Although I’m not sharing every single detail of the starting period of our relationship, we both consider a cooking class in Florence as the real beginning. Risotto with fresh artichokes was part of the menu that day and thus, this dish remains a special one forever. I’m pretty sure I cook this dish everytime in … More Special dish
Yvette van Boven writes colums and recipes for delicious.nl. At first sight I wasn’t really in love, but the strange combination of ingredients convinced me. For 2p, wash a celeriac of approximately 600-700 grams. Cut in halves to reduce oven time. Put the halves on baking paper on an oven tray. Spread some olive oil, … More Celeriac, apple, miso cream and almonds
Extremely sunny weather in November, it gives you energy to cope with this surrealistic 2020, the year in which the whole world is influenced by Covid19 and the awesome news of the presidential election in US.My sister in law, Sofie, as my eldest daughter, Lisbet, decide to decorate their houses in Christmas atmosphere, as other … More Something spectacular something healthy
There are mushrooms everywhere. Next year I hope to have learned the difference between eatable and not eatable. We can ask the local pharmacy to do that for us, what a service. I had to promise Iris to be transparent and not to rely on the ‘mushroom app ‘ 😉. A fresh pasta with fresh … More Mushroom season
I need an overdose vegetables tonight. Cut a small pumpkin of approximately 1.5 kilo in quarters. Remove the seeds. Put the quarters in an oven dish. Spread some olive oil. Cover with aluminium foil. Bake in the oven at 200° until soft. Boil 1 peeled sweet potato of 400 grams in salted water seasoned with … More Veggie veggie
A chowder is a thick soup based on seafood and something creamy usually eaten on a Friday. Thus let’s make a chowder. For 2-4p, depends on your appetite and whether you have it as only dish or as one of your courses, you need 1 kilo of venus shells, 2 fennels, a bunch of fresh … More I asked my friend Google what a ‘chowder’ exactly means
I’m a bit off schedule with my blogpost, but I have been busy for our guests. My parents in law are potato lovers. So this evening meal combines potatoes, green beans, tomatoes and calamari. Start with a chermoula. Mix 4 garlic cloves, 1/2 teaspoon, a handful of fresh parsley, 2 teaspoons of paprika powder, 2 … More Calamari
Severine and Bert are enthusiastic after visiting Siena. We start our evening dinner with a simple first course, awesome local melon seasoned with pepper, topped up with roasted pine nuts, grated pecorino and/or parmesan, arugula, olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Sabrina Ghayour’s vegetarian cookbook ‘Bazaar’ is a real treasure, as are her other cookbooks. Our … More Second dinner with Severine and Bert
August is halfway, incredible not? In a few days time we’ll have some friends passing by for a few days. So, today, I’ll put my nose in a my cookbooks to organize a menu and a shopping list. What did we eat last night? Cod, fennel and potatoes in a delicious( inspired delicious.nl) all in … More Sunny Sunday
It sounds rather cranky, but what to cook with all that truffle😉. I found some fresh porcini in the local supermarket. I imagined they would be a perfect starter in combination with some fresh truffle (Oskar found fresh ones and probably tasted himself before noticing what he was doing). Clean 500 grams of porcini and … More Simple cooking with delicious ingredients
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