Chianti D.O.C.G. Riserva 2006

Chianti D.O.C.G. Riserva 2006, Majnoni Guicciardini from Tuscany [not opened] One of 9.500 bottles. Grapes: Sangiovese (86%) and Colorino (14%))

For spaghetti alla carbonara.

(good choice for red meat)

Lophophora williamsii flower

When will the time be right to eat my peyote?

Komkommer op zuur

1 stevige komkommer
100 ml water
100 ml natuurazijn
1 eetlepel suiker
5 pimentkorrels
5 kruidnagels
mespuntje zout
mespuntje peper
evt. een madame Jeannette peper

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Doesn't taste as good as I sometimes get from a Surinamese take-away. Need to adjust this recipe.

Guanciale

My Italian neighbour has a piece of guanciale he wants to share. I'll be having dinner at his place soon. Home made pasta alla carbonara with guanciale originale.

Fail: when cleaning the guanciale my neighbor didn't just throw away the fatty bits, but also the good meat. Apparently he didn't want to retrieve it from the garbage so we ate a different pasta instead.

Oven Fried Potatoes

Quarter small potatoes lengthwise, cut carrots in half lengthwise. Slice red onion in rings, fresh rosemary. Put in oven dish. Drizzle with olive oil and bake until the potatoes are golden. Grind salt using a salt mille on the table.

Fresh rosemary from my Amsterdam 'pavement garden'.



Half an hour on low heat. Don't use too much oil.