce (or crawfish, depending on what's on the menu).
Making the sauce at home is not particularly difficult either, but as with everything, it also takes a little talent.
Here I propose a simple recipe that ChatGPT helped me write.

Ingredients:

– 400 g spaghetti;
– 1 whole lobster (or already cleaned and halved);
– a few fresh cherry tomatoes;
– 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped;
– Red chilli pepper (to taste, for a spicy touch);
– Fresh parsley, chopped;
– Extra virgin olive oil;
– Salt and black pepper to taste.

Preparation:

Lobster preparation:
If you are using a whole lobster, cook it in a pot of boiling salted water for about 8-10 minutes until it turns red. Drain the lobster and let it cool slightly. Then crack the shell and scoop out the meat. Cut the lobster meat into smaller pieces, leaving a few larger pieces for decoration at the end.
Sauce preparation:
In a large frying pan, heat a little olive oil over medium heat. Add the minced garlic and chili pepper (if desired) and fry until the garlic turns golden.
Add the halved fresh cherry tomatoes. Cook over medium-low heat for about 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add the previously prepared lobster meat and cook for another 5-7 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. If the sauce seems too thick, you can add a little of the pasta cooking water to thin it out.

Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti in plenty of salted water according to the package instructions. Drain the pasta al dente and reserve a cup of the cooking water.
Add the spaghetti to the lobster sauce in the pan, mix well and sauté for a minute, adding a little cooking water if necessary to combine everything.
Add the chopped fresh parsley and mix.

Serve the spaghetti with lobster sauce garnished with larger pieces of lobster and a drizzle of fresh olive oil.
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Photo taken with Honor 20.

Contrary to popular belief, the lobster and the crawfish are only loosely related, belonging to two distinct infraorders of the same suborder. By comparison, these two species are as closely related as humans are to tarsiers.
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Spaghetti with lobster sauce, the recipe – Spaghetti à la sauce au homard, la recette – Espaguetis con salsa de bogavante, la receta – Espaguete com molho de lagosta, a receita – Spaghetti mit Hummersauce, das Rezept – Công thức mì spaghetti sốt tôm hùm – 龙虾酱意大利面，食谱 – ロブスターソースのスパゲッティ、レシピ

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13 April 202227 February 2025

Sautéed asparagus with butter and breadcrumbs, the recipe

Gli asparagi saltati con burro e pangrattato

Asparagus sautéed with butter and breadcrumbs.
Asparagus in a pan is a dish (or side dish) that is really simple to prepare but very tasty.
Let's see how to prepare it.

Ingredients:

– fresh asparagus
– salt
– extra virgin olive oil
– butter
– breadcrumbs

Preparation:

First we have to boil the asparagus in salted water, about fifteen minutes, depending on the desired softness. There are those who like them crunchy and those, like me, who like them decidedly soft. Remember: the softer they are, the more part you can eat.
Once the softness is as desired (just pierce the white part with a fork to determine the degree) turn off the heat and start preparing the pan.
In a large pan we put some olive oil and a knob of butter. As soon as the butter melts and everything starts to sizzle, add a handful of breadcrumbs; you have to manage the quantity yourself: if you add too much it will become a bad mush (and to fix this you can add a little cooking water).
Immediately after the bread, add the asparagus and cook everything for a minute, trying to flavor all the individual vegetables, and the dish is ready.
My mom likes to eat them with a couple of fried eggs; I like them like this!

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This is a nice photo of the finished dish:

Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-M 22.

The term asparagus or asparagio (from the Greek aspharagos, which is from the Persian asparag, meaning shoot) can designate both the entire plant and the shoots of the plant Asparagus officinalis L. It belongs to the Liliaceae family, a monocotyledonous angiosperm. Asparagus has particular diuretic properties [unsourced], is appreciated by gourmets and has a thousand-year history behind it.
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Asparagus sauteed with butter and breadcrumbs – Asperges sautées au beurre et chapelure – Spargel mit Butter und Semmelbrösel sautiert – Măng tây xào bơ và vụn bánh mì

6 December 202127 June 2024

The beef tartare that I like, the recipe

La tartare di manzo che piace a me, la ricetta

The beef tartare that I like, the recipe.
To tell the truth it is not a real recipe or in any case I believe that everyone at home makes it a bit as they like and with the most appreciated ingredients.
A quick dish and, if the quality of the products is adequate, very good.

Here are my ingredients:
– 300 grams of beef tartare (I find Fassona at the supermarket) whichever you prefer or find or can afford
– a pinch of salt and pepper
– a little chopped onion
– Taggiasca olives (I find them already pitted to save time)
– extra virgin olive oil
– a teaspoon of mustard

Mix all the ingredients with a fork and a spoon until you obtain a smooth mixture and leave to rest for half an hour.
The dish is ready to be enjoyed!

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Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-M 22.

The beef tartare I like, the recipe – Le tartare de boeuf que j’aime, la recette – El tartar de ternera que me gusta, la receta – O tártaro de carne que eu gosto, a receita – Das Rindertatar mag ich, das Rezept – Tôi thích món bánh tart thịt bò, công thức – 我喜欢的鞑靼牛肉，食谱 – 私が好きな牛肉のタルタル、レシピ

26 October 202119 March 2025

Baked chicken, the recipe

Baked chicken, the recipe

Ingredients:

– a fresh chicken (about 1 kg)
– potatoes
– extra virgin olive oil
– salt
– rosemary
– sage
– to taste: garlic, thyme, pepper, lemon,

To tell the truth, there is no real recipe for cooking chicken in the oven or at least the way it is done in my house is really simple to make.
First we need a nice whole chicken and (if you want the side dish) some nice potatoes cut into small pieces.
We put the chicken in a steel pan or (this has been a recent improvement in my house) a heat-resistant porcelain baking dish.
We brush well with extra virgin olive oil and add salt, rosemary and a few sage leaves.
We put everything in a fan oven (preheated) at 180° and leave to cook for an hour.
Obviously the cooking time will vary depending on the size of the chicken itself.
Every now and then take a look and, if you can, cover with the sauce that forms during cooking.
If you want a bit of a boost to the crispiness of the skin, add the grill in the last 5 minutes of cooking.

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This is the final result:

Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-M 22.

Baked chicken in Italy, my recipe – Poulet au four en Italie, ma recette – Pollo al horno en Italia, mi receta – Frango assado na Itália, minha receita – Gebackenes Hähnchen in Italien, mein Rezept – Gà nướng ở Ý, công thức của tôi – 意大利烤鸡，我的食谱イタリアの焼き鶏、私のレシピ

7 August 202113 February 2025

Galician octopus prepared at home

Galician octopus prepared at home.
I can't say if I prefer octopus prepared Genoese style or Galician style.
In these photos it was Spanish style so with paprika (while the Ligurian style one does not have this spice but lemon and olives).
One of my favorite dishes without a doubt.
I have already described the recipe in another nice post!

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Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-M 22.

Octopus is a very popular mollusc in professional and sport fishing. Fishing techniques are traditional and consist of using a bait called pulcina, which is sometimes used together with crabs and fish. Sometimes fresh octopus is prepared using the curling technique directly on the rocks or in special machines that allow it to be tasted raw. The curled octopus has tentacles in the shape of “curls”, dilated suckers and a characteristic “crunchy” consistency.
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Galician-style octopus, with oil, salt and paprika, prepared at home – Poulpe à la galicienne, avec huile, sel et paprika, préparé maison – Pulpo a la gallega, con aceite, sal y pimentón, preparado en casa – Polvo à Galega, com azeite, sal e paprica, preparado em casa – Oktopus nach galicischer Art, mit Öl, Salz und Paprika, zu Hause zubereitet – Bạch tuộc kiểu Galicia, với dầu, muối và ớt bột, chế biến tại nhà – 加利西亚式章鱼，加油、盐和辣椒粉，在家准备 – ガリシア風タコ、油、塩、パプリカを自宅で調理

1 August 202115 August 2024

Chicken stew with olives

Chicken stew with olives.
One of my favorite dishes when I'm at home is chicken with olives, at least that's what we call it in our family.
Chicken breast cut into small pieces cooked in olive oil and a drop of tomato paste, pine nuts and olives.
Very tasty!

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Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-M 22.

Stewed chicken with olives and pine nuts – Poulet mijoté aux olives et pignons de pin – Pollo guisado con aceitunas y piñones – Frango estufado com azeitonas e pinhões – Geschmortes Hähnchen mit Oliven und Pinienkernen – Gà hầm ô liu và hạt thông – 橄榄松子炖鸡 – 鶏肉のオリーブと松の実の煮込み

9 October 20203 July 2024

Octopus cooked in Galician style, the recipe

Galician-style octopus, the recipe.
One of the octopus dishes that I like to taste the most is boiled octopus prepared Galician-style, a typical Spanish dish. It is very quick and easy to prepare.

Ingredients for two people:
– one octopus
– 2/3 potatoes
– extra virgin olive oil
– coarse salt
– paprika

Preparation:
First, boil the potatoes; take a couple of potatoes (preferably three that are not too large), rinse them well under running water and cook them, with the peel, in a saucepan for half an hour. To know when they are ready, just pierce them with a knife to test their softness.
At the same time, cook the octopus. To tell the truth, in my trusted supermarket, I found some very good pre-cooked octopus at a convenient price. But if you buy frozen or fresh octopus, you will have to boil it for a good while, from an hour to two in lightly salted water.

Once the potatoes and octopus are cooked, cut the potatoes into slices and the octopus (aesthetically speaking, it is better with only the tentacles) into slices too.

Arrange the potatoes on the bottom, with the octopus on top; drizzle with plenty of olive oil and sprinkle with coarse salt and paprika powder.

I heat everything slightly in the microwave because I like the dish slightly warm.

And the dish is ready to photograph and eat!

Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-M 22.

Octopus is a very popular mollusc in professional and sport fishing. Fishing techniques are traditional and consist of using a bait called pulcina, which is sometimes used together with crabs and fish. Sometimes fresh octopus is prepared using the curling technique directly on the rocks or in special machines that allow it to be tasted raw. The curled octopus has tentacles in the shape of “curls”, dilated suckers and a characteristic “crunchy” consistency.
Continue and learn more on Wikipedia

Galician-style octopus, the recipe – Poulpe à la galicienne, la recette – Pulpo a la gallega, la receta – Polvo à Galega, a receita – Oktopus nach galizischer Art, das Rezept – Bạch tuộc kiểu Galicia, công thức – 加利西亚式章鱼，食谱 – ガリシア風タコ、レシピ

1 September 202030 June 2022

Insalata di polpo alla ligure

Insalata di polpo alla ligure.
Per cucinare il polpo ci sono veramente molte maniere differenti.
Qui in Liguria lo si prepara, preferibilmente, come una insalata con patate bollite e olive taggiasche.
Un poco di olio di oliva evo, un poco di sale e una spolverata di prezzemolo.
La preparazione è molto semplice e vi rimando alla ricetta che Loris ha pubblicato (here).

Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-M 22.

Ligurian-style octopus salad – Salade de poulpe à la ligurienne – Ensalada de pulpo a la ligur – Salada de polvo à Ligúria – Tintenfischsalat nach ligurischer Art – Salad bạch tuộc kiểu Ligurian – 利古里亚式章鱼沙拉 – リグリアン風タコサラダ

28 August 202016 July 2024

Un piatto di semplice passato di verdura

Un piatto di semplice passato di verdura.
Non si può certo dire che io sia un amante delle verdure ma almeno così devo dire che mi piacciono.
Mi piacerebbe evitare di passarle ma se sono con i pezzi non riesco.
Comunque il risultato è buono ugualmente.
Una goccia di olio evo a freddo ed ecco fatto!

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