It would be a lovely idea to have a family reunion in our house one day, but our house is not yet ready to have so many guests, and my mother would never consider to travel, even if her health condition would allow her, during that period. Thus, apart from getting new windows, floors I … More Christmas = going back to Belgium
The chaos in the house is still guaranteed. In a few days a lot will be done at the same time (new floors and installation of the new windows). Symbolically we wanted one of our dearest friends, Leen, to be our first guest to stay for a few days, as she was our first guest … More Our first real guest
Prepare a white bechamel sauce with 250 ml of semi skimmed milk and 250 ml of home made fish stock. Season with a ½ of a cube of fish broth, nutmeg, pepper and salt. Add 300 grams of North Sea shrimps and a bit of lemon juice. Boil 4 chopped medium sized potatoes in salted … More North Sea shrimps in a ‘decomposed croquette version’ 😉
Although we knew place and time would be limited, North Sea shrimps were on our Belgian shopping list (thanks again, daddy Michel). Our small freezer was empty enough to take care of the proper conservation, and today we can enjoy filled eggplant. Halve a large eggplant. Make a few incisions. Add a drizzle of olive … More What did we bring from Belgium? 😉
Real french fries and tomatoes filled with North Sea shrimps are one of our traditional dishes, but there are good ways, better ways and best ways to prepare this dish. Checking my freezer I found 200 grams of frozen North Sea shrimps from our last roadtrip to Belgium. Fresh shrimps are much better, but anyway. … More Belgian tradition
Prebake a puff pastry in the oven at 180° for 10 mins. Mix a good portion of fresh parsley/basil and 4 garlic cloves in a cutter. Add 4 eggs and 125grams of ricotta. Taste and add pepper and salt. Steam 500 grams of green asparagus shortly. Cut in smaller pieces and keep the heads apart. … More Beautiful quiche
My mother always made our favorite menu on our birthdays. Mine was definitely or chicken with the best curry sauce ever, or this lovely mixture of puree, cheesy sauce and North Sea shrimps. We decided to sacrify 800 grams of our frozen treasures (brought at our last trip to Belgium). Boil 2.5 kilo of peeled … More North Sea shrimps in a cheesy sauce in between two layers of potato puree, thanks to my first cooking teacher, my mother.
We hardly watch television but we love home cinema (you need a white wall and a beamer). With our cats and dog we install ourselves in our large sofa and all look in the same direction. If we start our dinner at the table, time flies and we never have any time left to watch. … More Movie food : timbale with potatoes, leek and anchovies
We are still in Brussels. Our dog Pillo is back from hospital in our temporary home after a delicate surgery and he is doing great! What a relief. My choice of the day is eggplant and…yes… with North Sea shrimps. Halve 3 eggplants and make incisions in the meat. Oil them and put in the … More I promised you an overdose of North Sea shrimps
One of the best recipes with those cute pink-grey delicacies ever is shrimp croquettes, but that is not really a recipe which I will prepare in our temporary kitchen. Stuffed potatoes with North Sea shrimps is manageable and is for sure also one of my other favorites. Boil two large potatoes for 20 mins until … More Our Belgian visit gives us the opportunity to eat an overdose of North Sea shrimps 😉
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