Green cabbage offers loads of possibilities. The outer part of the cabbage is perfect to fill. Blanch 6 beautiful leaves for a few mins. Drain thoroughly. No meat today, lentils and spicy gorgonzola instead. Fry 2 chopped shallots, 4 chopped garlic cloves, 4 cm of finely chopped fresh ginger in a drizzle of olive oil. … More Real winter weather in Tuscany = green cabbage on the menu
For 2p boil 400 grams of potatoes until soft and make a puree. Boil 100 grams of buckwheat in 1 ½ amount of water with a pinch of salt until the water is gone (approx 15 mins). Bake 4 chopped garlic cloves, 3 chopped spring onions, 1 chopped spicy little pepper, 1 teaspoon of cumin, … More A veggie terrine
Put 4 chopped garlic cloves, 1 chopped big fennel, 1 table spoon of dried basil, 1 spicy little pepper and a drizzle of olive oil in an oven dish. Bake at 180° for 20 mins and stir now and again. Add 300 grams of halved cherry tomatoes and bake for another 15 mins. Boil some … More Ready for pasta because ‘remember docV lives in Italy;-)’
I know, certain food is at his best in a classical version, but the recipe in the November edition of Libelle Lekker inspired me. For 2 portions a ready made rectangular pizza dough, 300 grams of Brussels sprouts and 1 mozzarella of 200 grams are the perfect base fort his recipe, so it was really … More Brussels sprouts on a pizza, holy shmoly, what a combination
Thanks to Lisbet, my oldest daughter, I received the latest magazines of Libelle Lekker, one of my favorite cooking magazines. One of my ‘deviations’ is to read cooking magazines during breakfast (since I started working as family physician in 1988 buying magazines also became one of my deviations ;-)). This morning I decided to prepare … More Meal soup = cosy food
Autumn holiday in Belgium is an ideal moment to open the house for visitors. Day 1, Lisbet, my oldest daughter, arrives in Florence. After a little walk in Certaldo, small and beautiful, 250 grams of fresh pasta dough awaits being transformed into ‘ravioli alla mozzarella and artichokes’. Clean 4 smaller artichokes. Fry 2 chopped garlic … More Certain food is made to show people how much you love them
Roasted vegetables are fashionable and this is not undeserved , they are delicious. The oven time to roast a whole celeriac in the oven is approximately 3h, so economically not so great. My easy solution? Wash the celeriac thoroughly and remove the roots. Halve in two equal parts. Spread some olive oil on top, some … More Celeriac in the oven
I love quiches, and pizzas, but I often avoid preparing them because the excessive amount of kcal and fat. The new fashion of using cauliflower instead of flour is of course a perfect alternative, but there must be other ways, no? The experiment of today is still not perfect, but it’s already going in the … More Experimental dough for a quiche before a little blog-break to visit friends and family in Belgium
Even if you are not a fan of pumpkin, this recipe is so beautiful, just try! I found a perfectly shaped cute (I think Japanese) pumpkin, ideal for this recipe. For 2p, knowing that I need some pumpkin for one of my following recipes, a piece of 1,2kg is perfect. Cut the upper part of … More Autumn colors
Moekenik, the day care mother of Iris, is associated with a lot of positive memories. One of those is her carrot puree with a poached egg. Sorry, Moekenik, but I will probably offend the original version and do it my way, knowing that puree reminds me of the afwul hospital meals which I had to … More Bringing back old memories, old flavors
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