I’m not really into soup but I’m not against 😉. Iris says that the fact that I use the verb ‘to drink’ instead of ‘to eat’ soup expresses already my emotional attitude towards soup😇. Anyway, chop and fry 1 red onion, 1 red onion, 4 garlic cloves, 2 carrots and 3 bell peppers in a … More Not every red soup is based on tomato
Eline loves risotto. I prefer something different every day. Cauliflower has never been a protagonist in one of the risottos before. Cut a medium sized cauliflower in smaller pieces. Put on baking paper. Add 1 table spoon of curry powder, 1 table spoon of fennel seeds. Spread some oil. Bake in the oven at 200° … More Cauliflower risotto
Half 2 large eggplant. Make a few incisions in the meat. Spread some olive oil. Put on baking paper with the skin below. Bake at 220° for 30-40 mins. Remove the inside. Chop and fry 4 garlic cloves and1 chili in a drizzle of olive oil. Bake, add the chopped eggplant. Add 1 can of … More Another filled eggplant
Although our kitchen is really dirty, I manage to prepare us some food. Luckely we have this little supermarket on walking distance to get some fresh food. The builders disconnected one fridge coincidentally and thus, we have less storage. How to keep on eating fairly healthy in rather inaccessible kitchen? Chop and fry 4 garlic … More A lot of progress and a lot of mess
Clean 500 grams of carrots. Clean 500 grams of green beans. Steam until al dente ( I use the microwave and an appropriate recipient for this). Chop and fry 4 garlic cloves, 4 cm of fresh ginger in a drizzle of wok oil. Add the vegetables and bake. Add 300 grams of soy sprouts. Finish … More Chicken or cashew nuts?
Inviting people for dinner is fun, as long as you take time to prepare in advance, thinking about the menu, the shopping list, the timing. Whatever you can prepare in advance, do it. The ‘mis-en-place ‘ is often more than 50%of the cooking time. Ottolenghi has great recipes for a lot of people. The fritters … More Fritters of green peas
For certain guests I normally would prefer to have a clean and tidy house, but, as you know, that’s really impossible for the moment. Luckely the evenings are nice and warm outside. A cold soup is a perfect starter and needs to be prepared in advance. Chop 2 medium sized cucumber and put in the … More Our house doesn’t have ( or is it ‘cannot’😉) to be tied up to organise dinner evenings.
Late breakfast outside, men working in the house, thus we will take the car and go for some tourism. Yesterday I prepared the base for the evening meal. Two firm rolls are waiting in the fridge. Heat 75 grams of butter in a large pan. Add 500 ml of semi skimmed milk and 500 ml … More Gnocchi alla romana
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 ❤
A lot of noise, a lot of dust, a lot of activity, yes! I try to find my space in between all that, and I manage very well. It’s so great to enjoy the outdoors, also in the evening. Chop 1 large carrot, 1 cucumber, 2 bunches of radishes and some cherry tomatoes . Mix … More My personal space is getting smaller, temporarily 😉
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