In October I finally found a ceramics class nearby. I always dreamed of doing that. After 10 lessons with lovely people and Jacqueline, our amazing teacher, I’m convinced this hobby will become a new passion, without neglecting my other passions. Our everyday candlelight dinner is completely docV’style. Ottolenghi, Delicious.nl and Sabrina Ghayour are a perfect … More New passion
After being in Belgium for the second time, we are gradually getting back in our daily routines. The cold and sunny weather helps to be outside for regular walks and Oskar doesn’t mind😉. We start the week with a vegetarian pasta dish. For 2p you need 1 onion, the usual 4 garlic cloves, 1 chili, … More Cold and sunny
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’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
I have a few cookbooks of Tessa Kiros in my kitchen. Traveling and cooking and eating…many ways to explore a country. The following recipe is simple, tasty, cheap and for sure loved by everyone. Although you can mix ( courgettes, tomatoes or bell pepper) I have chosen 7 beautiful tomatoes. Slice off the top of … More Remember Tessa Kiros?
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