It could be interpreted as ‘over organisation ‘, but if we have friends staying for a few days I have my menu and shopping list ready for the whole time. Our two fridges can store fresh food for 4p for approx 4-5 days. On Thursday we can visit the local market for some extra fruit … More Ingrid and Guido, friends since 30 years, are easy guests
The evening before we leave our house in Italy to go to Belgium for 10 days, the whole fridge will be divided in dinner, our lunch and snacks for the following day. Soak 150 grams of breadcrumb with 100 grams of sour cream, 100 grams of Greek yoghurt, a leftover of a tofu spread, 4 … More The whole fridge in one dish😂
Sorry that I’m repetitive, but my secret friend Ottolenghi is an expert in salads, perfectly to be prepared in advance and to be served at room temperature. The couscous salad with cherry tomatoes makes everybody happy, in combination with fish or meat, in combination with other side dishes, or as a separate light meal. For … More What a passe-partout side dish!
It feels like summer, those Caribbean ingredients. Fishcakes are a perfect reason to buy a kitchen robot. Fill the small blender with 300 grams ( 2p) of white fish cubes, 1 egg, 2 chopped garlic cloves, 1 chili, the zeste of 1 lime, 1 teaspoon of roasted cumin, 1/2 of a bunch of coriander. A … More Fishcakes, mango and coriander😍
I’m a big fan of Ottolenghi and I love Italy, for many good reasons. In his last book “Simple’ I discover, every time I stroll around the book, new dishes to try. Today, on page 206, a dish with lamb gets my attention. We have guests tonight ( they are curious about our home cinema … More Ottolenghi meets Italy
Again and again and again, Ottolenghi ‘s ‘Simple’ is the source of tonight’s dinner. Remember the spring vegetable, agretti? Agretti has a gentle salty taste and looks like chives. Mostly you find them here in packages of 300 grams. Remove the hard part and split. Rinse and drain. For 2p, boil 120 grams of spaghetti … More Ottolenghi with Italian ingredients
What is more cosy than enjoying your breakfast and thinking about the menu of next week. A fresh grilled tuna steak deserves a delicious side dish. Combine 100 grams of rocket salad with 2 bunches of radishes and 1 small cucumber with a lovely dressing dressing. Prepare the dressing in advance. Mix 1 table spoon … More Strolling through the last Ottolenghi
Although I’m impatientely waiting for the new Delicous magazine, the edition of September has still attractive recipes to try out. Ottolenghi learned me how to mix ingredients for an awesome salad, the fattoush. The recipe of today combines that wonderful salad with a green pea humus and shrimps, great! For 2p, blanch 450 grams of … More Fattoush
The preperation of a buffet is often a lot of work in advance, but so lovely to serve several little dishes, even for 2-4p. Kuku, garden bean spread, baba banoush of courgettes (instead of eggplant), rocket salad with red onions will be more than enough. Leftovers are perfect the following day. Preheat the oven at … More Weekend : mezze buffet, inspired by Ottolenghi’s ‘Plenty more’
Different structures, different ingredients, different colors, different flavors (but keep the same style), different diets. It sounds difficult, but in fact it is easier to think about all this than to serve 1 big meal and realizing that a few people don’t like it or cannot eat it for different reasons. Put all the dishes … More A wonderful buffet
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