Put 200 grams of digestive cookies and 50 grams of butter (room temperature) in a small kitchen robot to create the base for 7 little cheesecakes.Cover 7 small oven pots ( +/-8cm diameter) with baking paper. Divide the cookies in 7 portions. Press with a spoon. Store in the fridge.Mix 250 grams of ricotta, 170 … More Sweeties
I have a few tagines in my kitchen cupboards, a really huge one for an open fire, and three smaller ones. I often use them as oven dishes, without the lid. Cooking with the lid is a perfect way to reduce the chance to burn your food, thus cooking without watching. For 2p, chop 1 … More Cooking in a tagine
After a week of staycation Iris is back on track. I’ll try to focus on healthy lunch breaks ( and keep on focusing on our candlelight dinners. My favorite lunch has always been salads, but I know Iris loves soups, not only in winter. While using the oven for our dinner, an extra tray before, … More A bowl of soup as lunch
Although I’m not sharing every single detail of the starting period of our relationship, we both consider a cooking class in Florence as the real beginning. Risotto with fresh artichokes was part of the menu that day and thus, this dish remains a special one forever. I’m pretty sure I cook this dish everytime in … More Special dish
Purple potatoes, red onion, sage and taleggio on a whole wheat puff pastry is not only beautiful but also delicious. It’s the first time that I discovered whole wheat puff pastry, it’s meant to be covered with warm colors 😉. Wash and slice 400 grams of purple potatoes thinly. Slice 1red onion and 4 garlic … More Purple
The first real cold has arrived, although still sunny and also really windy. After a walk with Oskar, we are ready for warm tea and an upside down pear almond cake. Remove the skin and seeds of 5 little pears. Slice and mix with the juice of 1/2 lemon and the leaves of a few … More Warm and cosy
Pasta carbonara is the best comfort food ever, but, even with a salad as side dish, you will never reach a considerable amount of vegetables. Thanks to one of my daughters, Lisbet, I can recommend this version. For 2p, 300 grams of cauliflower and 1 big leek (400 grams) are a perfect amount of vegetables … More Pasta carbonara
It’s Wednesday. I’m preparing my shopping list and inspecting the fridge. The market in Castelnuovo Berardenga will still allow the food stalls, what a great news.What’s left in the fridge : the central part of a green cabbage ( good for 350 grams of vegetables), a few spring onions and 6 large cherry tomatoes. I … More Empty your fridge recipe
Donna Hay has a new book ‘everyday fresh’. Thanks to delicious.nl I get the vibe and inspiration to prepare vegetables in another surprising way. When I was a child I hated white cabbage, the texture, the smell and the boring combination with bechamel sauce. Gradually I discovered other combinations which made this cheap and healthy … More Super fresh, super easy
One cute butternut and one round green pumpkin were the two survivors in my green yard, explained by the extreme late plantation because of impressive garden works. The green one weighs 1,5 kilograms, looks great outside, is pale yellowish inside and needs to be prepared because of a large crack. Luckily enough there are no … More Meager pumpkin harvest 😏
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