Cooking recipes in a campervan cannot be too complicated, as you can imagine. We, or is it mainly I, prefer warm dinners, even in summer (especially when the outdoor temperature is between 5 and 10 degrees). I think this recipe is already more than 20 years on my list. Originally it’s from Nigella Lawson. I … More This is an old one
I’m a passionate cook, but my preferred recipes are simple, healthy, colorful and no waste. Now and again, I try something more ‘fancy’. Delicious.nl dedicated an article on Kobe Desramaults’new pop-up restaurant in Sicily. I was immediately inspired by the recipes. As starter, a combination of calamari, stracciatella ( the inner part of burrata), pistachio … More Imitating star chefs
Portobello mushrooms are not often available here and when they are, I buy them. Mushrooms in general are healthy, contain few kcal. A Portobello is nothing more than an overgrown chestnut mushroom, but size wise they are perfect for filling. Start with the beetroot. Wash 1 kilo of beetroot. Remove the greens. Wrap the beetroot … More Filled portobello and beetroot
What a diversity of local fruit we’re having now. It’s really awesome. As I probably have written before, desserts are not really my favorite course, but for a dinner with guests I always try to find an appropriate closure. Sabrina Ghayour gives me a few super simple and delicious ideas. Count 2 apricots per person. … More Summer fruits
After a few years of blogging and looking for other recipes and fusions, I have a large stock of ingredients. Thanks to the organization of the kitchen most of those ingredients are visible in glass containers. So tonight we’ll prepare some buckwheat. For 2p, boil 120 grams of buckwheat al dente in salted water seasoned … More What about buckwheat?
While the whole world is waiting for the election results in US, while a virus is keeping the same world in a kind of 3th world war, I focus on the daily life. It has always been my way to ‘survive’ and to help people surviving during difficult times. Cooking is one of my methods … More Odd world
An appetizer is meant to stimulate the appetite and not to stop it. While guests arrive, you offer them something to drink and you program how to proceed with the dinner ( start the oven is often my first job). Knowing that people need some time to feel at home, it would be rather rude … More Sometimes I have to be quicker to take a picture
Certain vegetables are so attached to traditions that it’s hardly impossible to imagine them in other creations. Red cabbage is one of them until now😉. 1 cabbage is too much for 2p. Use 1/2 and cover the other 1/2 with cling film. It remains fresh for more than a week ( just chop of the … More Red cabbage out of its comfort zone
Two beautiful tomatoes, one round eggplant and two rounds courgettes can be combined in a lot of great dishes. In this recipe they are great eye catchers as well. Halve the eggplant and the courgettes. Oil the eggplant and put in the oven at 200° for 30 mins. Remove the upper part of the tomatoes. … More Vegetables filled with vegetables and awesome Italian ingredients
For 4p, cut 500 grams of swordfish ( without skin) in cubes. Add 2 slices of bread, 1 egg, 2 chopped garlic cloves, 2 table spoons of fresh parsley, the zeste of 1 lemon. Put in the blender. Mix but roughly. Mix with 50 grams of grinded pistachio. Taste, add pepper and salt. Oil your … More Fish balls with swordfish and pistachio
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