I love the transition of an (almost) empty fridge followed by a weekly refill. Certain basic ingredients are always available, such as nuts, asian products, peanut butter, tahini, butter, parmesan etcetera. Before making my weekly shopping list, I check what’s left ( don’t forget to check the storage now and again). Often there is enough … More Empty fridge recipe
A one-pan oven dish remains my favorite. Also Jamie Oliver is one of my ❤. Comforting rosy rice is a fabulous recipe which I adapted to 2p, and to docVsstyle ( more vegetables). For 2p, wash 700 grams of those pointed sweet bell peppers. Halve them and remove the seeds. Chop. Slice 1 red onion. … More Simple one- pan wonders by Jamie Oliver
Round courgettes are a bit more expensive than normal ones, but they are so 😍. For 2p boil 80 grams of red rice al dente. Drain. Set aside. Cut 6 courgettes in halves. Remove the inner meat. Chop. Put the cups in an oiled oven dish. Fry 4 chopped garlic cloves in a drizzle of … More Filled vegetables, always a winner
I’m not always cooking healthy, I admit. Pasta carbonara is probably one of the richest pasta recipes ever, but soo 😋. Iris has a dinner outside and I invite Diane and Anria for a ‘docV style pasta carbonara’. Buy a piece of 300 grams of guanciale ( really so much better than bacon). I rarely … More Pasta carbonara
Temperatures are going down, grass growing back since we have regular thunderstorms, finally I can harvest some courgettes of my little yard. It’s always remarkable how one season shifts into the following one. In Italy you can follow the seasons also in the offer of vegetables, but this week I found green asparagus 😋 from … More Gradual change of seasons
Today’s meal is so easy. Clean a large bunch of spring onions. Wash 500 grams of small new potatoes. Cut them in halves. Put them in a microwave dish. Steam for 5 minutes in the microwave oven. Allow to rest. Wash 700 grams of cherry tomatoes. Chop 4 garlic cloves. Put all vegetables in a … More My love for simple cooking
There is a major contradiction in the meaning of the original shepherd’s pie ( or hachis parmentier) and ‘vegetarian’ once you realize leftover meat should be the most important ingredient. So just ignore Wikipedia, and start making an oven dish with lots of vegetables and mashed potatoes. For 2 healthy people, wash 500 grams od … More A Shepherd’s pie or hachis parmentier in a vegetarian version???
Google recipes for eggplant and tomatoes and you’ll find an incredible amount of variations. It’s really easy to create some more. For 4p you need : 4 large eggplants, 1 kilo of cherry tomatoes, 6-8 garlic cloves, 4 salted sun-dried tomatoes, 400 grams of mozzarella and 16 salted anchovies filets. Start the oven at 200 … More Unlimited number
A few days before people are arriving I ask for a wish list for breakfast and dinner. Ingrid and Guido will be here in approximately 5h. Time enough to prepare a simple fennel soup, fresh bread and a stew with polpo. Boil 1,5 kilo of frozen polpo for 1h in plain water. Chop 1 large … More A wish list
We have a lovely friend as our guest this week. Gerda didn’t really express any preferences. So I decide to start with a paella variety. For 3p I buy 500 grams of mussels, 500 grams of vongole, 400 grams of squid and 300 grams of peeled frozen good quality scampi. As vegetables I need 1 … More Paella in docvs style
Doc V's Healthy Kitchen 