You are going to fall in love with this! Crunchy and nutritious farinata, a chickpea flatbread from Liguria, Italy, perfumed with rosemary and caramelized onions. I have combined the farinata with Ottolenghi’s tangy cavolo nero (a type of cabbage) and confit tomatoes. I discovered farinata last year. I had a whole pack of besan (chickpea…
Month: Dec 2018
Cencalli, La Casa del Maíz, The Hague, NL
Cencalli is a true gem in the heart of The Hague that serves authentic Mexican food. It opened last year, in 2017. Contrary to other Mexican restaurants, everything is hand made. From the tortillas with real Mexican corn, baked on traditional clay stoves (which you can see at the main entrance), to the wonderful spicy…
Authentic Pasta Carbonara
This is the quick, easy and authentic recipe for the classic pasta carbonara. If you plan well, you’ll have it on the table within 30 minutes. I’ve had pasta carbonara in all its variations, from the silky subtle to the heavy creamy and cheesy or worst the completely curdled cooked to death kind. Done well,…
Detox before X-mas: Fennel, Celery, Pear & Cucumber Juice
Detoxing before Christmas, what? why? Usually people start detoxing & well… de-everythinging after Christmas. But the December month is so full of treats and parties that I felt completely out of balance before Christmas even started. In The Netherlands the festive season starts early with Sinterklaas on the 5th of December. I can’t tell you…
Chicken with Walnuts and Pomegranate
This is a Persian recipe called Khoresh Fesenjan. Admittedly, it is not the prettiest sight, but it is low effort, healthy and very tasty. I discovered this recipe about 2 years ago, as I was changing jobs. As part of my goodbye, my colleagues bought me all sorts of food stuff (knowing the foodie I am)….
Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy
We visited the Ligurian coast, known as the Italian Riviera (Dutch Bloemenriviera), this summer and thoroughly enjoyed it. The Ligurian coast has a mild climate, is very easy going, and the food is de-li-cious (Pesto Genovese is one of the regional delicacies). The coast stretches from Ventimiglia near the French Riviera to La Spezia, close…
Aubergine and Spinach Gratin
Another recipe for the Sinner and Saint collection. This is an oven dish loaded with vegetables, such as aubergine, spinach, tomatoes, onion and celery. It is also loaded with a creamy and cheesy bechamel sauce. The healthy and unhealthy are married in the oven till golden perfection. I am making this on a weekday, which…
Vegetable Curry with Brown Rice
This is a no guilt, yummie and healthy recipe that you can get on the table within 30 minutes. It contains three types of vegetables, creamy coconut milk and a hint of lime. We still had some leftover curry paste in the freezer that we used for the Malaysian Laksa. When I make my own…
Salmon en Croute
I just love things en croute. Doesn’t everything taste better in a bit of (buttery) puff pastry? For me it does. Salmon en croute is my sinner&saint recipe. On the one hand the salmon is very healthy, but it is topped with herb cream cheese and tugged into buttery puff pastry…very unhealthy…though I think it…
Rainbow Carrots with Coriander Seeds and Maple Glaze
I noticed a pack of rainbow carrots in the vegetable isle of our local supermarket today. They looked so pretty and I could already hear them calling out my name. Of course I needed to buy them. Carrots are a delicately sweet vegetable and I wanted to prepare them in a way that brings out…
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