I am quite hesitant to cook with pork. Done well, pork can be a delicious type of meat. BBQ pork belly buns are my special guilty pleasure. I never quite figured out how they can keep the pork belly so succulent whilst creating that heavenly outer layer of caramelized, crispy and sweet goodness. More often…
Category: Recipes
Shakshuka for Dinner
Shakshuka is a wonderfully lazy recipe if you come home, don’t feel like cooking and can’t wait to binge watch your favorite Netflix series. It’s exact origins are debated, but it probably originates from the Middle East / Mediterranean. I have transformed the traditional recipe into a fulfilling vegetarian dinner by adding some potatoes and…
Healthy Rosti with Smoked Trout, Horseradish Creme Fraiche & Apple Fennel Salad
This is a quick and healthy recipe for the weekdays. Aside from some grating, you’ll only need one pan. The recipe contains two types of vegetables, healthy fish and fruit. I bought some smoked trout over the weekend, with the intention to have it for brunch on Sunday, but I forgot we had it. I…
Sea bass and turmeric potatoes in rasam broth, by Yotam Ottolenghi and Ramael Scully
I tried another recipe from cookbook Nopi today: a delicious sea bass recipe inspired by South Indian cuisine, bathing in a beautiful and tangy rasam broth, a soup eaten in South India that is traditionally prepared with tamarind (a sweet and sour pod-like fruit). The recipe does require some ingredients for which you would need…
Thousand Hole Pancakes (Beghrir, a cheats version)
Beghrir is a Moroccan spongy pancake made from semolina (griesmeel), flour and water. No eggs are needed for the batter, which makes it suitable for vegans as well. The pancakes can be topped with jam, but my favourite topping is with melted butter and honey and a teaspoon of orange blossom water. It is delicious…
Kerala fish fry & Cabbage Thoran
I fell in love with Keralan cuisine when we visited India 2 years ago. In this recipe I try to recreate my memory of some of the most wonderful dishes we have had in Kerala. Unfortunately you cannot enjoy the Kerala experience in Indian restaurants in NL, but hopefully, with these easy recipes, you can…
Vietnamese Prawn Skewers with Lemongrass
Vietnamese prawn skewers are an impressive dish to serve, and they are deceptively easy to make. Prawn skewers are low in fat and fun to serve as finger food at dinner parties. However, you could just as easily transform them into a complete dinner by combining them with some rice noodles, generous amounts of mint…
Tandoori Chicken Drumettes
Tandoori dishes are the ideal comfort food: warming, fatty, juicy and aromatic. There is a science behind why tandoori makes you happy. Part of the traditional red color comes from a generous amount of red chili peppers. Eating spicy food triggers a reaction in the brain to reduce stress and kill pain through the release…
Nobuyuki Matsuhisa’s New Style Sashimi
I discovered new style sashimi when we were eating out at Ichi-e in Amsterdam before going to the movies. New Style Sashimi has all the elements I am looking for in a great dish: fresh products, notes of sour, heat and salt and it is visually stunning. New Style Sashimi is so subtle and delicious,…
Farinata with Confit Tomatoes and Cavolo Nero
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…
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