Cooking is my passion. I’m always happy if I can inspire guests who don’t share my ‘obsession’. Spring has arrived, with all those amazing vegetables. Green asparagus is one of my favorites. In the following, super easy recipe, they are really shining. Buy a ready made whole wheat puff pastry. Spread on the included baking … More Cooking for pleasure
Pancakes are my favorite afternoon delight and this recipe is awesome. You need 180 grams of selfraising flour, 250 ml of semi skimmed milk, 3 eggs, 125 grams of ricotta and 2 sachets of vanilla sugar. Seef the flour. Add a pinch of salt and tbe vanilla sugar. Mix the egg yolks with the ricotta … More Ricotta pancakes
It takes so much more than good food to turn a dinner into a moment of enjoyment, even if the food itself is not unimportant. Outdoor dinners in good company and with an amazing view are my favorites. And honestly, we have a lot to of those awesome dinners at our place. Tonight’s dinner is … More Dinner with a view
Wash 350 grams of dark seedless grapes. Put them in a bowl. Add 2 table spoons of old apple vinegar ( I can’t find sherry vinegar here which, I think, is even better), 2 table spoons of olive oil, 1 teaspoon of brown sugar, a pinch of salt, lots if black pepper, 1 finely chopped … More Roasted grapes and fennel seeds
What a diversity of local fruit we’re having now. It’s really awesome. As I probably have written before, desserts are not really my favorite course, but for a dinner with guests I always try to find an appropriate closure. Sabrina Ghayour gives me a few super simple and delicious ideas. Count 2 apricots per person. … More Summer fruits
Both are translated as monkfish in English, only Google explains that rana pescatrice is the whole fish and coda di rospo is what remaines after removing the head and skin. Mirco, the fishmonger, made me choose between the local, fresh, ugly looking fish, the rana pescatrice and the coda di rospo, the skinless tail from … More Coda di rospo or rana pescatrice
Thanks to Lia and Cor, lovely friends from the Netherlands, I have a few ready made oriental sauces such as black bean sauce, mirin, ketjap… easy Asian cooking guaranteed đź‘Ś. Prepare all the ingredients in advance. Chop 4 garlic cloves, 2 chili and 4 cm of ginger. Slice 4 spring onions and 500 grams of … More Craving for Asian food
In 1999 I bought my first ‘Jamie Oliver’ and since then he inspired me. The sweet and sour chicken is one of my favorites. I will have to wait until Iris’ godchild Egon’s visit to serve whole chicken but what do you think about a sweet and sour polpo variation? Put fresh polpo in the … More Almost vintage
I have this awesome new cookbook of Donna Hay ‘everyday fresh meals in minutes’. Today I really need something quick but still, healthy and fresh. I mix a few ideas with a few elegant ready made preparations.For 2p, remove skin and bones of 450 grams of fresh salmon. Slice 4 garlic cloves and put in … More Super easy and super delicious
They are cute, elegant, delicious, healthy, never boring,…and internationally famous. Traditionally they were often served over cooked which leads to their smell being much more pronounced. For 2p, clean 750 grams. Cut in halves. Spread on an oven dish. Add a drizzle of olive oil and 2 teaspoons of savory. Stir. Bake in the oven … More Lovely Brussels sprouts
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