I’m a passionate cook, but my preferred recipes are simple, healthy, colorful and no waste. Now and again, I try something more ‘fancy’. Delicious.nl dedicated an article on Kobe Desramaults’new pop-up restaurant in Sicily. I was immediately inspired by the recipes. As starter, a combination of calamari, stracciatella ( the inner part of burrata), pistachio … More Imitating star chefs
Pointed peppers are sweeter and have a thinner skin than the normal bell peppers.They seem to digest easier, even eaten raw. I have approximately 750 grams of different colored pointed peppers. Cut them in halves and remove the seeds. Wash and drain. Spread in a large oiled oven dish. Bake for 20 minutes in the … More Filled pointed peppers
What a lovely weekend! Blue skies, sunny wintertime…I love this place on earth. Breakfast outside, a few phone calls, some cooking, the last bit of painting for this year, a lovely walk, afternoon tea and cooking for just the two of us. What a gift! I bought a few portobellos and I don’t remember what … More I’m still here😉
Yvette van Boven, a cookbook writer who regularly publishes recipes in delicious.nl, loves to cook with fruit and I love her recipes. She manages to create a warm cosy vibe. Lentils, fish, clementines and black olives… Boil 150 grams of good quality lentils ( the ones of Castelluccio for example) in salted water with a … More Sweet clementine
Certain autumnal and winter vegetables can be kept, on a cool spot, for a few weeks as pumpkin, savoy cabbage, celwriac, white and red cabbage. For today’s recipe take the bigger outerleaves of a savoy cabbage. Store the leftover in the fridge and use in a puree, a paste or even in wintersalad. 10-12 outerleaves … More Barley, lentils, savoy cabbage and lots of cheesy sauce
Ottolenghi has a new book Flavor. The September edition of delicious.nl is extra thick with Yotam Ottolenghi as guest editor. Tonight’s dinner for 6 is a variation on the eggplant rolls with dahl. My ‘creation’ is an easier version, with even more vegetables. People sometimes complain that the ingredient list is to extensive. If I … More Flavor
We have an older fig tree in our backyard. This time of the year you see them gradually getting ready for consumption. The first harvest is the protagonist for tonight’s dinner.I bought some giardini base on chickpeas and lentils. Each package contains 3 piadini, with total weight of 225 grams, which is an ideal base … More Fresh figs in our backyard
Defrost 400 grams of frozen white fish filet. Chop. Put in the blender. Add 1 egg, 2 garlic cloves, 1 teaspoon of harissa and 1 table spoon of frozen, chopped parsley. Blend, taste, add pepper and salt. Oil your hands. Make 6 fish cookies and put them on baking paper. Store in the fridge to … More Fish burger, lentil dip and cucumber yogurt salad
It’s awesome how some people create new recipes and using parts of vegetables which you would normally throw on the compost pile. Clean 750 grams of carrots. Keep 100 grams of the green part(foliage). Put in a small blender. Add 1 table spoon of roasted pine nuts, 1 chopped garlic clove, pepper, salt, 1/2 teaspoon … More Foliage of carrots in pesto
Oven roasted cauliflower is so much tastier than the ‘normal’versions. I love it. Cut a small cauliflower in little roses and cubes (no waste). Spread on baking paper. Mix with a drizzle of olive oil and 1 table spoon of cumin seeds. Roast in the oven at 180° for approximately 30 minutes. Stir halfway. Boil … More Roasted cauliflower
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