Ingredients

• 1 kg (8 cups) strong white bread flour
• 625 ml (3 cups) lukewarm water
• 2 ea. 7-gram sachets (1½ tbsp total) dried yeast
• 30 g (2 tbsp) salt
• 30 g (2 tbsp) white sugar

Procedure

1. Mound the flour in a heap on a clean work surface. Form a hole in the middle of the heap.
2. Pour half of the water into this hole, then add the yeast, sugar and salt. Take a fork and start stirring, gradually bringing in the flour from the sides and swirling it into the liquid. Keep stirring and add the water little by little. Be careful not to pour too much water into the flour hole at a time, otherwise you might get your clothes stained.
3. As soon as all the ingredients are mixed together, knead the dough, which becomes really sticky by then. When you have a smooth ball of dough, put it into a bowl, and let it rise in a warm place and wait until it has doubled in size (about 30 minutes).
4. Next you shape the dough into a loaf, then let it double in size again.
5. Bake the loaf at 200°C (390°F) for about 15–20 minutes. The bread is ready if it sounds hollow when you knock on it. Let cool before slicing.

Ingredients

• Cold ham or beef, sliced thin
• Greek feta cheese, cubed
• Extra-virgin olive oil
• Fresh-baked bread (see recipe above)
• Aperitif such as Bellini or Aperol Spritz

Procedure

1. Wrap a slice of ham or beef around each piece of cheese.
2. Serve with olive oil, fresh bread, and the aperitif of choice.

Ingredients

• Good quality beef carpaccio (2–3 slices per person)
• Chicory leaves, or other lettuce
• Parmesan cheese
• Olive oil
• Provençal herbs
• Grissini
• White bread (see recipe above)
• Red wine

Procedure

1. On each individual plate, arrange the carpaccio on top of the chicory leaves.
2. Finely grate some parmesan over the top.
3. Drizzle with a little olive oil.
4. Sprinkle the herbs over the top, and decorate the plate with two grissini.
5. Serve with bread and red wine.

Ingredients

• 3 egg yolks
• 2 lemons, juiced
• 125 g (9 tbsp) melted butter
• 1 bundle of chives, chopped fine
• 300 g (10.5 oz) green ribbon noodles
• ½ head of broccoli, cut into florets
• 4 salmon fillets (about 125 g each)
• Flour
• Olive oil
• Salt
• Black pepper

Procedure

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 100 g (3.5 oz) dark chocolate
• 100 g (3.5 oz) milk chocolate
• 40 g (3½ tbsp) sugar
• 2 tbsp hot water
• 200 ml (¾ cup) whipped cream

Procedure

1. Separate the eggs, and whip the egg whites.
2. Melt the both chocolates in a metal bowl over a pan of simmering water. Then let it cool down until it is lukewarm.
3. Now whip the egg yolks with the hot water. Gradually add the sugar, and whip the mixture until it is creamy. Quickly add the melted chocolate, and mix in the whipped cream and the egg whites.
4. Chill in the fridge for at least 3 hours.