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
Every Tuesday I send my wish list for the market on Thursday to Mirco, the fishmonger. Often I ask him to surprise me with a new unknown whole fish which I prepare the same day. This week he has a ‘mormora’ for me. Literally ‘mormora’ means ‘murmers’, officially it’s a beautiful striped sea bass. The … More Every thursday another whole fish to taste
Although we are in the red zone until after the Easter weekend, a visit to the market was ‘allowed’ to buy food and plants. So tonight we can have some fresh sea bass, ovenbaked new potatoes, and roasted broccoli with oranges and black olives😋.Chop 700 grams of broccoli in litte roses and cubes ( add … More Fresh fresh fresh
Yvette van Boven, a cookbook writer who regularly publishes recipes in delicious.nl, loves to cook with fruit and I love her recipes. She manages to create a warm cosy vibe. Lentils, fish, clementines and black olives… Boil 150 grams of good quality lentils ( the ones of Castelluccio for example) in salted water with a … More Sweet clementine
Certain dishes are so typically prepared in wintertime and others only in summertime, and there are dishes which can be eaten in any kind of season. Caponata is one of those. Serve it hot, cold, as side dish or as individual plate. Knowing that there are so many variations, it can always be a little … More Summer or winter dishes
I have a few tagines in my kitchen cupboards, a really huge one for an open fire, and three smaller ones. I often use them as oven dishes, without the lid. Cooking with the lid is a perfect way to reduce the chance to burn your food, thus cooking without watching. For 2p, chop 1 … More Cooking in a tagine
Pasta alla Norma is a perfect recipe to prepare in advance as lunch for 7p. Chop 1 kilo of eggplant in small cubes. Put on baking paper on an oven tray. Spread some olive oil and roast in the oven at 200° for approximately 30 minutes, until ready. Stir now and again. Chop 1 onion, … More Another lunch for hard working people
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…
Frozen yellow fin tuna, a small portion of parboiled frozen green beans, frozen potatoes, oven dried tomatoes, black olives and boiled egg are the ingredients of today’s dinner. Defrost the tuna. Put approximately 250 grams of frozen beans in the microwave until al dente. Cool down. Cut 3 tomatoes in wedges. Put them on baking … More Salad alla niçoise
If you would ask me, the best pizza dough is thin and crispy. If you don’t have time, and there is no pizzeria open, and still you are desperately craving for some crispy pizza, puff pastry is a perfect alternative for the dough. I tend to buy a rectangular piece. Prebake it in the oven … More This is easy
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