All-in-one dishes are the new hype, but are already since decades my favorites. Donna Hay’s book, One Pan Perfect, is an incredible source of inspiration. The crispy potato cake with smoked salmon is an amazing dish for a hot summer evening. Home made smoked salmon was on my to-do list for a while. So I … More All-in-one dishes
It’s really hot in Tuscany. A perfect time for a colorful salad with halloumi. Slice 1 fresh red onion thinly. Put in a small bowl and add a few table spoons of red wine vinegar. Store aside. Roast 2 teaspoons of cumin seeds, 1/4 teaspoon of coriander seeds, 2 teaspoons of black mustard seeds and … More What to eat on hot summer evenings
Start the day before. For 2p put 125 grams of white beans in a large amount of water for at least an overnight. Boil 1 small sized frozen polpo (approximately 700 grams) for almost 1h, until tender. Drain and store in the fridge. Drain the beans. Put them back in the pan. Add water. Heat. … More Powerfood
As Belgians we enjoy a traditional Belgian meal as ‘mosselen friet’ translated as mussels and French(? Belgian) fries. Last week I asked Mirco, the friendly fishmonger, whether the Italians are familiar with that kind of seafood. Coincidentally the season has just started, and will last until September. There are the Italian Italian ones ( born … More Authentic Italian mussels
Today is Iris’ birthday. No surprise party, no fancy restaurant, normal working day and docv will take care of an intimate dinner.Raw artichokes in cups of filo pastry is an easy and delicious starter. Clean and chop 4 super fresh baby artichokes. Mix with the juice of 1 lemon, lemon zeste, pepper, salt, fresh basil … More Happy birthday, my dearest
400-600 grams fresh or defrosted firm fish(salmon, shrimps, cod, …) is a nice portion for 2-3p. Heat a pan with 1 table spoon of sunflower oil. Add 1 teaspoon of black (or white) mustard seeds and bake for 30 sec. Add 2 sliced onions and bake. Add 4 chopped garlic cloves and 1 chili and … More A fish pie to start the new year
After a week of staycation Iris is back on track. I’ll try to focus on healthy lunch breaks ( and keep on focusing on our candlelight dinners. My favorite lunch has always been salads, but I know Iris loves soups, not only in winter. While using the oven for our dinner, an extra tray before, … More A bowl of soup as lunch
A beautiful fresh seabass is waiting for a dinner for 2p. Put a handful of fresh parsley and 1 garlic clove in the blender. Add 2 table spoons of olive oil. Blend, add pepper and salt and the chopped meat of 1 lemon. Store cool.Chop 300 grams of potatoes and 1 large fresh onion in … More Fresh seabass with parsley oil
Sabrina Ghayour’s cookbooks are fabulous. It will be difficult not to cook everything in the following weeks, but that would be against my ‘rules’ Slice a few eggplants ( too much is no problem, you can serve the leftover as lunch the following day) in slices of approximately 1cm. Brush some oil on each slice … More Eggplant with a beautiful sauce
I’m still confused kale/ cavolo nero/boerenkool and savoy cabbage or cavolo verza/savooi 🙃. Clean and remove the hard bits of a savoy cabbage. Chop in the magimix. Chop and fry 1 onion, 4 garlic cloves, 4 cm of grated ginger and 1 chili in drizzle of olive oil. Stir and bake. Add 1 can of … More Il mondo dei cavoli
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