This awkward period has its positive effects. Although I try to remain creative, the restricted variety of vegetables has an important impact on our weekly menu. Frozen vegetables are not comparable with fresh ones, but, why not? With a small freezer, storage is limited, but you will never end up finding some products from another … More Frozen vegetables, why not?
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
Fresh thin green asparagus is probably one of my beloved spring ingredients.Remove the hard part of 600 grams of green asparagus (don’t use a knife, but use your hands, the asparagus will split spontaneously on the right spot. Rinse and cut in smaller parts.Chop and fry 4 garlic cloves, 1-2 chili in a drizzle of … More Straw asparagus
The choice of ready made vegetarian ravioli is large, even in the local supermarket ( in Italy, of course 😉). Let’s buy for 250 grams of ravioli with spinach and ricotta for 2p. Heat a pan. Add a drizzle of olive oil. Add 500 grams of rinsed and drained fresh spinach. Once al dente. Stop … More Comfort food in a lighter version
Cooking for 4p or 6p is often easier than for 2p. That’s why all in one dishes are a perfect solution. One of the other possibilities is preparing a side dish( with a little correction) for 4-6p as main coarse, as long as you have enough vegetables and some proteins (and/or carbs).Clean a small sized … More Side dish becomes main dish
For 2p, blanch 400 grams of fresh spinach. Drain. Chop. Chop and fry 2 garlic cloves and 1 onion in a drizzle of olive oil. Stop the fire. Add the spinach, 50 grams of almond flour, 100 grams of fresh ricotta, 2 eggs, 20 grams of grated parmigiano and 1 table spoon of dried thyme. … More Healthy hearty cake
It’s been a few weeks since we had eggplant on our plate. For 2p cut 2 eggplants in halves. Make a few incisions in the meat. Brush some olive oil on each. Put on baking paper. Cover with aluminium foil. Bake at 200° for 40 mins.In the meanwhile, chop and fry 1 red onion, 4 … More Filled eggplant, feels like summer
This week ‘Veg’ of Jamie Oliver is the kitchen bible. The first recipe is an oven dish with potatoes, mushrooms and truffle as extra flavor. For 2p, chop 500 grams of potatoes, 2 onions and 4 garlic cloves. Put them in an large round oven dish. Add a drizzle of olive oil, pepper, salt and … More Inspired by Jamie Oliver
I love to have super fresh vegetables, covered with ground and small animals, as protagonists in the daily meal. I love to work in the garden on sunny days as today. I’m rather convinced I will not consider a real kitchen garden. The full basket with fresh seasonal vegetables as swiss chard, Jerusalem artichokes, cabbages … More And still, I’m not starting my own kitchen garden
Chop 500 grams of leek. Wash carefully. Drain. Chop 4 garlic cloves. Heat 1 table spoon of butter and 1 table spoon of olive oil in a pan. Add the garlic and leek and 1 table spoon of dried thyme. Bake on a low fire. Add some water. Close the pan. Stir now and again … More Veggie veggie veggie
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