For 2p 8 baby artichokes is a lovely portion. Clean the artichokes by removing stems, outer leaves and top part. Cut in wedges and put in cold water mixed with the juice of 1 lemon. Slice 4 garlic cloves. Put then in a large oven dish. Drain the artichokes and spread them in the oven … More Lucky we, a delivery of fresh baby artichokes in the local store 😋
We love Asian food but ingredients are not easy to get here, even without lockdown. Dried Chinese mushrooms are still in my cupboard (they are not at all comparable with dried porcini which have a much stronger flavor). Put 25 grams of dried Chinese mushrooms in warm water for at least 30 mins. Drain and … More Thai food in Italy during lockdown
Frozen yellow fin tuna, a small portion of parboiled frozen green beans, frozen potatoes, oven dried tomatoes, black olives and boiled egg are the ingredients of today’s dinner. Defrost the tuna. Put approximately 250 grams of frozen beans in the microwave until al dente. Cool down. Cut 3 tomatoes in wedges. Put them on baking … More Salad alla niçoise
It’s the last evening before shopping, so I check my fridge and look what’s left.I definitely made a mistake in my planning, but, no problem, we’ll find something.Chop 2 smaller cucumbers, 400 grams of cherry tomatoes, 1 large red onion, 4 garlic cloves, 1 chili and 4 cm of fresh ginger. Put in an oven … More Some tomatoes, some cucumbers, some fresh basil, some burrata…let’s make some pasta
What on earth is the taste of seitan? I’m not a real fan of all those vegetarian protein substitutes, but now and again I just want to try them out. What to cook with 300 grams of seitan? Our favorite salad with fried seitan? Slice 1 red onion thinly. Mix with 4 table spoons of … More Seitan 🤔
Peter Gordon published an awesome cookbook a few years ago with loads of inspiring salads. For 2p, clean 500-600 grams of mushrooms ( portobello would have been perfect but wasn’t available). Remove the stems. Put the mushrooms in a large oiled oven dish(opening upwards). Slice the stems. Chop and fry 4 garlic cloves in 20 … More A salad to remember
Nostalgia is in the air during weekends like this one. I was never into Easter, but for my mother it was always a big event. We’ll miss the traditional brunch on Sunday. While she remains in a home and she can’t receive visitors temporarily, our thoughts are with her. Chop 1 large carrot, 2 leeks, … More Don’t forget the classics
This awkward period has its positive effects. Although I try to remain creative, the restricted variety of vegetables has an important impact on our weekly menu. Frozen vegetables are not comparable with fresh ones, but, why not? With a small freezer, storage is limited, but you will never end up finding some products from another … More Frozen vegetables, why not?
If you would ask me, the best pizza dough is thin and crispy. If you don’t have time, and there is no pizzeria open, and still you are desperately craving for some crispy pizza, puff pastry is a perfect alternative for the dough. I tend to buy a rectangular piece. Prebake it in the oven … More This is easy
Green and yellow are the colors of Spring and of this savory bread. As always, the list of ingredients is flexible, based on the recipe which I found in the April edition of delicious.nl. What did I use : 150 grams of self raising flour, 170 grams of polenta ( corn flour), 1/2 teaspoon of … More Corn bread
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