I love the smell of barbecue, but I’m not so into barbecue-ing myself. Healthy, tasty, economic, creative,…., and also ‘safe’ cooking is one of my prefered adjectives. Only, if someone-experienced-and addictive would stand next to the barbecue I’m willing to prepare all the marinades, side dishes, sauces. Also for a group of 2p? Not really, … More No, I’m not a real barbecue fan.
I know, red cabbage is winter food, but eaten as a salad it’s so delicious. For 2p chop 400 grams of red cabbage in a kitchen robot or thinly with a sharp knife. Mix with 1 bunch of radishes, 1 fresh red onion marinated in 3 table spoons of red wine vinegar. Finish with 1 … More Red is my favorite color
Iris adores Asian cuisine, and she is probably better at preparing this cooking style than I am. Always remember : combine sweet-sauer-salty-spicy! Marinate two salmon filets in 2 teaspoons of mirin (sweet), juice of ½ lemon (sauer), 4 table spoons of soya sauce (salty) and ½ chopped spicy little pepper(spicy), 4 cm of grated ginger … More Craving for good Asian food
The dressing defines the flavor of this salad. For 2p mix 1 egg yolk, 1 garlic clove, 1 teaspoon of mustard of Dijon, 20 ml of olive oil and 5 ml of white wine vinegar. Mix a green salad and add some radishes for a bit of color. Cut 250 grams of chicken filet. Mix … More Caeser salad
Orange lentils don’t need pre-soaking time and are quickly cooked. Boil 200 grams of orange lentils until they are al dente, max 10-15 mins. Drain. Add 1 big avocado (ready to eat), 3 chopped garlic cloves, 1 spicy little epper, 1 slice of old bread, 2 chopped shallots, 1 table spoon of fresh mint, 1 … More Avocado lentil burgers
Prepare the dough and burgers in the morning. For 2p mix 90 grams of flour with ½ teaspoon of baking powder and a pinch of sugar. Add 90 ml of Greek yoghurt and 2 teaspoons of olive oil. Add some pepper and chopped fresh basil. Mix until you get a soft dough. Leave at room … More Veggie burger tower
This week my menu was not that well prepared. I bought some vegetables randomly hoping that this would bring out new ideas. Broccoli, eggplant, avocado, radishes, pomegranate, cucumber and tomatoes are waiting to be prepared. Let’s start with the eggplant. A lonesome eggplant…cut in small pieces, put in a colander and add some salt. Clean … More A bit of experimental cooking
Boil 400-500 grams of peeled potatoes until almost ready to eat. Drain and cool down. Prepare a crumble with old bread (or panko), 2 chopped garlic cloves, 3 tablespoons of chopped fresh herbs (parsley, chives, basil,..), 1 table spoon of grated parmigiano, pepper, salt and 1 table spoon of olive oil. Use a flat oven … More Belgian tradition : fish or meat, potatoes and vegetables all visible on your plate!
Fattoush is an Arabic salad made with old bread and probably the panzanella version of Israel. Do never throw away old bread, unless you give it to the chickens or swans in your neighbourhood. This salad is one of those good reasons to do this. Important is to keep the bread dry in a paper … More Fattoush with chicken balls
Whatever you can slice thinly, you can serve as carpaccio. For today we combine thinly sliced radishes and cucumber with sliced mozzarella. Spread some good olive oil, some lemon juice, salt and pepper. Garnish with some parsley… Light and delicious.
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