Whole dorade in advertising on my shopping day! A tasty fish does not need much ‘decoration’ to be delicious. For 2p, cut 500 grams of potatoes in chubby wedges. Put on baking paper. Add a drizzle of olive oil, pepper, salt and some rosemary. Put in the oven at 200° for 40-60 mins. Stir now … More Fresh fish = shopping day
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
Ray is a delicious fish, and can be prepared in many ways. There is only one important condition : ray has to be super fresh! I had to promise Iris to eat something with pepper sauce. Knowing that the real recipe is rather complicated and fat, I make my own and easy version (I hope … More Ray and spinach
My monthly delicious.nl magazine has arrived while being in Belgium. It’s always a nice moment to browse the magazine for the first time ( ‘the first cut is the deepest’ ;-)). I cleaned the fridge and freezer today and found a pack of gorgonzola. How is it possible to find gorgonzola in the freezer? Before … More Cold and snowy Siena
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 😉
For 5-6p mix 700 grams of salmon filet with 1 egg, a handful of fresh parsley, juice of 1 lemon and 4 garlic cloves in the blender. Add some panko. Blend shortly. The texture has to be right to make burgers.Taste, add pepper and salt. Make the burgers with ‘oily’ hands and put them on … More Salmon burgers with grilled mediterranean vegetables
Romanesco cauliflower and celeriac filled with puree and gratinated in the oven? Remove the inner part of the cauliflower and celeriac. Put the remaining cups on baking paper or in an oiled dish. Brush some olive oil mixed with chopped fresh rosemary on the in-and outside. Bake in the oven at 180° for 30-40 mins … More Teenagers in the house for a few days, different creativity ;-)!
Tomorrow big shopping day thus time to inspect the fridge and freezer. We only have a small freezer, but still it is important to check regularly. Frozen can not be kept indefinitely. A beautiful piece of monkfish in the oven with ovenbaked potatoes is always tasty. In my case, defrost the fish (already stripped and … More Check your freezer regularly!
For 3p and 2 cats (;-)) a big fresh dorade of 1.2-1.5 kilo is not too much. Ask the fish seller to empty the stomach. Wash and dry the fish. Put the fish on baking paper in a large oven dish or on an oven tray. Add salt and pepper on every side. Fill the … More Whole fish in the oven and an awesome way to prepare potatoes
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