For 2p, marinate 250 grams of chicken breast ( cut in stripes) in 2 table spoons of teriyaki sauce, 1 table spoon of sesame oil, 1 chopped chili, 2 chopped garlic cloves, pepper and salt. Marinate 1/2 of a red cabbage (chopped in small stripes) and 1 chopped small cucumber in a mixture of 3 … More Thai chicken salad
Wikipedia tells you a lot about ‘pasta carbonara’. It’s so cute that Italian regions compete to be connected to the origin of a popular, traditional pasta recipe, as pasta carbonara is. The real stuff is made with guanciale, witch is the muscular part of the cheek of a pig. I couldn’t really find that particular … More The real stuff
Salmon is a perfect fish to be frozen. Defrost the fish in the fridge. Remove the skin and cut in large pieces. Wash 500 grams of spinach. Chop and fry 4 garlic cloves. Add the spinach. Add pepper and salt. Put 500 grams of cherry tomatoes in an oven dish. Add some pepper, salt, a … More Healthy, healthier, too healthy?;-)
After a whole day of painting doors an easy meal is welcome. With 1 cauliflower, 2 red onions, 4 garlic cloves, 4 cm of ginger 1/2 of a small red cabbage and 2 cans of chickpeas a healthy menu is guaranteed. Chop the vegetables. Mix with the drained chickpeas. Add a drizzle of olive oil, … More My lovely guest wants an overdose of vegetables
During winter our body seems to ask for more comfortfood to control our temperature, or to make it even more cosy. Lasagne is, for sure, thé number 1 of Italian comfortfood. Reduce the amount of kcal by avoiding meat, and trying to find lighter ways to prepare the bechamel sauce. The extra thin lasagna sheets, … More Too much comfortfood?
Cold and cloudy with something in between snow and rain are not my favorite ingredients. Iris did rearrange the unpacked boxes and I found the magimix tools. Internet showed me some ideas for our menu tonight. Rösti is real mountain food, ideal for this time of year. My friend, Magimix, grates 600 grams of washed … More Real winter food
Inspired again by Ottolenghi’s cookbook Simple, I decide to prepare a stew with squid. Instead of calamari I buy moscardini, super fresh and only 10 euro per kilo. 500 grams of moscardini is, after cleaning a nice portion for 2p. Prepare this recipe for the same day, or the following day (even better). Chop and … More Stew with moscardini
Again, a recipe based on the latest Ottolenghi, pizza bianca. Iris is waiting for our future ‘cinema’-room to be ready. The boxes with DVD, CD and old video tapes will be unpacked soon. The red velvet sofa (also sleeping chair for guests) may soon be freed from its removal packaging. This pizza bianca will be … More Pizza bianca
The more I read in the last cookbook of Ottolenghi, the more I’m in love. A beautiful piece of burbot requires an appropriate recipe. For 2p, chop 400 grams of burbot in 4 pieces. Chop and fry 2 garlic cloves, 2 spring onions and 1 chili in a drizzle of olive oil. Add 2 cans … More Yes, I’m a real fan!
Filled green cabbage rolls in a classical bechamel sauce has always been one of my favorites. My mother used to prepare this recipe so deliciously. Her bechamel sauce was probably richer than mine, as most of the classical recipes contained more butter, more fat than we try to use now. I have different versions, also … More A winter classical
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