I did this one before, but it’s really worth to prepare it once more

Chicory doesn’t belong to the ‘exotic’ department in Italy, but this recipe is  for sure not familiar in this country of foodies. I bought 1 kilo of fresh chicory (recipe for 2p). Chop off the little brown end, make a few incisions in the hard part. Blanch or steam the chicory al dente. Drain and … More I did this one before, but it’s really worth to prepare it once more

Keeping up appearances

Baby spinach leaves spread in a circle, some slices of good quality smoked salmon, a few cherry tomatoes, finished with a dressing of 2 teaspoons of coriander oil ( cfr blogpost Cauliflower, ovenbaked tomatoes and meatball) mixed with ½ teaspoon of apple vinegar, pepper and salt as 1p starter, cooking can be easy!

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

One more day to go before I make my new shopping list…woop woop

Square puff pastry covered with a mixture of new Philadelphia, ‘active’, with even less kcal than the light one (92 kcal for 100 grams) with 4 chopped garlic cloves, pepper and salt. Cover with 1 big sliced red onion, 150 grams of smoked salmon. Finish with a few halved cherry tomatoes (I ovendried them for … More One more day to go before I make my new shopping list…woop woop

Simple pasta

Start with frying 250 grams of mushrooms and put  aside. Use the same pan to fry 4 chopped garlic cloves and 2 chopped leeks in some olive oil. Add 1 table spoon of dried thyme. Add 120 ml of light cream when the vegetables are al dente. Boil pasta for 2p. Add some pasta water … More Simple pasta