Chop and fry 2 leeks, 4 garlic cloves, 1 carrot in a drizzle of olive oil. Add 500 grams of boiled beetroot, 1 table spoon of dried basil, 1 teaspoon of curcuma and 1 liter of vegetal stock. Allow to simmer for approx 30 mins. Mix until the soup is creamy. Taste, add pepper and … More Creamy soup without cream
Boiled, sunny side up, scrambled, poached,…. what a creative ingredient. Since we cannot be spoiled anymore by Janny’s (our dear cleaning lady for more than 25 years in Belgium) chicken, I try to make the best selection. The frittata today is a large portion, and thus, lunch-included for the following dat. Chop and fry 1 … More I love eggs
½ white cabbage = approx 500 grams + 1 green apple = approx 180 grams + 2 stems of a white celery and 1 small onion = perfect amount of vegetables for 1 meal for 2p. Chop the white cabbage and onion in the kitchen robot or with a mandoline. Mix with little cubes of … More Coleslaw remains a topper on Iris’ list
Tom Yum Goong paste, which is meant to be used to prepare the easy version of the famous and delicious soup, can also be used as base for any other thai-like dish. I keep it in the freezer. Bake 500 grams of oyster mushrooms in a drizzle of peanut oil. Set aside. Chop and fry … More The Asian twist
I recognize ‘puntarelle and agretti’, not exactly by their name, but by their looks ;-). Puntarella is wild chicory and agretti alias barba dei frati … looks like grass and is sold in bunches only during the spring season Put both (250 grams of puntarelle and 250 grams of agretti for 2p) at the same … More Spring is in the air and in the vegetable department
Use a mandoline to slice 2 fennels. Keep the green part of the fennel. Clean 1 lemon thoroughly or use a biological one of our first harvest ;-). Keep the zeste. Mix the juice with 2 table spoons of good olive oil and salt. Mix with the sliced fennel and marinate for at least 1h. … More Awesome combination of fennel, pear and chicken
Ray is a delicious fish, and can be prepared in many ways. There is only one important condition : ray has to be super fresh! I had to promise Iris to eat something with pepper sauce. Knowing that the real recipe is rather complicated and fat, I make my own and easy version (I hope … More Ray and spinach
Fresh Brussels sprouts in an Italian supermarket! Who buys them and who eats them here? While I was checking the packages, someone seemed really interested and I explained what they were and how to prepare them. My enthousiasm was probably overwhelming. The ‘someone’ thanked me and disappeared without sprouts. Clean and half 600 grams of … More Brussels sprouts in Italy
Soup is in very many ways ideal, I admit (although Iris would say I too often forget this). Chicory soup served with oven dried cherry tomatoes in a little cup is perfect as healthy appetizer. Fry 1 chopped potato, 1 chopped white onion, 3 chopped garlic cloves in some olive oil. Add 500 grams of … More Ideal as lunch, ideal as appetizer, ideal as ‘in between’, = soup
The house is a mess. Presents to be packed in every corner, luggage for several destinations, and still our dog struggling to become better. In between I try to prepare healthy food and in the meanwhile to finish everything in the cupboards. All this is a perfect excuse for non-inventive cooking. Is a dish with … More In a few days we will leave our lovely home for 4 weeks
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