Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovenia, Czech republic, Austria, Hungary….we are still on the road in our amazing camper Gloria. I try to cook something different every day, but sometimes it’s just not possible. Tonight I love to share this recipe, inspired by one of Ottolenghi’s recipes. Excuse me for using farro again as ingredient. What … More On the road
The variety of grill cheeses, such as halloumi, is large. Although it’s not the healthiest ingredient regarding saturated fat and salt, we both love it, and we eat it as protein source. Tonight I bought 2 grill cheeses with chili, each 150 grams, 500 grams of red sweet bell pepper, and baby spinach and arugula. … More Grill cheese is amazingly delicious
I have super romantic ideas about a camper sunset dinner and tonight we have a total experience. This afternoon we arrived on the island Fårö, next to the island Gotland. It’s a very special place with lots of nature parks. Iris found a wonderful place to spend the night. For those who don’t know yet, … More That’s what I dreamt about…
Remember : fabulous, delicious, colorful, fusion, healthy, preferably vegetarian = docV style. I love organizing dinners which includes : decide the menu, make a shopping list after checking the storage, plan the preparation in order to be completely ‘ready’ before the guests arrive and to enjoy the evening with them around the table. Once we … More I love to cook for the ‘funky ladies’😉
In October I finally found a ceramics class nearby. I always dreamed of doing that. After 10 lessons with lovely people and Jacqueline, our amazing teacher, I’m convinced this hobby will become a new passion, without neglecting my other passions. Our everyday candlelight dinner is completely docV’style. Ottolenghi, Delicious.nl and Sabrina Ghayour are a perfect … More New passion
Tomatoes are at their best. I know, I could consider my own production but I have a long list of good arguments against 😉. Ottolenghi has a personalized recipe. It’s really delicious. For 2p, roast 3 slices of ciabatta ( +/- 100 grams. Cut in cubes. Cut 600 grams of different salad tomatoes in chubby … More Panzanella
While preparing the menu of this week I find a recipe of grilled mackerel with a salsa in Ottolenghi’s first cookbook ‘Ottolenghi ‘. So I remove the frozen palamita filets from the freezer for tonight’s dinner. For the salsa, chop 4 stems of white celery, a handful of fresh parsley and 30 grams of black … More What did I prepare with the other portion of the palamita?
Once a recipe in Ottolenghi’s cookbook ‘Simpel’ has been quoted as ‘S’, you know this will be a quick and uncomplicated recipe. Once docV creates her own version, the preparation becomes even less complicated. 4 garlic cloves, 500 grams of green beans, 250 grams of natural tofu, 1 chili, 1 teaspoon of paprika powder, 1 … More Chraimeh sauce, tofu and green beans
Simplicity of cooking starts by reading a recipe. I tried to find out how my ‘love for a recipe’ starts : with the list of ingredients, the length of the description, the picture, my available time, …. I don’t know for sure, but probably a good mixture of all that. Certain people stop reading if … More Long list of ingredients
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
Doc V's Healthy Kitchen 