For baking inspiration ‘Sweet’ written by Ottolenghi and Helen Goh is a wonderful source.The coconut cake with blueberries and almonds is awesome.Grease a springform of 23 cm with butter and cover with baking paper. Mix 180 grams of almond flour, 60 grams of grated coconut, 250 grams of sugar, 70 grams of self raising flour … More What a sweetie 🥰
Iris and I married 9 years ago on 30/10/2010. We were the first female couple in Tervuren, near Brussels. Although we have other( more) special days of anniversary this one is the official one. No restaurant, no friends, nothing fancy…dinner in our home cinema 🥰. 400 grams of skinless mackerel, 1 tomato, 1 chili, 3 … More Wedding anniversary
Last weekend we invited our dear Italian friends for a dinner. I have to admit, I wanted to impress with non Italian recipes. We were only 6 and I cooked for 10, knowing that leftovers could be used in another version. The buffet will be explained in other blog posts. Our dinner tonight is a … More Last weekend I let myself go in cooking too much food
I definitely start my dinner with the vegetables I would like to use. I imagine certain people would start with the proteins, or even would think, let’s have some pasta today…. Anyway, my choice of today is squash, one of my favorites in colder seasons. A chubby tasty pumpkin of 1,2 kilo is the perfect … More How do you start to decide your dinner? What is your protagonist ingredient?
A special edition of my favorite magazine has published 42 oven dishes. I have loads of inspiration for the following weeks. Roasted broccoli, potatoes, salmon and avocado caesar sauce is an excellent combination. For 2p, put 500 grams of potato wedges, 1 red onion in wedges, 4 chopped garlic cloves, 1 chopped chili and 600 … More Avocado caesar sauce
The whole culture of finding your own ingredients, herbs and mushrooms, intrigues me already a long time. It must be a wonderful heritage to grow up with that knowledge. In his ‘Complete mushroom book’ Carluccio shares his passion and knowledge. After buying a huge quantity of fresh mushrooms, a mixture of chanterelles and porcini, I … More Every mushroom is eatable, sometimes only once
For a pie for 2p, as main dish, chop 350 ggrams of eggplant in small cubes. Heat a drizzle of olive oil. Add the eggplant. Stit and fry for 5 mins. Add 4 chopped garlic cloves, 1 chopped onion and 5 cm of chopped fresh ginger. Add chili flakes, 2 teaspoons of cumin seeds and … More Eggplant pie ‘Bisteeya’
My cooking stove is awesome. Thanks to Marion it has a name now : ‘the beast’😉. My daily cooking would be completely different without an oven, and now, I can use 3 ovens at the same time🤗. For 2p steam 1 small cauliflower. Remove the green first and chop. Chop and fry 2 garlic cloves, … More What a beast🤗
Turnip tops, anchovies and orecchiette are a traditional combination. Broccoli is a perfect alternative for turnip tops. I have never seen turnip tops in Belgium. They contain loads of vitamins and minerals. People who take warfarin or a similar anticoagulant have to be really careful. The combination can destabilize the anticoagulant treatment. Clean 500-600 grams … More Turnip tops
‘Viva l’Italia’ of Jamie Oliver is like travelling through a country where food is number one. Lucky for the Italian that there is such a variety in cooking because of the variety in environment. Salina is one of the Aeolian islands. This recipe is a perfect dish for a dinner party. Use a pan which … More Pollo di Salina, another borrowed recipe
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