Bobotie

The South African  recipe, Bobotie, has probably a lot of variations, but surely a lovely list of ingredients. Above all it’s a superb dish to prepare in advance and to serve with a simple green salad. For 3p fry 1 red chopped onion, 4 chopped garlic cloves, 1 table spoon of curry powder, 1 teaspoon … More Bobotie

Sunday dinner

During my childhood chicken was often on the menu on a Sunday, and it still is. With a little help from my friends ;-), the ‘two greedy Italians’, Carluccio and Contaldo, ovenbaked chicken with artichokes, onions, potatoes and rosemary. I serve a main course for 3p (yes, yes, Elodie is our table guest for a … More Sunday dinner

Something special

I live in Italy, I cook wherever you want, and every month  I look forward to the arrival of the new deliciousnederland magazine to be inspired. The december edition is full of great ideas for Christmas cooking, or winter cooking in general. Working with pastry, especially puff pastry, to wrap up food in a special … More Something special

This is Belgian, chicory in the oven with a cheesy sauce

Originally this recipe is made with ham, but for non-meat-eaters smoked salmon is a delicious and perfect alternative. For 2p  boil 6 chicory stumps (almost 1kilo) until al dente. Drain thoroughly (a few hours in advance), put some weight on the chicory to press out most of the liquid) and keep 300 ml of the … More This is Belgian, chicory in the oven with a cheesy sauce

Traditions to cherish

Certain traditions are so important to pass to the following generations. One of those traditions is ‘cauliflower with white sauce’, a typical Belgian daily side dish. This white sauce is  bechamel, but this blog wouldn’t be mine if I would do it a little bit different to save a few kcal. Blanch 1 cauliflower cut … More Traditions to cherish