Boil 400 grams of frozen large white beans in salted water with a few sage leaves for approx 15 mins. Drain the beans and cool down. Mix in the blender with 1 table spoon of savory, 1 egg, 2 table spoons of bread crumb, pepper and salt. Put the mixture in the fridge to become … More Vegetarian balls
Pancetta grillata…Iris says ‘no’! I’m willing to try it. Thus, chicken for Iris and pancetta for me, same marinade and same side dish. For the marinade mix the juice of 1 lime, 1 chopped spring onion, 1 chopped spicy little pepper, 3 cm of grated ginger 1 table spoon of honey, 1 table spoon of … More Barbecue or grill pan, it’s up to you
Fresh sardines are a delight, and this recipe is awesome. I love sardines. If you can persuade the fishmonker to prepare fillets, you have no excuse to try this really fantastic recipe. As a starter for 2p or as part of wonderful buffet 300 grams of fillets are approx 7-8 whole fishes which you can … More Marinated sardines
After a busy period, we enjoy a week at home. Iris took a week off to get some extra sleep, some sun and some more books to read. I will make sure that we get enough healthy food ;-)! An easy fish recipe, inspired by delicious.nl with a whole grain piadino and stracchino (or crescenza). … More A week of holiday at home, just the two of us
Octopus is not a very common ingredient to prepare in the Belgian cuisine. Fresh or frozen octopus needs to be tender, if not, it’s not tasty. For 3p buy, approx a piece of 1 kilo. Put the clean, whole octopus in a large pan filled with water, 200 ml of white wine, a few bay … More Workshop octopus
The madeleine is a cute French pastry, one of the guilty pleasure which are worth to enjoy, now and again. For 18 pieces, which you don’t have to eat at once ( they can be stored 3-4 days in a cookie jar), start to melt 90 grams of butter. Mix 10 leaves of chopped verveine … More La madeleine
Courgettes, young ones, are also perfect in a salad. Slice 1 kilo in stripes and marinate them with the juice of 1 lemon, 2 table spoons of olive oil, 1 finely chopped garlic clove, a handful of chopped wild fennel, a few leaves of chopped mint, pepper and salt. Mix carefully and marinate for at … More Never boring, always different, courgettes!
Coincidentely we start a wrong recipe tonight. Instead of making a simple, small filling with too much butter and parsley , our filling is a mixture of chopped and fried white celery ( 2stems), 4 garlic cloves, 2 small courgettes, the zeste of 1 lemon, basil, pepper and salt. Flatten 600 grams of chicken fillet … More Chicken tonight
Squacquerone, stracchino, crescenza are all white, fresh cheeses based on cows milk. Their nutritional value and kcal (lower than normal cheese) is similar. The main difference is their origin. Scqaucquerone is from Emilia Romania as the parmigiano, stracchino is from Lombardia as the gorgonzola, and crescenza is from the province Lodi e Crema and is … More Frittata con squacquerone, zucchine, pinoli e olive
No curry paste today, but a curry sauce from scratch with garlic, ginger, onion, apple, curry powder, flour, milk and, I confess , a good quality stock cube. Prepare the vegetables. Clean and chop 1 cauliflower and 2 bunches of radishes. Rinse and drain. Put on baking paper. Add a drizzle of olive oil and … More Old school curry sauce!
Doc V's Healthy Kitchen 