A straight forward “pantry” risotto for a delicious weekday supper.
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Fusilli with Pancetta, Shiitake Mushrooms and Wilted Greens
When we returned from holidays, and we were still battling jetlag, we wanted some simple one-pot meals. This pasta dish recipe from Yasmin Fahr over at seriouseats.com only needed minimal shopping, cooking and washing up. A perfect fit.
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Spaghetti Marinara with Oven-baked Meatballs
I came across the recipe for these “Marvellous Meatballs” over at Sweet and Savory Bite a couple of months ago.
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Marcella Hazan’s Ragu Bolognese
Inspired by the delicious Gnocchi Alla Sorrentina I had in Fuerteventura, I had another go at a big batch of ragu bolognese.
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Chicken Peri Peri / Boerewors from the Big Green Egg
Despite some unexpected rain showers (I really should have first checked the weather forecast…) it was a nice opportunity to break in the Big Green Egg I got for my birthday last week from Chantal. ❤️
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Crostini with Braised Oxtail, Cauliflower, Shimeji Mushrooms and Quail Eggs
This recipe is based on one I found over at LXRY by Aan de Poel**’s chef Stefan van Sprang.
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Confit Salmon with Spinach and Tomato by George Calombaris
A couple of weeks ago Koen and I had another cookout. We needed a starter that was relatively low maintenance, and I wanted to try something new with the sous vide. This recipe is from George Calombaris fit the bill nicely as I hadn’t cooked fish in it before.
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Hamburger Vitello Tonnato style
This one is from the cookbook from “De Burgerij“, a Belgian chain of burger bars with some outlets in the Netherlands nowadays.
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Grilled Encrusted Tuna Steak with Sautéed Spinach and Samphire
This coriander and basil encrusted tuna steak is based on a recipe from Jamie Oliver’s 2002 cookbook “The Naked Chef”
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Non-Vegetarian Burger with Halloumi with Green Goddess Dressing…
We already did a veggie version of the Bacon & halloumi burger with green goddess dressing from the now-defunct White Pepper Project.
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Pastrami Burger with Gruyere and Coleslaw
Burgers are by far the most significant section of my food-related bookmarks, so I have plenty to choose from when lacking inspiration. This one is based on the “The Pastrami Burger Bomb” from Serious Eats.
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Latkes with Smoked Salmon / Mollydooker’s Carnival of Love Shiraz
This Saturday we went over to Koen and Erica’s for dinner and to taste one fabulous shiraz from Mollydooker wineries that he picked up at Aixvinum in Aachen, Germany while on holidays “in the neighbourhood”. I suspected that Koen planned their whole holiday around this, but it actually wasn’t…
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Japanese Katsu Chicken Curry
After having seen the kids being served some beautiful fresh home-made “Pouletknüsperli” in Switzerland, I recalled this recipe of this kids-friendly Japanese “chicken nugget curry” to try when back at home.
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Stacked Green Pig Sandwich
A recipe that I wanted to try for lunch since the summer was the Stacked Green Pig Sandwich that was featured over at Lady and Pups.
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Lasagna Napoletana with Smoked Mozzarella
It was Meatball Week over at seriouseats.com, and they had this recipe for an incredibly meaty and cheesy – and therefore likely very unhealthy – lasagna.
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Scallops with Smoked White Bean Puree and Glazed Carrots
Another excuse to use the Smoking Gun… 🙂
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Perfect Sous Vide Egg with Mushroom Custard
This recipe from Masterchef Australia was a perfect use of my sous vide water oven.
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Sous Vide Pork Neck Buns with “Porkonaise”
Having seen many Asian recipes with slow roasted pork belly, I wanted to give it a go in the sous vide water oven and then finish it under a hot grill.
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