A one-pan oven dish remains my favorite. Also Jamie Oliver is one of my ❤. Comforting rosy rice is a fabulous recipe which I adapted to 2p, and to docVsstyle ( more vegetables). For 2p, wash 700 grams of those pointed sweet bell peppers. Halve them and remove the seeds. Chop. Slice 1 red onion. … More Simple one- pan wonders by Jamie Oliver
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 😜
As reader follower you know that we really eat an incredible amount of vegetables, preferably cooked in the oven. Today’s dinner starts with a combination of 2 eggplants, 2 courgettes, 1 bell pepper, 1 red onion, 4 garlic cloves and 1 chili. It’s cold and wet outside, thus some comfy cheese and pasta is exactly … More Old recipes, new version
Yvette van Boven writes colums and recipes for delicious.nl. At first sight I wasn’t really in love, but the strange combination of ingredients convinced me. For 2p, wash a celeriac of approximately 600-700 grams. Cut in halves to reduce oven time. Put the halves on baking paper on an oven tray. Spread some olive oil, … More Celeriac, apple, miso cream and almonds
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
I will take a few weeks, but living in a country with lemon trees, homemade preserved lemons didn’t seem so awkward. Sterilize a large preserving jar by filling it with boiling water. After a few minutes, pour the water out and allow to dry, without using a cloth. Wash 5 or 6 (depending the size)untreated … More Preserved lemons, homemade
Tonight I wanted to try something different with beetroot. After a bit of research I found this recipe. Iris was rather skeptical. Boil 4 medium sized beetroot for approximately 1h. Cool down and remove the skin. Chop in large cubes and spread them in an oiled oven dish. Heat 350 ml of semi skimmed milk … More Strange combination but…
He always hoped something would fall on the floor. If I spent too many hours in the kitchen he would move himself to a less comfy but stylish pillow to snore in the kitchen while I was cooking. He was our dearest friend for almost 12 years. Today he died peacefully, in between the two … More My sous-chef
For 2p 8 baby artichokes is a lovely portion. Clean the artichokes by removing stems, outer leaves and top part. Cut in wedges and put in cold water mixed with the juice of 1 lemon. Slice 4 garlic cloves. Put then in a large oven dish. Drain the artichokes and spread them in the oven … More Lucky we, a delivery of fresh baby artichokes in the local store 😋
Even if a lot of ingredients in a dish are the same, you create something completely different by changing a few spices. Our dear friend Leen and her friend will arrive tonight from Belgium, 1300 kilometres by car in one go. Hopefully they will appreciate a simple pasta dish before falling into a coma. Chop … More Saffron and fennel seeds
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