Grind 4 teaspoons of mustard seeds. Add 1 teaspoon of turmeric, 1 teaspoon of tamarind paste and 2 table spoons of sunflower oil. Add some salt. Mix.Put 1 chopped small cauliflower, 2 chopped garlic cloves, 1 chopped green chili and 1 chopped onion on baking paper. Mix with the spices and 2 teaspoons of nigella … More Another fabulous Indian side dish
Lentils are a must at an Indian diner. No red, no yellow but brown Tuscan lentils for our dal. Cover 150 grams of lentils with cold water. Cook gently for approximately 30 minutes, until al dente. Bake 2 teaspoons of cumin in a drizzle of oil. Add 1 chopped onion, 4 chopped garlic cloves and … More Tadka dal
For Indian recipes I do need a cookbook, a mortar and a cupboard filled with spices. I love the warm colors of the dishes. Once you are at least with 4 people and you have enough time, it’s lovely to prepare a few different dishes. My menu for tonight( remember my parents in law love … More It’s all about spices
The deep orange color of pumpkin plays an important role in autumnal cooking and, of course also in Indian food. Cut a small pumpkin of approximately 600 grams in quarters. Remove the seeds. Put them on baking paper. Add a whole garlic, cut in halves, and put on the baking paper. Add a drizzle of … More Pumpkin soup with roasted garlic
Sometimes I’m in the mood for real simple food, especially in combination with French fries 😋. Slice a cucumber, chop some radishes and cherry tomatoes. Mix with green salad. A tuna steak, simply grilled on a Himalayan salt plate will get an upgrade with a salad in Vietnam style. Mix 1 chopped chili pepper, 1 … More What a dressing can do to your salad
During my last visit to Belgium I found some lovely moghrabieh. Couscous is quicker but moghrabieh has the looks. Put 500 grams of halved cherry tomatoes and 500 grams of chopped carrots on baking paper (skin down). Spread some olive oil, 2 teaspoons of ras gel haniyt, 2 teaspoons of cumin seeds, a pinch of … More Moghrabieh
Baking pastries is dangerous 😉 but now and again 🙏. The following recipe for those delicious sweeties is quick and easy. For 12 little cakes you need 1 rectangular ready made puff pastry, 2 eggs, 75 grams of sugar, the zeste of 1 lemon, 150 ml cream, 15 grams of flour, 1 cinnamon stick and … More The famous Portuguese pasteis de nata❤
I think RAL 9010 has become the most popular ingredient in the house 😉. A seaweed, fennel and vongole risotto is an ideal dish in combination with the elegant white paint at the end of the day. For 2p, clean 1 kilo of vongole. Heat a pan. Melt 1 teaspoon of butter. Add the vongole, … More RAL 9010
A few data ago our stored furniture arrived. I feel like a child🤩 every time I open another box. I know minimalism is the new hipe, but not ( yet) for me. Although the workman have to come back for a few things inside the house, I decide to fill the cupboards. Candle light dinner … More We are finally opening our boxes
Last weekend I planned a short visit to Belgium, to have some quality time with my daughters, my mother and close family. Lisbet recently moved back to Leuven in a lovely appartement, not bad as Airbnb 😉. North Sea shrimps are an essential ingredient. Chop and fry 2 garlic cloves in some olive oil. Add … More Short visit to Belgium
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