Remember : fabulous, delicious, colorful, fusion, healthy, preferably vegetarian = docV style. I love organizing dinners which includes : decide the menu, make a shopping list after checking the storage, plan the preparation in order to be completely ‘ready’ before the guests arrive and to enjoy the evening with them around the table. Once we … More I love to cook for the ‘funky ladies’😉
Google recipes for eggplant and tomatoes and you’ll find an incredible amount of variations. It’s really easy to create some more. For 4p you need : 4 large eggplants, 1 kilo of cherry tomatoes, 6-8 garlic cloves, 4 salted sun-dried tomatoes, 400 grams of mozzarella and 16 salted anchovies filets. Start the oven at 200 … More Unlimited number
Tomatoes are at their best. I know, I could consider my own production but I have a long list of good arguments against 😉. Ottolenghi has a personalized recipe. It’s really delicious. For 2p, roast 3 slices of ciabatta ( +/- 100 grams. Cut in cubes. Cut 600 grams of different salad tomatoes in chubby … More Panzanella
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
Puntarelle look like green asparagus but are members of the chicory family.I bought two stems. I had to check on internet to find out how to clean them. Remove the outer leaves. Don’t use a knife to break off the eatable part. Cut them lengthwise. Chop each part in thin stripes. Put them in a … More Puntarelle alla romana
Fennel is at its best for the moment. There are lots of possible recipes with this delicious ingredient. Let’s start with a velvet soup. Chop and fry 2 fennels, 2 onions and 2 garlic cloves in a drizzle of olive oil. Add 1 chili and 1 tablespoon of dried basil. Stir. Once the vegetables are … More Time for a bowl of soup
For Indian recipes I do need a cookbook, a mortar and a cupboard filled with spices. I love the warm colors of the dishes. Once you are at least with 4 people and you have enough time, it’s lovely to prepare a few different dishes. My menu for tonight( remember my parents in law love … More It’s all about spices
The deep orange color of pumpkin plays an important role in autumnal cooking and, of course also in Indian food. Cut a small pumpkin of approximately 600 grams in quarters. Remove the seeds. Put them on baking paper. Add a whole garlic, cut in halves, and put on the baking paper. Add a drizzle of … More Pumpkin soup with roasted garlic
A few data ago our stored furniture arrived. I feel like a child🤩 every time I open another box. I know minimalism is the new hipe, but not ( yet) for me. Although the workman have to come back for a few things inside the house, I decide to fill the cupboards. Candle light dinner … More We are finally opening our boxes
Those huge mushrooms are not common at the local (super)markets. But, once I see them, I can’t wait to fill them as starter. Put 2 portobelli filled with a mixture of 1 sliced of bread, 2 garlic cloves, 1 chili, 20 grams of grated parmigiano, lemon zeste, chopped parsley stems and some olive oil in … More Portobello 😍
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