The ‘One Pan Perfect’ cookbook from Donna Hay is a topper. The following recipe is awesome and contains Italian ingredients only. The following dish is for sure more than enough for 3p ( or 2p if you’re really hungry). Clean and wash 500 grams of fresh spinach. Chop 4 garlic cloves. Heat a pan with … More Prepare yourself for a superb vegetarian lasagna
Ignore the outside weather. Enjoy an awesome dish with lots of crispy vegetables. Green local asparagus, courgettes, fresh peas, fresh artichokes and some fennel are ready for a fabulous salad. Start with the artichokes. I bought 4 medium sized ones. Remove stem, outer leaves. Chop off the points. Fill a pan with the juice of … More Insalata primavera😍
I’m still subscribed to the Dutch edition of Delicious magazine. It makes me instant happy every time I find it in our mailbox. Every month they work around a central theme. This month ‘ITALY’ is in charge, and the whole magazine is filled with the most attractive dishes. One of the stars of the magazine … More What a lovely dessert!
March didn’t bring any rain, so April has to do the job. La primavera shows her real nature. Inspired by the delicious.nl magazine we’ll have a vegetarian oven dish with polenta, spinach and the fabulous gorgonzola dolce, ideal ingredients for this kind-of weather. For 2p, wash 600 grams of fresh spinach. Remove the end parts. … More Perfect meal for tonight
The leaves of a bunch of beetroot ( almost 400 grams) are still in a perfect condition thanks to my amazing Tupperware recipients. After a good wash and inspection chop the good parts. Chop 1 red onion, 4 garlic cloves. Heat a pan with 2 table spoons of olive oil. Pour all the chopped vegetables … More A savory crumble to empty your fridge
We have some leftovers from our yesterday’s dinner party, but not enough for an entire meal. Considering the Middle Eastern style, I found some inspiration online. Cut 1 eggplant of 400 grams in slices of 1 cm. Mix 1 large table spoon of rose harissa with 2 table spoons of olive oil. Brush the mixture … More All in one oven dishes with mainly vegetables are my absolute favorites
We love carrots. It’s one of the in between snacks and even Oskar is also a big fan. In the following recipe carrots steal the show. Clean 1 kg of young carrots. Cut them lengthwise in 4. Spread in a tajine. Mix with 4 chopped garlic cloves, 1 chopped onion, 2 teaspoons of cumin powder, … More Vegetarian food at its best
In oktober I found a few good tasting varieties of small sized pumpkins ( sorry I don’t know their names). The last one, possibly a small ‘Marina di Chioggia’ is not really ‘good-looking’ but has a promising flavor, confirmed by Oskar🐾. Remove the skin ( or not) and seeds of the pumpkin. Chop in cubes … More The last pumpkin of my winter collection
After a whole weekend of working outside, my body asks for a quiet evening and an easy dinner. A bunch of fresh green asparagus ( from Puglia) and 600 grams of brussels sprouts ( from Holland, sorry for this) could become a worth-to-try-combination with the halloumi which we bought in Belgium but originally came from … More Easy cooking
We’re back home after a visit to Belgium, to see both families and a few friends. Oskar enjoyed his first trip abroad. We enjoyed the usual French fries, an overdose of North Sea shrimps, crispy sandwiches and the company of course 😉. Eggplant and North Sea shrimps is one of my preferred combinations. Chop 2 … More In between seasons
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