A menu for 5 adults and 2 teenagers is a little bit different than the normal daily cooking. For the first evening I plan an all-in-one Italian dish. With 750 grams of minced chicken meat, 150 grams of sausage meat, 1 table spoon of mixed chicken herbs, 1 table spoon of dried oregano I can … More Teenagers to feed
Green cabbage is healthy, cheap and rich of possibilities. For 2p one cabbage is often too much. After steaming the leaves you can easily store a few leaves in the freezer for another occasion. Use the big leaves for this recipe. Drain the leaves after steaming. Chop and fry 1 onion, 4 garlic cloves in … More Green cabbage in layers
The more I read in the last cookbook of Ottolenghi, the more I’m in love. A beautiful piece of burbot requires an appropriate recipe. For 2p, chop 400 grams of burbot in 4 pieces. Chop and fry 2 garlic cloves, 2 spring onions and 1 chili in a drizzle of olive oil. Add 2 cans … More Yes, I’m a real fan!
As you already know, gnocchi are not my piece of cake. Today I decide to try to prepare gnocchi for 2p based on chestnut flour. Mix 75 grams of chestnut flour with 1 egg yolk, 100 grams of low fat Greek yoghurt, 25 grams of chopped rocket salad (dry) and some salt. Mix carefully until … More Special gnocchi, invented by docV
Certain recipes are less adapted for 2p, especially if you refuse to have leftovers. That’s why I often change the ingredients in order to get a similar effect. The recipe with balls based on halloumi and quinoa in delicious.nl of december looked really delicious, but instead of using breadcrumb and quinoa and only 150 grams … More Halloumi balls?
Iris adores gnocchi, but since my first disastrous experiment, I’m in a constant search of trying to find other ways to be guaranteed not to serve a puree instead (although I managed already). Especially if you notice the paste is a bit to liquid, instead of adding loads of flour, it’s always better to have … More Gnocchi ‘au bain-marie’ in a silicone form, why not?
Start with the tomato sauce. Chop and fry 6 garlic cloves and 1 white onion. Add a glass of white wine. Allow the wine to evaporate. Add 2 cans of cherry tomatoes and the chopped stems of a bunch of fresh parsley. Cook for approx 15-20 mins. Add pepper, salt. Keep apart. Boil a large … More Red mullet ‘Livorno style’ for 4p
Paneer is a firm cheese based on cows milk. Put 3l of whole milk in a large casserole. Heat the milk while stirring. Just before the moment of boiling, add the juice of 2 lemons. Continue to stir and allow the milk to boil for 1 min. The curdling process starts. Cool the milk down. … More Make your own paneer to prepare Malai Kofta
Today’s dish is real tuscan : sausage meat and cannellini beans in a tomato sauce seasoned with fennel seeds and marjoram. Marjoram is softer than oregano and tasts a bit like thyme. Oregano is the ‘wild’ marjoram. Start the day before and soak , for 2p,100 grams of cannellini beans in water for 24h. Drain … More What’s the difference between oregano and marjoram?
There are many variations on vegetarian lasagna. ‘The Green Kitchen at Home’ inspires me for a delicious version of the classical tomato lasagna. The recipe serves 5-6p. Home made pasta is a little extra effort with the great advantage to create the perfect shape for the oven dish of choice. Put 250 grams of fine … More Vegetarian lasagna
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