In ‘Libelle lekker’ special of March 2018 I find a lot of inspiration for my healthy cooking. The cauliflower soup with a cream based on cashew nuts and roasted chickpeas becomes a fennel soup. Put 50 grams of cashew nuts in 100 ml of water for at least 12h. Mix, add salt and store in … More What a lovely soup!
I find a lovely recipe in the magazine of the local supermarket. No carbs today, but enough proteins and vegetables in this ‘timballo di quinoa ai finocchi’. Boil 120 grams of quinoa (I had some red one) in 300 ml of vegetal stock and 1 table spoon of dried thyme for 12-15 mins. Chop and … More Timbale with fennel and quinoa
I probably told you before, I rate supermarkets during holidays (there are worse diseases ;-)). La Spezia has a IperCoop which is huge and thus ‘a must do’. Inspired by a few recipes found online, we’ll try varieties of the local cuisine in our local kitchen. Liguria is known for focaccio, pesto genovese, and anchovies … More My passion for supermarkets
Rice sheets or phyllo dough? For rice sheets I need to go to Florence, thus in my case the choice is quickly made (although I love Florence). Chop 2 carrots, 1 leek, 3 spring onions, 2 celery stems ‘à la brunoise’. Mix with 2 chopped garlic cloves, 1 chopped spicy pepper, 5 cm of … More Spring rolls
Never put tomatoes in the fridge, because they loose a lot of flavor. Put them in a visible position and inspect them regularly. It would be sad to find ‘rotten tomatoes’, because there are so many ways to prepare them. Drying them in the oven is one of those methods, and it’s a wonderful way … More How to use your ovendried tomatoes
I never thought it would be so difficult to find out what I wanted to do in this phase of my life. After almost 30 years as a passionate family physician, I took the opportunity (although I would probably never have considered it if Iris wouldn’t have told me that she was offered the option … More Being 55 and being a student, I love it!
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
Soak 1cup of cannellini beans in water for 24 h. Renew the water the following day. Put some salt, 2 bay leaves and 2 garlic cloves in the water and boil for approx 1h, until they are soft. Drain but keep some of the cooking water. Remove the bay leaves. Add 100 grams of feta … More Cannellini puree and tarelli
It’s still cold, but the sun is so making everything bright. The blossoms are gradually appearing. Yes, the most wonderful moment of the year, the explosion of Spring. I know, asparagus is avalable during the whole year, but the local ones taste different, are more crunchy. Green asparagus is easy to clean. Just remove the … More A simple pasta to celebrate spring
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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