https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/’Nduja Nduja….I couldn’t explain it better. The first time I bought nduja for a recipe ( I remember it was a Jamie Oliver’s), I didn’t even check the ingredients, but I immediately loved the flavor of it. Even my wife, Iris, a real vegetarian ( I’m still a flexitarian), didn’t complain. I discovered much later … More Nduja….sorry, not vegetarian, but sooo delicious
We crossed the border between Romania and Bulgaria. After a whole day of visiting Bucharest we decided to leave the city and country on a Sunday evening instead of waiting until tomorrow morning. We arrived at our camping spot at 10pm whithout even thinking about our dinner. As a prepared cook I always have some … More Another top recipe for a campervan stove.
We are in Estonia since a few days. My visit to the grocery stores is even more adventurous, but there are beautiful chanterelles for a reasonable price. Iris asked me if we could have risotto for dinner. After seeing those amazing mushrooms I decide to prepare a risotto with green peas ( from the freezer … More Fresh chanterelles
After living in Italy for a while, I realized that instead of having carbs as main ingredient, I (we) prefer vegetables. This is of course not how most of the traditional Italian main dishes are served. Our Italian friends will disagree with my recipes and will surely prefer old-school ones. Anyway, as docV I have … More DocV style risotto
We are still in Norway, going further north. Let’s hope the weather improves so that we can admire nature at its best. Today I will prepare some pasta with green ingredients. I found some good looking broccoli, 2 mature avocado’s, some sugar snaps. Heat the simmer pan filled with salted water until boiling. Add 160 … More More green
We love oven fried polenta as a side dish or even as an appetizer. I have some whole wheat polenta in our camper storage, but no oven. Let’s try. Cook 160 grams of polenta, following the instructions of the package ( mine is a quick one). Add salt and some dried oregano to give the … More Let’s prepare a dinner with polenta
We are still on the island Fårö…. it is such a special place, so incredible peaceful and magical with the limestone sea stacks( rauk in Swedish). What do I prepare on our second evening. I still have all ingredients for a pasta alla Norma : pasta, garlic, red onion, chili pepper, eggplant, fresh tomatoes, dried … More All in one pasta alla Norma
Honestly, only few people don’t like pasta cacio e pepe. Some people can’t eat it because of the cheese ( lactose), but let’s not consider them. If you prefer more vegetables, then this version is perfect to reach your vegetable quote. For 2p, chop a medium sized cauliflower in roses and cubes ( don’t forget the … More Cacio e pepe with vegetables
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’😉
After 5 weeks of traveling to Belgium, to South Africa , back to Belgium we are finally back home. It was a real intense time, in a positive way. Coming home includes lots of laundry and, of course, filling an empty fridge with good food. I’m pretty convinced the Irma and her family were happy … More Do you like beetroot? I do!
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