The season of fresh borlotti beans has started. I never prepared a dish with the fresh ones, so I checked internet to find some typical recipes. Cooking time varies from one recipe to the other😏, between 10 minutes ( which is surely not correct) and 45 minutes. I decide to remove only the large outer … More Fresh borlotti beans
Although you can find different recipes for romesco sauce, I made one with artichokes, a recipe found in the delicious.nl magazine. A portion of the sauce I served with grilled octopus, the other portion waited in the freezer for some chicken and roasted courgettes. For approximately 900 ml of artichokes romesco, roast 2 cleaned bell … More One sauce, two dinners
A few days ago one of my best friends in Belgium, Liesbet, sent a message to ask me whether I was okay because she hadn’t received recent blog posts. That’s when I realized I took a break. 🙃 If you would consider that this implies I stopped cooking….ask my niece 😉. Ready made ravioli with … More I had no idea…
Oskar, our puppy, has already a few play mates thanks to my lovely friends, Anria and Diane. While the dogs are entertaining each other, we will have a cosy afternoon tea. In the magazine delicious.nl I find a perfect summer cake.Seef 125 grams of flour. Mix with 110 grams of almond flour, 1,5 teaspoon of … More Play date for Oskar
It sounds rather cranky, but what to cook with all that truffle😉. I found some fresh porcini in the local supermarket. I imagined they would be a perfect starter in combination with some fresh truffle (Oskar found fresh ones and probably tasted himself before noticing what he was doing). Clean 500 grams of porcini and … More Simple cooking with delicious ingredients
No studying anymore, what a relief. Although I still have an oral part to do next weekend, the written exam is finished. I can fully enjoy our first guest of this year. Before her arrival we have to eat the red cabbage, because Dorianne really hates it 😉. Chop a portion of red cabbage (approximately … More My final exam is done; our first guest arrives this year 🙃
I promised my wife Iris a veggie burger with pickles of ‘Devos Lemmens’, a Belgian brand. Luckily I found this recipe of a potato burger in the magazine of the supermarket and an awesome cabbage and sesame salad in ‘Bazaar’ of Sabrina Ghayour.Any coleslaw is better after a few hours.Chop 1 small white cabbage in … More Burger menu😉
Courgettes, sweet potatoes, fresh onion and baby spinach and my dear oven : what a team 😍.Wash and cut two sweet potatoes in slices of 1 cm. Brush them with olive oil, pepper and salt, and spread on baking paper on an oven tray. Bake for 20 mins at 180°.Slice 500 grams of baby courgettes, … More Circles on your plate.
Being spoiled with an overdose of summer truffle, ( ssshhh, he found another one), I try to ‘invent’ new combinations. Put a ready made round puff pastry on baking paper on an oven tray. Use a fork to make a few little holes. Spread a drizzle of olive oil, pepper, salt and dried thyme with … More What an ingredient 😍
Gnudi are naked ravioli. This recipe is easy and delicious, inspired Janneke Philippi of delicious.nl. The amount of vegetables is doubled.Put 800 grams of halved cherry tomatoes in a dish. Spread some oil pepper, salt, 4 chopped garlic cloves and 1 table spoon of dried basil. Roast in the oven at 180° for approximately 30 … More Italian food
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