We will soon start a new project. As reader you know we went through an impressive renovation since our arrival in this amazing house. My work as private medical counselor is mainly online and thus the consultation room is hardly used. After renovation of the older kitchen we got the idea of creating an apartment … More New projects for this year
‘In zimino’ derived from the Arabic word ‘samin’ and stands for : preparing fish in butter or olive oil with a sauce of bitter vegetables. Ursula Ferrigno describes this lovely dish in one of her cookbooks ‘Buonissimo’. Clean and chop 500 grams of small squid ( totani or small calamari or moscardini). Store cool. Clean … More Totani in zimino
What a difference between cooking for 15p or cooking for 2p, between travelling back to Belgium or staying at home for the first time since ages. As Christmas eve dinner we decided to enjoy a hot pot with fish and some tempura as a starter. Even for a fish fondue I prefer a chicken broth … More Christmas evening cooking for 2…
Little cans of anchovies in olive oil are real flavor bombs. I often use them as the only protein supplier. Tonight’s dinner is probably, again, another variety on the same base, but we love it. For 2p, clean and chop 1 small romanesco, 1 fennel, 500 grams of potatoes, 4 garlic cloves, 1 fresh onion … More Anchovies
It’s the last evening before shopping, so I check my fridge and look what’s left.I definitely made a mistake in my planning, but, no problem, we’ll find something.Chop 2 smaller cucumbers, 400 grams of cherry tomatoes, 1 large red onion, 4 garlic cloves, 1 chili and 4 cm of fresh ginger. Put in an oven … More Some tomatoes, some cucumbers, some fresh basil, some burrata…let’s make some pasta
Lovely ingredients in a less traditional combination is not really Italian, but😋. Heat a pan. Add a little drizzle of olive oil. Add 500 grams of washed fresh vongole. Cover the pan. Once the vongole are opening, stop the fire. Put the vongole and liquid in another recipient. Allow to cool down.Remove most of the … More Pasta fungi vongole
A huge amount of vegetables is a perfect way to reduce the kcal of a dinner. I can imagine that certain people prefer to see carbs, proteins and vegetables in individual portions on their plate. The readers of my blog already know that DocV prefers the opposite of that cooking style. Anyway in the Delicious.nl … More An impressive amount of vegetables
Broccoli looks good, tastes delicious and is super healthy food. Whole grain pasta is perfect in combination with this top ingredient. Boil 70 grams of whole grain pasta pp in salted water. Add 400-500 grams of chopped broccoli pp (no waist!!) during the last 4-5 mins of cooking time. Drain and keep some of the … More Another Italian tradition in a different coat
This morning I removed a nice piece of salmon from the freezer. After a long day outside easy cooking is welcome and baking paper is the best tool to do this. Come home, preheat the oven at 180-200°. Use two oven trays, cover them with baking paper. Wash 250 -300 grams of potatoes pp. Cut … More Cooking on baking paper
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
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