What a country, what a powerful nature 💚. What a special experience to park your house in the middle of nowhere and to spend the night surrounded by an extraordinary landscape. As we plan our trip day by day, I buy food for 1, max 2 days. Tonight we’ll have a vegetarian meal with halloumi, … More Middle Eastern cooking on the Gamle Styrnefjellsvegen
Oven roasted vegetables keep their shape and intensify in flavor, in comparison with cooking on a stove ( unless you use a lot of oil or fat). And thus, everything becomes a bit mushy, as in a stew ( because I don’t want to use an excessive amount of fat). In this recipe with eggplant, … More I try not to miss an oven
As second recipe for a delicious summer Ottolenghi buffet, a salad ( little gems or another solid alternative as iceberg or brussels chicory) prepare this exotic dressing in advance. Mix 1/2 avocado, 3 cm of peeled snd chopped fresh ginger, 1 garlic clove, 1 green chili, the zeste and juice of 1 lemon, 1 table … More Green dressing
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
A bunch of green wild asparagus is waiting for a dinner. Remove the hard parts manually to avoid endlessly chewing those awesome vegetables. Put in cold water. Drain. Chop 4 garlic cloves. Mix with 2 fresh eggs ( thanks to Stefania we have the best local eggs ever), 200 grams of squaquerello ( one of … More Wild green asparagus 😍
Nothing better than fresh peas, although frozen are a great alternative. Fresh polpo first in the freezer is for sure recommended to obtain a perfect tender meat. So, a small freezer is a must. A large freezer has certain advantages in certain conditions. I’m so fortunate with local shops, a weekly market and, probabile the … More Fresh or frozen
Ottolenghi has a new book Flavor. The September edition of delicious.nl is extra thick with Yotam Ottolenghi as guest editor. Tonight’s dinner for 6 is a variation on the eggplant rolls with dahl. My ‘creation’ is an easier version, with even more vegetables. People sometimes complain that the ingredient list is to extensive. If I … More Flavor
Ready made piadini based on chickpeas and lentils are waiting for a special dinner. Mix 4cm of grated fresh ginger with 1finely chopped garlic clove, 1 chopped chili, the juice of 1 lime a d a drizzle of olive oil, pepper and salt. Tear 1 burrata in smaller pieces. Spread an a plate. Pour the … More A mixture of flavors
For 2p 8 baby artichokes is a lovely portion. Clean the artichokes by removing stems, outer leaves and top part. Cut in wedges and put in cold water mixed with the juice of 1 lemon. Slice 4 garlic cloves. Put then in a large oven dish. Drain the artichokes and spread them in the oven … More Lucky we, a delivery of fresh baby artichokes in the local store 😋
Tomorrow I leave for an intensive training, in the framework of the master course, to Rome. Everyone seems very excited but I still have my doubts, especially because the renovations will continue, and I would have preferred to be around. What we will eat during that week is up to Iris who will be responsible … More A blog break
Doc V's Healthy Kitchen 