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
Whenever I see a good tasting pumpkin I buy it and store them cool. Almost weekly I inspect my little collection because once they show weak spots, they quickly deteriorate. Today’s one has a green skin and a deep orange colored firm meat. Those are the best😍. Remove skin and seeds. Chop in cubes. Spread … More A tribute to pumpkin
White fish, red cabbage, radicchio Milano, tahini, nori, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar and sesame seeds in one transcontinental dish inspired by the Australian Donna Hay. Mix 1 table spoon of tahini with 1 table spoon of rice wine vinegar, 1 table spoon of soy sauce, 1 table spoon of lime juice and water. Store … More What a transcontinental beauty
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
Every day has its own vibe. Although my private practice is slowly getting on track, I’m really grateful my life has become more relaxed. A perfect balance between quantity and quality remains an important objective. Where a Sunday evening was always provoking special stress, as being the start of an intense rollercoaster, I do love … More Sunday evening, always something special
I can’t repeat it enough but the Dutch delicious magazine is fantastic, and the recent edition of december is superb. One chapter is dedicated to pies. If you start from scratch, it’ll be a lot of work and for a small sized pie for 2-4 portions ( 3/4 for today and the leftover as lunch … More Vega wellington
Today is Iris’ birthday. No surprise party, no fancy restaurant, normal working day and docv will take care of an intimate dinner.Raw artichokes in cups of filo pastry is an easy and delicious starter. Clean and chop 4 super fresh baby artichokes. Mix with the juice of 1 lemon, lemon zeste, pepper, salt, fresh basil … More Happy birthday, my dearest
Yvette van Boven, a cookbook writer who regularly publishes recipes in delicious.nl, loves to cook with fruit and I love her recipes. She manages to create a warm cosy vibe. Lentils, fish, clementines and black olives… Boil 150 grams of good quality lentils ( the ones of Castelluccio for example) in salted water with a … More Sweet clementine
Remember those classical starters with fish served on a shell of scallop? This recipe could eventually be used for that purpose. This one is a bigger version. Thanks to local saffron ( thanks Anria for such a nice present). For 2p, clean and slice 4 medium sized leeks ( +/- 800 grams). Heat a pan. … More Local saffron in a classical dish
Certain dishes are so typically prepared in wintertime and others only in summertime, and there are dishes which can be eaten in any kind of season. Caponata is one of those. Serve it hot, cold, as side dish or as individual plate. Knowing that there are so many variations, it can always be a little … More Summer or winter dishes
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