What a night, virtual bingo party with my family in law. Egon and Otis are extremely excited, as are we, of course.What to eat tonight?Simple pasta, ovendried cherry tomatoes and grated bottega is a perfect meal to celebrate our victory 😉.Halve 500 grams of cherry tomatoes. Put them in an oven dish with the skin … More Bingo night 🥳
Green and yellow are the colors of Spring and of this savory bread. As always, the list of ingredients is flexible, based on the recipe which I found in the April edition of delicious.nl. What did I use : 150 grams of self raising flour, 170 grams of polenta ( corn flour), 1/2 teaspoon of … More Corn bread
A side dish for 4p or a main dish for 2p with a long lasting fabulous smell while cooking, and probably a possible ‘after smell’ in the following hours😏.Healthy food is often combined with some extra flatulence. For certain people it’s embarrassing, for other people it’s a perfect natural function of our intestines. Even being … More Spanish influences
It surprises me how, although major ingredients don’t really change, you can create variety in daily cooking by trying other combinations. Suddenly I have 5 new magazines and thus, cooking pleasure is guaranteed.For 2p, steam 500 grams of chopped broccoli and 300 grams of cleaned and halved Brussels sprouts until al dente.Use a pan witch … More New inspiration
In one of my first blogpost I mentioned my first ‘gnocchi experiment’. They ended up in an oven dish served as one large gnocchi-puree. After reading about : what potatoes to use, how to shmash them, how to store the gnocchi before cooking, our ‘relationship’ has changed. You need time to prepare them, and there … More Homemade gnocchi
We probably eat a daily portion of vegetables for4p. Most of the recipes are meant for 4p. I reduce carbs and proteins and keep the amount of vegetables (or even more). Before my breakfast I take 1 kiwifruit, with now and again some extra fruit. I love my homemade bread in the morning, with cheese, … More A daily overdose of vegetables, no problem 😉
For 2 p, find a small sized(approximately 800-1000grams) tasty pumpkin. Cut the pumpkin in 2 halves. Remove the seeds. Brush some olive oil on each pumpkin. Put on baking paper. Bake in the oven at 180° for 30-40 mins. Chop an fry 1 onion and 4 garlic cloves in a drizzle of olive oil. Add … More One of my favorites ❤
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
As you know, I’m from Belgium. So if we travel by car we ‘import’ some ingredients. The North Sea shrimps are so delicate, so delicious, so much more flavor than the scampi, especially in their purest version. Avocado is also one of those ingredients which are bad for your ecological footprint, but they can be … More Awesome imported food
Seasonal cooking is easier in Italy than in my home country where almost everything is available in every season. Those awesome baby artichokes are a perfect starter for a weekend dinner. Remove the outer leaves and stems of 5 babies. Cut in halves and chop thinly. Mix with the juice of 1 lemon, 1 chopped … More The artichokes are back😋
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