When I’m watching a menu in a restaurant I’m always more attracted to starters. A starter is a perfect way to show ingredients at their best. In the beginning of our relationship we spoiled each other with our best recipes, and often we had a starter and main course every day (luckily we skipped dessert … More Starters
It sounds rather cranky, but what to cook with all that truffle😉. I found some fresh porcini in the local supermarket. I imagined they would be a perfect starter in combination with some fresh truffle (Oskar found fresh ones and probably tasted himself before noticing what he was doing). Clean 500 grams of porcini and … More Simple cooking with delicious ingredients
If we can’t prepare North Sea shrimp croquettes, we’ll have some cheesy ones. For 24 croquettes, melt 100 grams of butter. Add 100 grams of flour. Bake and stir. Once you smell the typical smell of cookies, add 700 ml of full milk while stirring constantly. Allow to cook for a few minutes. Stop the … More Cheese croquettes
Rinse 500 grams of fresh spinach. Chop and fry 4 garlic cloves in a drizzle of olive oil. Add the spinach for a few mins. Once the spinach has shrunk, stop the fire. Add pepper, salt and a handful of chopped fresh basil. Spread the spinach in an oiled oven dish. Create little nests. Put … More Life can be simple ❤
In the Christmas edition of delicious.nl I find a lot of inspiration for the future visit of Emilie, one of my lovely nieces. There is a lot that I don’t really understand of the vegan philosophy, but the recipes are usually really creative. Grilled chicory with roasted nuts and a romesco sauce is awesome. Most … More What a great starter!
There are plenty of baby artichokes in the supermarket, so it’s time to prepare my favorite recipe again. This recipe is always a bit different and, although it could seem complicated while explaining, it’s super easy. Chop the end of the stems of 10 baby artichokes (quantity for 4p, = ideal as a starter). Wash … More Fresh baby artichokes
If I would have the choose between a main dish or starter, I will surely take a starter, or a few starters instead of a starter and main dish ;-). Simple and pure, although not ideal for my ecological footprint, is carpaccio or sashimi of raw salmon and tuna. For 2p 100 grams of each … More Sashimi as starter
Foodbloggers as Julie Van den Kerckove are succesful because of their personal style of cooking. Foodbloggers as docV are just having fun in the kitchen and love to try all those different personal styles of cooking, fusion foodblogger? Anyway Julies filled courgettes with mushrooms and a little cream of avocado are awesome. Cut the head … More Veggie veggie veggie
Fresh sardines are a delight, and this recipe is awesome. I love sardines. If you can persuade the fishmonker to prepare fillets, you have no excuse to try this really fantastic recipe. As a starter for 2p or as part of wonderful buffet 300 grams of fillets are approx 7-8 whole fishes which you can … More Marinated sardines
For 4p buy 4 small round courgettes. Remove gently the inside from the courgettes. Put in the blender with 4 chopped garlic cloves, 1 spicy little pepper, a few sage leaves, 100 grams of feta cheese. Blend. Taste and add pepper and salt. Fill the courgettes and put in a oven dish. Finish with grated … More Chubby courgettes as a first course
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