‘The Green Kitchen at Home’ is a perfect inspirer for vegetarian cooking. The middle eastern salad with cauliflower and lentils is fabulous. For 2p, roast 1 medium sized cauliflower – cut in little roses (no waste, so please, cut the stem in small cubes) and mixed with 3 table spoons of olive oil, 1 teaspoon … More Roasted cauliflower could become the star ingredient of the decade
Squash pre-baked in the oven with some olive oil always taste better. Pre-prepare the squash preferably the day before (to save energy while cooking another dish in the oven). Chop and fry 2 onions, 6 garlic cloves and 4 cm of fresh ginger in some olive oil. Add the pumpkin, 4 chopped tomatoes, 1 table … More More squash!
They always say that in pastry you have to be precise, but Why? I still don’t know. Anyway, the following recipe will tell you exactly what I used to prepare a certain cake which is, per definition, a way not to follow a particular recipe. Take a large bowl with 250 grams of whole grain. … More Cake experiment
It would be really odd to live in thé country of pasta and to avoid eating it. Lunch or dinner, most of the italians take minimal once daily a primi with pasta. In my eternal struggle to keep my weight under control this would be a very bad idea ;-). The ‘pasta-department’ in the supermarket … More Counting kcal occasionaly
Artichokes, mozzarella and barley (orzo) in a salad = Italy on your plate. Clean 5 small artichokes by removing the hard leaves and the stem. Cut in quarters and put them immediately in water with lemon juice. Put the drained artichokes in an oven dish with the juice of 1 lemon, 4 chopped garlic cloves, … More Fresh artichokes and buffalo mozzarella
1 table spoon of butter, 1 fresh pineapple in thick slices ( remove skin and hard centre), 1 round cake form or tatin form, 1 sheet of puff pastry and some honey to finish is all what you need to have a perfect dessert. Vanilla ice cream is optional. Put the butter in the cake … More Tarte tatin with pineapple
There are many variations on vegetarian lasagna. ‘The Green Kitchen at Home’ inspires me for a delicious version of the classical tomato lasagna. The recipe serves 5-6p. Home made pasta is a little extra effort with the great advantage to create the perfect shape for the oven dish of choice. Put 250 grams of fine … More Vegetarian lasagna
I recognize ‘puntarelle and agretti’, not exactly by their name, but by their looks ;-). Puntarella is wild chicory and agretti alias barba dei frati … looks like grass and is sold in bunches only during the spring season Put both (250 grams of puntarelle and 250 grams of agretti for 2p) at the same … More Spring is in the air and in the vegetable department
Quiches were often on our menu in the past. My kids loved it and it was so easy to prepare in advance. The whole combination of puff pastry, eggs, cream, cheese is not exactly a ‘light’ dish, but I’m ready for one today. Pre bake the puff pastry ‘blind’. Defrost and drain 400 grams of … More Once upon a time….
For 2p mix 600 grams of pre-baked ( in the oven on baking paper with a drizzle of olive oil) butternut cubes with 50 grams of oatmeal, 1 drained can of chickpeas, 2 garlic cloves, 1 spicy little pepper, ½ teaspoon of paprika powder and 1 table spoon of dried basil in the blender. Add … More My love for squash is boundless 😉
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