In search of cooking inspiration I remembered I could read delicious.nl online. As we are still on our roadtrip, I found some doable recipes. My visit to a Finnish supermarket was successful, I could find almost all ingredients. For tonight I bought 1 kilo of beetroot, 50 grams of chorizo, 150 grams of a creamy … More Inspired by delicious.nl
After living in Italy for a while, I realized that instead of having carbs as main ingredient, I (we) prefer vegetables. This is of course not how most of the traditional Italian main dishes are served. Our Italian friends will disagree with my recipes and will surely prefer old-school ones. Anyway, as docV I have … More DocV style risotto
Iris managed to find a parking spot to explore Oslo. We arrived yesterday afternoon and started our visit with the Astrup-Fearnley museum and the Vigeland park (near our ‘home’ for more than 24h). The park is an incredible open air museum with more than 200 statues made by Gustav Vigeland. I’m still figuring out what … More After more than 17 kilometers of walking through Oslo
Remember older shakshouka recipes mainly prepared in the oven? This time I will ( have to) cook in a more traditional way, but still my way. After a rather long drive, a short visit of Dijon, we found an amazing spot, 15 minutes outside of the city, to spend the night. We only hope the rain … More I love shakshouka
I brought some curry paste and coconut milk on our ‘rehearsel’trip. Any kind of curry paste will work, but I personally prefer red curry paste or massaman curry paste. Chop 4 garlic cloves ( this remains the best base for any docV recipe🙃), 1 red onion and a piece of ginger ( 4cm). Fry in … More Easy vegetarian curry recipes
It’s really hot in Tuscany. A perfect time for a colorful salad with halloumi. Slice 1 fresh red onion thinly. Put in a small bowl and add a few table spoons of red wine vinegar. Store aside. Roast 2 teaspoons of cumin seeds, 1/4 teaspoon of coriander seeds, 2 teaspoons of black mustard seeds and … More What to eat on hot summer evenings
Strolling through the last edition of delicious.nl I was immediately attracted by a few dishes. Chickpeas pumpkin pizza with shrimps is one of them. Of course I will give the recipe a little docv twist. Mix 400 grams of pumpkin puree ( prepared in the oven) with 100 grams of chickpea flour, 30 grams of … More Is this a pizza?
I’ve been a bad blogger during the last few months. Cooking is no effort, blogging seems to be so. I have a few loyal followers I don’t want to disappoint. Once I will be back in my routine, it will be much easier 😊. What about another variation with eggplant and tomato? For 2p, chop … More Gradually getting into routine
A beautiful fresh seabass is waiting for a dinner for 2p. Put a handful of fresh parsley and 1 garlic clove in the blender. Add 2 table spoons of olive oil. Blend, add pepper and salt and the chopped meat of 1 lemon. Store cool.Chop 300 grams of potatoes and 1 large fresh onion in … More Fresh seabass with parsley oil
Every day cooking, cooking for special occasions is so much more fun if you allow yourself to be inspired. It all started when I was a child, although I had to fight ( with mother)for years before being allowed as cook in her kitchen. She inspired me and later I know that I inspired her … More Thanks to Antonio Carluccio, delicious.nl, Donna Hay, Nigella Lawson, Gordon Ramsey, Jamie Oliver, Yottam Ottolengi,…., and Christmas I have an impressive collection of books and magazines
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