A few years ago I organized one of my huge dinners. In an Italian buffet one of the dishes was home made gnocchi. I forgot the recipe which I tried, and to make a long story short, the moment the gnocchi arrived in the boiling water, they were probably tired of my work and looked … More It’s about time to get rid of my first ‘gnocchi trauma’
After a few hours of being in the garden and my daily exercise (remember! 3 times weekly 30-40 mins of treadmill, 3 times weekly 20 mins of rowing in combination with some muscle training and 1 day off) I really need some carbs and cheese, and no, I will never get a ‘sixpack’. I must … More Carbs and cheese, I know what you think 😉
Inspired again by this great book (thanks to Katrin, my youngest daughter, for this lovely present last Christmas xx) of Jamie Oliver, the menu of today is a cauliflower oven dish. The original recipe is a side dish for 8p. Split everything in two and you get a full meal for 2p (little variations on … More Side dishes in bigger portions as full meal, why not?
In his Christmas cookbook Jamie Oliver has collected a lot of inspiring recipes, not only for Christmas but for dishes in the colder seasons. The carpaccio of beetroot is a beautiful dish, but next time I will try it a little bit different. As a starter for 2p 2 small beetroots or 1 big beetroot … More Beetroot carpaccio, I love that color!
Put 4 chopped garlic cloves, 1 chopped big fennel, 1 table spoon of dried basil, 1 spicy little pepper and a drizzle of olive oil in an oven dish. Bake at 180° for 20 mins and stir now and again. Add 300 grams of halved cherry tomatoes and bake for another 15 mins. Boil some … More Ready for pasta because ‘remember docV lives in Italy;-)’
I know, certain food is at his best in a classical version, but the recipe in the November edition of Libelle Lekker inspired me. For 2 portions a ready made rectangular pizza dough, 300 grams of Brussels sprouts and 1 mozzarella of 200 grams are the perfect base fort his recipe, so it was really … More Brussels sprouts on a pizza, holy shmoly, what a combination
The sudden cold and constant rain outside is the perfect moment for a ‘tarte tatin’. All you need is puff pastry, a few apples, 1 table spoon of butter, cinnamon and 2 table spoons of sugar and of course, last but not least, an oven. Peel 4 apples and cut in chubby wedges. Squeeze some … More Tarte tatin… yummie
Though I am the one with the cooking (sous-chef) diploma in the house, having such a dedicated and passionate cook around has meant no cooking for me in the last year! Now Veerle was busy entertaining and driving around all our visitors, I finally saw my chance! J Chop a large red onion, a spicy … More Iris’ top lasagna (Iris= sous chef;-))
Thanks to Lisbet, my oldest daughter, I received the latest magazines of Libelle Lekker, one of my favorite cooking magazines. One of my ‘deviations’ is to read cooking magazines during breakfast (since I started working as family physician in 1988 buying magazines also became one of my deviations ;-)). This morning I decided to prepare … More Meal soup = cosy food
We cannot complain about the weather here, and a rainy day is often an ideal moment to catch up with a few tasks inside the house. Boil two sweet corn cobs in salty water for approx 20 mins. Cut them in smaller rolls. Spread 2 sliced avocado( with a drizzle of lemon juice to keep … More It’s raining cats and dogs, time for a bit of sun on our plate
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