Doc V's Healthy Kitchen

North Sea shrimps in a cheesy sauce in between two layers of potato puree, thanks to my first cooking teacher, my mother.

9 April 2018

My mother always made our favorite menu on our birthdays. Mine was definitely or chicken with the best curry sauce ever, or this lovely mixture of puree, cheesy sauce and North Sea shrimps. We decided to sacrify 800 grams of our frozen treasures (brought at our last trip to Belgium). Boil 2.5 kilo of peeled … More North Sea shrimps in a cheesy sauce in between two layers of potato puree, thanks to my first cooking teacher, my mother.

Make your own paneer to prepare Malai Kofta

8 April 2018

Paneer is a firm cheese based on cows milk. Put 3l of whole milk in a large casserole. Heat the milk while stirring. Just before the moment of boiling, add the juice of 2 lemons. Continue to stir and allow the milk to boil for 1 min. The curdling process starts. Cool the milk down. … More Make your own paneer to prepare Malai Kofta

Moldavian Placinta

7 April 2018

Thanks to internet the Moldavian cuisine is no hidden secret. The first recipe which I found was ‘placinta’, although I immediately realized that there are a lot of versions. To make my life a bit easy, I decided to go for a ready made pastry of phyllo dough combined with cottage cheese for a lighter … More Moldavian Placinta

Cannellini puree and tarelli

6 April 2018

Soak 1cup of cannellini beans in water for 24 h. Renew the water the following day. Put some salt, 2 bay leaves and 2 garlic cloves in the water and boil for approx 1h, until they are soft. Drain but keep some of the cooking water. Remove the bay leaves. Add 100 grams of feta … More Cannellini puree and tarelli

International guests, international buffet

5 April 2018

A whole day of cooking for a big dinner to say ‘goodbye and thankyou’ to Maria Silvia, a collegue of Iris’ team. First I will tell you the whole menu. In the following blogposts I will explain certain recipes while (yes, New York) I’m taking a little break and you will not notice ;-). -While … More International guests, international buffet

Broccoli studied for its preventive effect

4 April 2018

Eating vegetables and fruit is recommended for our general health. A daily intake of 500 grams is perfect. Certain vegetables are known for their additional positive effects. Broccoli has been a study object for a while, and could be seen as a superfood, for its positive effect against cancer, and on the immunity. Anyway, apart … More Broccoli studied for its preventive effect

A simple pasta to celebrate spring

3 April 2018

It’s still cold, but the sun is so making everything bright. The blossoms are gradually appearing. Yes, the most wonderful moment of the year, the explosion of Spring. I know, asparagus is avalable during the whole year, but the local ones taste different, are more crunchy. Green asparagus is easy to clean. Just remove the … More A simple pasta to celebrate spring

Color on our plate

2 April 2018

Put a pinch of grinded saffron in 2 table spoons of olive oil. Heat gently. Stop the fire and put aside for at least 30 mins. Mix 2 table spoons of lemon, 2 table spoons of orange with the colorful oil. Add some pepper and salt. Put 1 sliced fennel (with a mandoline or kitchen … More Color on our plate

More experiments with salted cod Happy Easter

1 April 2018

Remember, salted cod is only eatable unsalted. To unsalt, you really have to start the day before. Rinse the cod to remove the extra salt and put in water. Store in the fridge and rinse and renew the water 5-6 times.The cod will still taste a bit salty, thus no extra salt needed! For 2p, … More More experiments with salted cod Happy Easter

Meatloaf on demand

31 March 2018

For 2-3p mix 200 grams of minced chicken meat and 150 grams of Italian sausage meat. Add 2 chopped garlic cloves, 1 table spoon of dried thyme, 2 table spoons of pine nuts, 2 table spoons of pumpkin seeds, the zeste of 1 lemon,1 egg and 50 grams of old bread soaked in some milk. … More Meatloaf on demand

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