Yvette van Boven, a cookbook writer who regularly publishes recipes in delicious.nl, loves to cook with fruit and I love her recipes. She manages to create a warm cosy vibe. Lentils, fish, clementines and black olives… Boil 150 grams of good quality lentils ( the ones of Castelluccio for example) in salted water with a … More Sweet clementine
500 grams of broccoli, 4 garlic cloves, 1 chili, 1 avocado, 4 anchovies filets, dried oregano, lucious burata and arugula = 1 pizza for 2p.Chop the broccoli (please, use it all). Wash and steam in the microwave for 5 minutes at maximum power. Drain.Slice 1 avocado and mix with the juice of 1/2 lime. Chop … More Ready made pizza dough with healthy toppings
1 kilo of good quality Belgian chicory seems a lot for 2p, but not for us😉. Remove the hard end of the chicory. Cut in halves. Heat a low pan ( which can also be used in the oven. Melt 20 grams of butter. Bake the chicory, 1 sliced shallot and 4 chopped garlic cloves, … More Chicory and cheese💕
Chicken or Italian sausages are on my personal plate only occasionally. Beef, lamb, duck or any kind of other meat I don’t really miss although I won’t refuse if I’m eating in a restaurant or if I’m invited. Tonight’s recipe wouldn’t be the same without little meatballs ( Iris has her vegetarian substitute). Chop 500 … More My occasional meat
Chop 2 medium sized apples in small cubes. Mix 200ml of full milk with a small sachet of vanilla sugar, 3 table spoons of sugar, 7 table spoons of oat flour, 1 teaspoon of baking powder and 1 egg. Mix thoroughly. Add the apples. Heat a small pancake pan. Add a little drizzle of sunflower … More Oatmeal pancakes
What a difference, I can’t repeat it enough, to roast vegetables, even for a soup. Clean 500-600 grams of carrots and leave some of the green part. Cut them in halves. Spread on baking paper. Mix with a little drizzle of olive oil and fresh thyme. Bake for 20 mins in the oven at 180°. … More Roasted carrots in a fabulous soup
Remember those classical starters with fish served on a shell of scallop? This recipe could eventually be used for that purpose. This one is a bigger version. Thanks to local saffron ( thanks Anria for such a nice present). For 2p, clean and slice 4 medium sized leeks ( +/- 800 grams). Heat a pan. … More Local saffron in a classical dish
Roasted vegetables are so much tastier than cooked or parboiled, that is undeniable. Tonight we keep our colors discrete but the flavors intense. Chop 1 medium (700 grams) sized cauliflower in roses and cubes. Wash. Spread on a large oven dish. Add a drizzle of olive oil, 1 teaspoon of cumin seeds and 1 teaspoon … More Spicy and sweet in the right balance
20 years ago quiches became really popular. Different varieties of pies in combination with a large salad for a large group of eaters were easy to prepare in advance and are still an excellent way to please everyone.The only disadvantage remains that you can easily eat a lot of kcal without feeling overloaded, but I … More Now and again a quiche….
This recipe was sent by Greet, one of my dear followers in Belgium who shares my love for cooking. She’s probably expecting a kind of makeover, but the few changes I decided to make are the amount of vegetables, a different fish and a home made pesto. For 2p, remove the skin of 2 medium … More Parmentier of sweet potatoes
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