One more day to go before I make my new shopping list…woop woop

Square puff pastry covered with a mixture of new Philadelphia, ‘active’, with even less kcal than the light one (92 kcal for 100 grams) with 4 chopped garlic cloves, pepper and salt. Cover with 1 big sliced red onion, 150 grams of smoked salmon. Finish with a few halved cherry tomatoes (I ovendried them for … More One more day to go before I make my new shopping list…woop woop

In between visitors, time for two and moment to recycle ;-)

Leftovers of risotto can be used in the most delicious Sicilian appetizer or lunch even, arancini, or can be transformed in a frittata, but never the following day (my personal opinion). So, store the leftover ( of course in a certain amount) in the freezer and defrost on time for the frittata. Remember the pumpkin … More In between visitors, time for two and moment to recycle 😉

Celeriac in the oven

Roasted vegetables are fashionable and this is not undeserved , they are delicious. The oven time to roast a whole celeriac in the oven is approximately 3h, so economically not so great. My easy solution? Wash the celeriac thoroughly and remove the roots. Halve in two equal parts. Spread some olive oil on top, some … More Celeriac in the oven

Porcini and truffle after a trip to Assisi and Perugia

BRUSCHETTA with porcini mushrooms Use slices of old bread. Brush some olive oil on both sides. I put some finely chopped garlic in the olve oil for extra flavor. Clean 500 grams of fresh porcini (use no water,  brush them). Fry 2 chopped garlic cloves, 1 spicy little pepper in some olive oil. Add the … More Porcini and truffle after a trip to Assisi and Perugia

Four days with great people = four dinners for 4 in the following days

Ann and Bart arrive in the evening. The first meal demands more preparation than the following dinners. FISHCOOKIES are a perfect starter. Blend 500 grams of fresh salmon (without skin), 1 stem of lemon grass, 2 garlic cloves, 4 cm of fresh ginger, 20 grams of fresh coriander, pepper and salt. Make 8 cookies ( … More Four days with great people = four dinners for 4 in the following days

How to reduce the amount of leftover after a dinner

First advise : prevention is of course the best, but not always  forseeable. Second advise : try to prepare recipients for doggy bags (if people tend to live far away, aluminium lasagne-like recipients are wonderful. Third advise : throw away everthing which will certainly not be eaten the following days. Personally I prefer not to … More How to reduce the amount of leftover after a dinner