Thanks to Lia and Cor, lovely friends from the Netherlands, I have a few ready made oriental sauces such as black bean sauce, mirin, ketjap… easy Asian cooking guaranteed 👌. Prepare all the ingredients in advance. Chop 4 garlic cloves, 2 chili and 4 cm of ginger. Slice 4 spring onions and 500 grams of … More Craving for Asian food
The last cookbook of Donna Hay cannot get some rest on the shelf. The baba ganoush bowl is an awesome way to prepare eggplant. Cut 2 medium sized eggplants in halves. Make a few incisions in the flesh. Spread 4 sliced garlic cloves in the incisions. Put the eggplant halves on baking paper with the … More Baba ganoush
The word ‘burger’ can soon not be associated with ‘vegetarian’ anymore so I’ll try to find an appropriate alternative and in the meantime let’s use ‘cakes’ (although this could possible create another discussion in the European parliament). Anyway, let’s cook. Chop and fry 4 garlic cloves, 1 carrot, 1 small red onion and 1 chili … More Vegetarian cakes
I have a lot of green vegetables in the fridge. Fresh spinach, winter purslane or agretti and courgettes and I’m in the mood for comfort food. Clean 300 grams of agretti ( take some other greens if you can’t find them). Boil them for 3-5min in salted water. Drain. Wash and clean 500 grams of … More A lasagna docV style
In 1999 I bought my first ‘Jamie Oliver’ and since then he inspired me. The sweet and sour chicken is one of my favorites. I will have to wait until Iris’ godchild Egon’s visit to serve whole chicken but what do you think about a sweet and sour polpo variation? Put fresh polpo in the … More Almost vintage
The beautiful green romanesco broccolo finds its origin in the 16th century as ‘broccoli from Rome’. It’s such a beautiful creature with its particular flavor, in between broccoli and cauliflower. Today’s side dish is an incredible amount of vegetables with this beautiful green as protagonist. There are no rules to prepare this kind of side … More Romanesco broccoli
Beetroot is a fantastic ingredient. Use it all. Today’s recipe is inspired by delicious.nl. The beetroot is so fresh that I store the beautiful loaf ( 650 grams) in the fridge for another day. Remove the skin of the beetroot. Chop in small cubes. Spread in an oven dish. Add 4 chopped garlic cloves, 1 … More A Scandinavian twist
Although new magazines give me more than enough inspiration for daily cooking, I regularly re- inspect my favorite cookbooks. This vegetarian recipe from Jamie Oliver’s cookbook VEG is a perfect combination of comfort and healthy. For 2p, heat a pan (which you can also put in the oven). Melt 20 grams of butter. Bake 4 … More Green mac’n’cheese
Whenever I see a good tasting pumpkin I buy it and store them cool. Almost weekly I inspect my little collection because once they show weak spots, they quickly deteriorate. Today’s one has a green skin and a deep orange colored firm meat. Those are the best😍. Remove skin and seeds. Chop in cubes. Spread … More A tribute to pumpkin
White fish, red cabbage, radicchio Milano, tahini, nori, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar and sesame seeds in one transcontinental dish inspired by the Australian Donna Hay. Mix 1 table spoon of tahini with 1 table spoon of rice wine vinegar, 1 table spoon of soy sauce, 1 table spoon of lime juice and water. Store … More What a transcontinental beauty
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