The traditional Belgian oven recipe of chicory with smoked salmon instead of ham in a bechamel sauce is delicious. As you know, I daily try to cook something different. I read cookbooks to be inspired. The recipe of today is a real mixture of styles. My favorite audience will tell me whether it’s a success … More Chicory Italian style
I definitely start my dinner with the vegetables I would like to use. I imagine certain people would start with the proteins, or even would think, let’s have some pasta today…. Anyway, my choice of today is squash, one of my favorites in colder seasons. A chubby tasty pumpkin of 1,2 kilo is the perfect … More How do you start to decide your dinner? What is your protagonist ingredient?
For 6p, slice 2 fresh fennels thinly with a mandoline or kitchen robot. Mix ith the juice of 1 lemon. Marinate in the fridge for approximately 30 mins. Remove the seeds of 1 pomegranate. Spread the fennel on 6 dishes. Spread the pomegranate seeds and the zeste of 1 lemon. Spread 300 grams of lucious … More Fennel pomegranate carpaccio
I’m rather unproductive for the moment and try hard not to get frustrated. We are waiting for the finishing touch but, remember, 😉piano piano. I cook in the new kitchen but there is still a lot to reorganize. For healthy food you don’t need complicated recipes. Peel and slice 1 large cucumber thinly. Spread on … More Cucumber carpaccio
Risotto is considered as comfort food, but if you reduce the butter and the cheese it’s lighter but still delicious. For 2p, chop and fry 2 small onions, 2 garlic cloves and 1 chili in a drizzle of olive oil. Add 1 table spoon of dried basil and 400 grams of frozen or fresh peas. … More Another risotto, a green one today
As efficient is our painting process, as chaotic is my evening menu. For tonight I prepare a simple pasta. We had already a large vegetable quotum during our lunch, so we can be a bit less strict. Boil a portion of thin pasta for 2p. Drain and keep some of the liquid. Chop and fry … More Chaotic but healthy cooking
Our first winter here I discovered ‘cavolo nero’ and created some dish with an incredible amount for 2p. Above all it was not cooked enough so the taste of metal was really strong. Since then Iris refuses to reconsider this ingredient, but after 2 years, it’s about time to try it again. For 2p, chop … More It’s time to restore the cavolo nero back to it’s worthy position
Remember the blogpost of 17/2( Tarocco is the most popular table orange in Italy and is a ‘half- blood’ orange)with tarocco, a delicious recipe of delicious.nl? This time, no pomegranate, no pistachio nuts but still, yummie. Remove the skin, also the white parts, of 2 tarocco oranges (1pp). Slice thinly and put on baking paper. Spread … More The tarocco is back
Sprouts, green/white/red cabbage, romanesco, cauliflower, celeriac, chicory, pumpkin….don’t tell me that winter cooking is boring, even if you stick to the seasonal offer. Tomorrow shopping day, and sprouts and pumpkin is everything what there is left. Clean 500 grams of sprouts and cut them in halves. Chop 400 grams of a butternut pumpkin (use ½ … More Roasted evening meal
Going to a new hairdresser is always an adventure. Moving residence is a reason for the local police to check ‘you are you’. This local policeman asked me a lot of questions, told me the house we bought would have been big enough for his three kids and their families. He left by giving me … More After a visit to a local hairdresser, let’s have some green cabbage and lucious burrata
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