The cookbooks of Jamie Oliver remain a wonderful source of inspiration. The last one my daughter Katrin gave me as a Christmas gift last year, to give me more inspiration for the following Christmas dinners. Not that I am already looking forward to next Christmas ( 😉 Sofie), but you cannot be too prepared. A … More Jamie Oliver’s cookbooks
Even if you are not a fan of pumpkin, this recipe is so beautiful, just try! I found a perfectly shaped cute (I think Japanese) pumpkin, ideal for this recipe. For 2p, knowing that I need some pumpkin for one of my following recipes, a piece of 1,2kg is perfect. Cut the upper part of … More Autumn colors
Moekenik, the day care mother of Iris, is associated with a lot of positive memories. One of those is her carrot puree with a poached egg. Sorry, Moekenik, but I will probably offend the original version and do it my way, knowing that puree reminds me of the afwul hospital meals which I had to … More Bringing back old memories, old flavors
Mix 3 eggs, 300 ml of a milkproduct (real milk, or rice milk, or anykind), 120 grams of rice flour, 50 grams of fresh spinach, a few basil leaves, a pinch of salt until you get this beautiful green pancake mixture. Store in the fridge for at least 30 mins. Mix 1 can of drained … More Green pancakes!!
My stock of fresh coriander offers possibilities. The book of Quyên, the owner of the wonderful restaurant Little Asia in Brussels, will guide me through a few classical dishes. -Papaya salad ( without papaya, but cucumber is a good alternative) : Use the spiral cutter for the cumumber. Put on salt for 30 mins to … More Vietnamese cuisine
After 1 year visiting the same supermarket at least once a week they probably recognize me (hopefully in a positive way). It’s fun to observe people while shopping for food. My attention tends to drift in the direction of the people who inspect food in many different ways. Since last week the fresh porcini have … More Observational study in the supermarket 😉
The smell of Thai rice and coconut cream is immediately in your nose when you think about it. Clean and cut 400 grams of fish (salmon, a good white fish, and of course for us, moscardini/squid) and marinate in a mixture of 1 chopped lemon gras, 3 cm of chopped fresh ginger, 1 chopped garlic … More At least one Asain meal a week, I promised Iris!
A group of Belgian friends is visiting Tuscany. One of those people is ‘my banker’. They asked me if DocV wanted to cook for them. Of course!! The recipes of most of the dishes can be already found on my blog. As appetizers, in small portions, I serve three different plates : -mackerel balls ( … More My first real ‘meal on order’.
While cooking for a large dinner for tomorrow…. Chop 4 cm of fresh ginger, 1 onion, 4 garlic cloves and 1 cucumber. Put everything in an oven dish with a drizzle of peanut oil. Bake at 180° for 20 mins. Stir now and again. After 20 mins mix with 300 grams of cherry tomatoes and … More Yes, fresh coriander!
Find a small tenderloin for 2p. Remove the greasy bits and open the filet (not completely). For the filling, mix 100 grams of ricotta with 6 chopped dried tomatoes (put the salty tomatoes first in water to get rid of the salt), 1 table spoon of the home made pesto (blogpost 18/9/2017). Close the meat … More Pork tenderloin, a piece of meat with ‘possibilities’
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