For 2p, chop 2 medium sized eggplants in large cubes (approx 3/3cm). Mix the cubes with 1 teaspoon of salt and put in a aluminium colander or steam basket. Heat a large pan with 3-5 cm of water. Once the water starts boiling, put the colander in the pan. Close the pan to steam the … More So inspiring, the Ottolenghi ’s cookbooks
There are plenty of baby artichokes in the supermarket, so it’s time to prepare my favorite recipe again. This recipe is always a bit different and, although it could seem complicated while explaining, it’s super easy. Chop the end of the stems of 10 baby artichokes (quantity for 4p, = ideal as a starter). Wash … More Fresh baby artichokes
A thick and rich soup can be promoted to a main course. Deliciousmagazine.nl of Oktober shows me a few nice ideas. For 2p, put 1 kilo of halved and seedless yellow (or red ) bell pepper on a baking tray. Roast in the oven at 220° until the skin becomes here and there black. Put … More Soup as main course
After our first truffle hunting I learned that the best way to store the truffle (fresh truffle can be stored for maximum a week) is in a glass recipient with a perfect lid together with rice, barley or spelt in the fridge. The rice, barley or spelt gets the awesome flavor of the truffle and … More Barley with a flavor of truffle
Bananas are an easy fruit to buy and to eat, but very often I find them almost brown in the fruitbasket. ‘No waste’ is an important rule in my kitchen and thus, when I search for recipes with ‘mature’ bananas banana cake is often where my search leads to. Put all the ingredients at room … More Bananas in a cake
First frost in winter as initial start for Brussels sprouts doesn’t count anymore as ‘rule’, but let’s agree that we are in that kind of season now. For Iris those cute vegetables ask for mustard, so let’s find something more sophisticated. Libelle lekker.be has a whole edition with Pascale Naessens (cook/model/ceramist/popular). This idea of mustard … More Brussels sprouts… nostalgic mood???
I love gratins, not only in winter. As for many recipes there are rich versions, and less rich versions. My preference is obvious, the less rich versions, but still ‘gratin’. For 2p, cut 2 fresh fennels, 2 sweet potatoes (approx 300-350 grams in total) and 1 large onion in slices of 0.5cm. Put the slices … More Gratin
Tarte tatin… yummie, so easy. This version is a bit more fancy, using the seeds of a pomegranate to create some extra color. I love sundays!
Chicory doesn’t belong to the ‘exotic’ department in Italy, but this recipe is for sure not familiar in this country of foodies. I bought 1 kilo of fresh chicory (recipe for 2p). Chop off the little brown end, make a few incisions in the hard part. Blanch or steam the chicory al dente. Drain and … More I did this one before, but it’s really worth to prepare it once more
For years I was used to prepare a vegetarian alternative for Christmas dinner. Recently Emilie decided to eat vegan and thus, let’s try. Eating vegan in a balanced way is not easy, and for sure, I would not recommand this diet for children. No meat and fish, okay, but vegan is much more than that … More Help, a vegan in the family
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