For 2p mix 600 grams of pre-baked ( in the oven on baking paper with a drizzle of olive oil) butternut cubes with 50 grams of oatmeal, 1 drained can of chickpeas, 2 garlic cloves, 1 spicy little pepper, ½ teaspoon of paprika powder and 1 table spoon of dried basil in the blender. Add … More My love for squash is boundless 😉
My monthly delicious.nl magazine has arrived while being in Belgium. It’s always a nice moment to browse the magazine for the first time ( ‘the first cut is the deepest’ ;-)). I cleaned the fridge and freezer today and found a pack of gorgonzola. How is it possible to find gorgonzola in the freezer? Before … More Cold and snowy Siena
Every time we visit Belgium we feel the vibe in another area of this fascinating city. Being ‘ex-pat’ is a great opportunity in many ways. After a few years of Italy it would be great to live in other countries, but the idea of ‘coming home’ in Brussels feels really good. Our apartment this week … More Back in lovely Brussels for a few days
After the fish and chips from last night we can use an overdose of vegetables. Cucumber (instead of papaya) salad, steamed vegetables and sticky rice. Start with the STICKY RICE (Khao Niaow in Laos). ‘Sticky’ rice has a praticular texture and flavor. You can find it in Asian supermarkets. Where steamed rice is transparent, brown-white … More Let’s baptise the bamboo baskets we brought from Laos
I re-use the same idea as in the post of April 13th of 2017 but with some different ingredients (thanks to cooking magazine Libelle Lekker). Clean and blanch 1 kilo of broccoli for 2p (3 bigger or 4 smaller pieces) in salted water for 2-4 mins. Drain and cool down. Remove part of the stem. … More Hasselback broccoli, hasselback potatoes
1000 grams of frozen spinach leaves for 2p seems a lot for many people, but not for me ;-). I could eat it pure, just with some pepper, salt, good olive oil and preferably a few garlic cloves, but then I’m pretty sure my audience would not agree. Another way to prepare? Defrost the spinach … More A successful trio
Not liking cauliflower is a ‘real loss’. Cauliflower is cheap, is healthy, is beautiful, is the perfect partner in traditional and non traditional dishes from all over the world. (no, I wasn’t paid to write this down ;-)). For 2p, blanch a small, fresh cauliflower of approx 600 grams in salted water. Save and chop … More Elegant cauliflower
In every kitchen you find leftovers of unfinished bags of dried pasta. So check your cupboards regularly before opening a new package. Chop a few garlic cloves and, of course, a spicy little pepper. Fry in some olive oil. Add chopped green cabbage (1 green cabbage = 1 recipe with the outer leaves + 1 … More Green cabbage and pasta (a lovely recipe for ravioli in a simple version)
3 ingredients, Google, and you get a list of recipes, amazing. For 3p, 2 fennels, 700 grams of potatoes, 400 grams of butternut cut in thin slices (thanks to my kitchen robot Magimix). Make nice layers in a greased oven dish, starting with pumpkin, followed by potato and fennel. Put some pepper, salt and fennel … More No time for shopping, what can I prepare?
The cookbook of the Green Kitchen is on my Christmas list. What a variety of delicious vegetarian recipes! Little pasta and loads of vegetables is my preference (not really the Italian way). For 2p cut 500 grams of cooked beetroot in little cubes of 2 cm. Bake 1 chopped onion, 4 chopped garlic cloves, 1 … More Another vegetarian pasta
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