Prepare the dough and burgers in the morning. For 2p mix 90 grams of flour with ½ teaspoon of baking powder and a pinch of sugar. Add 90 ml of Greek yoghurt and 2 teaspoons of olive oil. Add some pepper and chopped fresh basil. Mix until you get a soft dough. Leave at room … More Veggie burger tower
For some reason, to me, eggs usually have the important task to pimp a dish with a mixture of leftover ingredients. They are the chosen ones to ‘keep it all together’ while serving as proteins. Above all, they are still considered to be cheap (even if you buy ‘real’ eggs of ‘real’ chicken with a … More Something with eggs….frittata
Fattoush is an Arabic salad made with old bread and probably the panzanella version of Israel. Do never throw away old bread, unless you give it to the chickens or swans in your neighbourhood. This salad is one of those good reasons to do this. Important is to keep the bread dry in a paper … More Fattoush with chicken balls
Whatever you can slice thinly, you can serve as carpaccio. For today we combine thinly sliced radishes and cucumber with sliced mozzarella. Spread some good olive oil, some lemon juice, salt and pepper. Garnish with some parsley… Light and delicious.
Spanakopita (or whatever own name you give it) is a superb Greek dish which you can prepare in a small version as appetizer or in a bigger version as a main course. As a main course for 4p start with 1kg of spinach. Blanch fresh spinach shortly in salted water (or defrost frozen spinach). Leave … More Let’s pretend we are on a Greek island…
The italian version of an Indonesian recipe (or is it the Belgian version?) is a delicious way to use a lot of Italian ingredients in a different way. For 2p boil 120grams of basmati rice. Chop 2 garlic cloves, 1 small onion, 1 spicy little pepper. Fry in 2 table spoons of peanut oil in … More Nasi goreng
After a day chasing from one place to another, to another, to another hoping to obtain an Italian number plate, we will have an easy dish tonight. Cook rice or noodles. Heat a drizzle of peanut oil in a wok. Fry 4 chopped garlic cloves, 5 cm of chopped ginger, 1 chopped spicy little pepper. … More Italian bureaucracy, what an adventure 
While waiting to start cultivating our own coriander we love to eat the food of the Middle East and use parsley instead of the delicious coriander (which is not the same, but…). The books of Ottolenghi and Tamimi, especially ‘Jeruzalem’ remain a wonderful source of inspiration. Today: a mixture of some salads with an open … More Official first day of Spring 2017
Our last purchase ‘Life in Balance’ by Donna Hay in an Italian translation inspires the Friday night dinner. For 2p cut 1 big or 2 smaller cucumbers in thin slices. Add 1 chopped garlic clove, 1 small spicy pepper in tiny slices, 2 teaspoons of mirin, juice of 1 lime, a pinch of salt and … More Fish in a Dukkah jacket
Yiouvetsi is a traditional greek dish originally served with lamb which we will exchange by chicken. Chop 1 red onion, 4 garlic cloves, and if you like it spicy, 1 spicy little pepper. Fry in 1 table spoon of olive oil in an oven dish which can be covered. Add the meat (250 grams for … More Time to enjoy Greek food
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