The Middle East has never been so far away. Thanks to cooks such as Sabrina Ghayour, Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi we get a glimpse of the fabulous mixture of flavors. Sharing food has become more popular recently but in certain parts of the world it has never been different.What will docV serve tonight? Cod … More The Middle East & beyond
Meatballs for me today 😋. 200 grams lovely sausage meat is waiting for an Asian make over. Mix the meat with 1 teaspoon of dried lemon grass (fresh lemongrass will obviously be much better), 1 teaspoon of grated fresh ginger and 1 teaspoon of sambal. Mix. Oil your hands. Create meatballs of approximately 3 cm. … More Green curry with meatballs
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 👌. 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
Eating healthy is not the same as eating light, but tonight we’ll ignore the ‘light’aspect. Again inspired by Donna Hay, I try some of her falafel recipes. For the falafel, drain 1 can of chickpeas. Put in a small blender. Add 3 chopped carrots, 4 chopped garlic cloves, 1 chopped chili, 4 cm of ginger … More Let’s consume some kcal
Clean and slice 450 grams of fresh calamari ( frozen ones are a perfect alternative). Chop 1 shallots, 4 garlic cloves, 4cm of ginger and 1 chili. Heat a wok pan. Bake the squid first in a little drizzle of peanut oil. Set aside. Dry the wok pan. Add another drizzle of peanut oil. Bake … More Spicy squid
Fish instead of meat, fresh vegetables and lots of fruit…it has an impact on your weekly budget. The impossibility of outdoor eating creates for sure an extra budget. In winter I’m fine with 1 shopping list, including market and grocery store. I probably invest more time preparing my list than shopping itself. First I check … More Budget cooking
Health wise I pretty sure docV is doing great. 5-6 k of running every 2 days, regular walks with Oskar and training arm and abdominal muscles every other 2 days. Kcal wise I could consider to pay more attention. ‘A drizzle of olive oil’, some nuts, and, sadly enough, some cheesy snack in between, there … More I consider to pay more attention
What a difference, I can’t repeat it enough, to roast vegetables, even for a soup. Clean 500-600 grams of carrots and leave some of the green part. Cut them in halves. Spread on baking paper. Mix with a little drizzle of olive oil and fresh thyme. Bake for 20 mins in the oven at 180°. … More Roasted carrots in a fabulous soup
Laksa is a Malaysian, Singaporean noodle based soup based on coconut milk and curry paste. I didn’t really check online but I’m convinced that there are an abundant number of varieties. Remember I’m doing this master in counseling? Today I had my one before last day of course. I promised myself not to irritate myself … More What is better than laksa after a whole day online course
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