Green asparagus is a local vegetable and they are so fresh, you could eat them raw. Instead of eating them pure, let’s combine with smoked salmon. For 4p wash and prepare 1.2 kilo of green asparagus. The preperation is really easy, simply remove the hard part by breaking it off. Roll a slice of smoked … More Smoked salmon and green asparagus
My mother in law is a real Indian lover. When I want to impress her, I probably have to try making their version of the curry soup, or ‘mulligattiwally-soup’ as they invented themselves. When I tried to find the right recipe, the one with green apple, it became clear to me that there are a … More Mulligatawny soup for my mother in law
For 2p fry a few chopped garlic cloves, 1 chopped spicy little pepper in some olive oil. After a few mins add 200 ml of white wine and allow to simmer. The real recipe is very limited in the amount of tomatoes, but nobody tells me that I cannot make my own version ;-), thus … More Pasta vongole
Blanch shortly 300 grams of thin green beans, 300 grams of green bell pepper, 3 spring onions (all cut in pieces of approx 3 cm). Marinate 300 grams of chicken breast in 4 chopped garlic cloves, 1 chopped lemon grass stem, 4 cm of finely chopped ginger, 1 chopped spicy little pepper, 2 table spoons … More Lemon grass, peanut butter, coconut milk….delicious Indonesian dish.
The first time we ate those partially sliced potatoes was after reading a recipe in one of Nigella Lawson cookbooks, since then they are called Nigellas or (since we know she didn’t invent the technique;-)) Hasselback potatoes. Take small or medium sized potatoes, wash them and make multiple incisisions close to each other but!!!! don’t … More Squid, fennel, tomatoes and Hasselback potatoes
Coming back home in a house with an empty fridge, you always find some dry pasta, peeled tomatoes of good quality, garlic, onion, spicy little pepper and pecorino (or even parmigiano) to prepare ‘pasta arrabbiata’. I am pretty sure that my version is more tomato-like, but I will always try to remember the veg-quotum. Chop … More After a long drive just some simple pasta arrabbiata
The evenings when I only cook for myself I try to ‘serve’me a dish which I would not prepare for the two of us. Tuscany sausages are one of those delights. For myself 2 round courgettes, halved and hatched. Cut the flesh of the courgettes and mix with 4 chopped garlic cloves, 1 chopped spicy … More Salsicce toscane with fennelseeds as a private pleasure
Boil 400-500 grams of peeled potatoes until almost ready to eat. Drain and cool down. Prepare a crumble with old bread (or panko), 2 chopped garlic cloves, 3 tablespoons of chopped fresh herbs (parsley, chives, basil,..), 1 table spoon of grated parmigiano, pepper, salt and 1 table spoon of olive oil. Use a flat oven … More Belgian tradition : fish or meat, potatoes and vegetables all visible on your plate!
Everywhere real fresh peas… I have never seen so many in Belgium, and they are FRESH. So, the perfect occasion to use them today in a delicious risotto. For 4 p chop 1 white onion, 6 garlic cloves and fry them in a mixture of 1 table spoon of olive oil and 1 table spoon … More Fresh pea risotto, OMG that’s delicious
For 2p, bake 150 grams of old bread with garlic on baking paper, with fresh thyme, pepper and olive oil at 180°. When crispy, put in the blender to cut. Use ½ of the amount to mix with zeste of 1 lemon, drained chickpeas (1 can) and some extra olive oil. Bake at 120° in … More Do not forget that chickpeas are proteins!
