First advise : prevention is of course the best, but not always forseeable. Second advise : try to prepare recipients for doggy bags (if people tend to live far away, aluminium lasagne-like recipients are wonderful. Third advise : throw away everthing which will certainly not be eaten the following days. Personally I prefer not to … More How to reduce the amount of leftover after a dinner
I always try to respect the wishes of our guests. Elodie is staying here a few days and dislikes the whole cabbage family and squid, but loves eggplant and lentils, thus the following version of a moussaka will surely be a perfect menu for her last dinner this week. For 3p slice 1 kilo of … More Veggie moussaka
Since autumn is in the air, although I really hope this is not the real start, certain food will warm us up. Lentils (1 can of 400 gram or 200 grams of dried lentils) are a perfect alternative for meat. For 2p, fry 1 chopped onion, 4 garlic cloves, 1 chili pepper, and 1 bell … More Chili sin carne
The cookbooks of Jamie Oliver remain a wonderful source of inspiration. The last one my daughter Katrin gave me as a Christmas gift last year, to give me more inspiration for the following Christmas dinners. Not that I am already looking forward to next Christmas ( 😉 Sofie), but you cannot be too prepared. A … More Jamie Oliver’s cookbooks
Cut a tasty pumkin in cubes of 3 cm. Put on baking paper. Add 4 table spoons of coconut oil and bake in the oven at 180°. Stir now and again. After 20 mins remove the pumkin out of the oven and mix with 1 can of drained chickpeas, mangochutney made of 1 mango ( … More Orange is today’s color
Making bread, making pizza dough, or fresh pasta is so much easier with a robot. If you are clever, you prepare different things in the right order and you only need one cleaning session. Butter in a dough can be replaced by thick yoghurt, of fresh cheese. The low fat Greek yoghurt is the perfect … More In love with my kitchen robot
I try to convince myself that pastry is not my thing 😉 but an afternoon coffee without something sweet is not the same. Sweet but not too sweet : that’s a perfect compromise! Make small portions and use the smallest spoon or fork and eat mindful! Buy a prepared dough for sweet pastry. Make cirkels … More Weekend : afternoon coffee and some pastry ?
It was hot in Italy. Fresh salads taste even better in this kind of weather. Start with the dressing. Mix 150 grams of Greek yoghurt with 2 table spoons of lemon juice, 1 spicy little pepper, 2 pickled anchovies, ½ teaspoon of mustard of Dijon, pepper and salt. Add 2 table spoons of chopped mint … More Fennel, cucumber and apple salad with white fish
For 2p mix 200 grams of minced meat (chicken), 2 chopped garlic cloves, 2 table spoons of chopped fresh pasley, pepper and salt. Roll little meatballs and bake in the oven at 180° on oiled baking paper. Turn now and again. Mix the flesh of 1 avocado, 1 chopped garlic clove, 2 table spoons of … More There we go again, avocado!
Summersquash or zucchini/courgette is a delicious ingredient. By exploring the cuisines of the different continents you will be surprised by the incredible varieties of preparation. Today we go for a recipe of filled courgettes from the Middle East. The round courgette is probably the easiest to fill, but the long variety is perfect alternative and … More Courgette in English, Zucchini in American
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