A healthy and tasty risotto for the cold nights ahead. What you need (for four people) : 350 gr. rice4 small courgettes3 spoons curry powder 1 lt vegetable brotholive oilsaltpepper½ onion50-60 gr. butter½ glass dry white wine How you do it: Heat the butter in a thick-bottomed pan. Stir in the chopped onion and the […]
This is a tasty and easy-to-make Indonesian dish. Delicious with an ice-cold beer, and to be eaten with fork and spoon a la Indonesian. What you need (for four people) : 300 gr. egg noodles1 garlic clove1 tablespoon crushed chillies 1 tablespoon crushed coriander3.5 cm piece root ginger ½ lt vegetable brotholive oilsoy sauce2 spring […]
To give an Italian touch to your Halloween, try this recipes for delicate ravioli filled with pumpkin. They are at their best with a pork sausage dressing, or more simply with butter, Parmesan cheese and sage. This dish can be found in many localities of Pianura Padana, the flat Po valley in Northern Italy, and […]
Simple, delicious, healthy and cheap. What you need (for two people) : 4 turkey breast slices50 gr. diced mortadella50 gr. diced cheddar or emmanthal cheese olive oilsaltpepperoregano How you do it: On the turkey slices (well flattened), lay down a mix of mortadella and cheese cubes. If you don't like or you can't find mortadella, […]
We couldn't avoid having one or two pumpkin recipes in this October edition of Three Monkeys Online! I chose this spicy chutney to celebrate the very Irish feast of Halloween. When I prepare this during the summer I replace the jam with fresh sweet apricots.It's delicious served with strong hard cheeses, to accompany simple chicken […]
A ten minute recipe for when you come in from work and there's virtually nothing in the fridge except two close-to-gone-off courgettes, an onion and an open packet of diced smokey bacon. Actually, make sure the eggs are fresh!! If you didn't even have the chance to stop by the bakery, serve with toasted wholemeal […]
This recipe is totally invented, being a mix of Brasilian, Chinese and Thai style cuisines. I feel I should warn you that the preparation is quite lengthy and the washing up quite heavy (inevitably you end up using every single utensil in your kitchen), but I can assure you that the result will be worth […]
The whole of Italy is in this dish, with a simple recipe that puts together flavours and shapes from the Alps to Sicily. And please acknowledge that on purpose I left out my home land – Romagna – to avoid accusations of being 'campanilistic'. However, if you wish, you could replace orecchiette with the mythical […]
If the Sicilians have their Pasta alla Norma, to honour Mr. Bellini, well, in Emilia-Romagna we can rightly celebrate the great Maestro, Giuseppe Verdi, with this simple and tasty recipe! What you need (for three people): 2 courgettes (or zucchini)60 gr. courgettes flowers80 gr. pancetta (or bacon) ½ onion250 gr. tagliolini (o taglierini, very thin […]
Earlier this year, smoking was outlawed in all Irish workplaces, including pubs and restaurants. The Irish Vintners Association contested this move all the way up until the ban, fearing that it would destroy many of the businesses of its members. Now that the ban is in place, however, publicans appear to be making the best […]
