Brussels sprouts, chestnuts, potato, rosemary, garlic, olive oil and tomino cheese from Piemonte are the ingredients for a fabulous winter oven dish. Clean 600 grams of brussels sprouts for 2p. Cut them in halves. Pre-cook in the microwave for 4 minutes. Wash 600 grams of potatoes for 2p. Cut in quarters. Pre-cook in the microwave … More This dinner will warm us up
I’m not always cooking healthy, I admit. Pasta carbonara is probably one of the richest pasta recipes ever, but soo 😋. Iris has a dinner outside and I invite Diane and Anria for a ‘docV style pasta carbonara’. Buy a piece of 300 grams of guanciale ( really so much better than bacon). I rarely … More Pasta carbonara
I always have homemade bread, mostly whole wheat in various ways. Now and again I want to forget ( not completely) that high in fiber en low in sugar is healthier, like today 😉. And thus, we’re having brioche today. Inspired by Google, I find a recipe of brioche with kefir as one of the … More Lazy Sundays
I’m a passionate cook, but my preferred recipes are simple, healthy, colorful and no waste. Now and again, I try something more ‘fancy’. Delicious.nl dedicated an article on Kobe Desramaults’new pop-up restaurant in Sicily. I was immediately inspired by the recipes. As starter, a combination of calamari, stracciatella ( the inner part of burrata), pistachio … More Imitating star chefs
The artichokes are back. I bought a bunch of 5 medium sized pieces and decided to create something different. First step, clean the artichokes by removing the harder outer leaves, the stem and the top part. Cut in halves. Put in a casserole filled with the juice of 1 lemon. Cover with water ( or … More An original docV 😜
After a wonderful trip through the mainland of Greece, an interesting training in the Netherlands and a lot of little things in between, we didn’t forget to cook and eat 😀, but I completely forgot to post something. The following recipe is a good one to catch up. For 2p, boil 3 medium sized beetroots … More A good one to catch up
After an incredible summer with lots of nice people passing by, a fantastic holiday of 3 weeks in the amazing mainland of Greece, it’s about time to post something. An old recipe in a ‘date-night- version’ seems a proper way to catch up. Remember the cookbook of Jamie Oliver ‘Jamie’s Italy’ and his recipe with … More OMG time flies!
Temperatures are going down, grass growing back since we have regular thunderstorms, finally I can harvest some courgettes of my little yard. It’s always remarkable how one season shifts into the following one. In Italy you can follow the seasons also in the offer of vegetables, but this week I found green asparagus 😋 from … More Gradual change of seasons
A plate filled with a diversity of starters is my top choice. It’s more work in advance, but more pleasure at the table. I love to spend time in the kitchen, especially on a Sunday morning. Our weekend dinner is probably more ‘elegant’ than a meal during the week. Cookies or keftedes with courgettes, grilled … More Antipasti, mezze,tapas, starters, ….😍
In search of afternoon delights, I found this lovely recipe (with a little variation) in the Belgian cooking magazine “Libelle lekker’. Mix 40 grams of melted butter with 4 table spoons of maple syrup, 150 grams of low fat yogurt and 70 ml of semi skimmed milk. Mix 120 grams of spelt flour with 80 … More ‘Healthy’ scones
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