Tag: Home Made
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Around the World – Morocco – Chickpea Tajine with Couscous
I found some fabulous M’Hamsa Couscous (hand-rolled and sun-dried for a toasted flavor) and tomato passata from Les Moulins Majoub. Time to get my tajine out and make a stunning veg-packed dish!
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Leek, Chive And Caper Scotch Eggs by Mildreds
For Chantal’s birthday party, I made some Scotch eggs with a delicious herby dipping sauce. This is the veggie version.
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Scotch Quail Eggs with Bois Boudran Dipping Sauce by Galton Blackiston
For Chantal’s birthday party, I made some Scotch eggs with a delicious herby dipping sauce. This is the meaty version, I will post the veggie one later this week.
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Malteser Tiffin
For Chantal’s birthday, I was looking for a recipe for one of those fantastic cakes entirely covered in Maltesers, but along the way, I got distracted by this “Malteser tiffin”.
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Gnocchi with a Creamy Mushroom Sauce
I got some packets of De Cecco’s mini gnocchi, chicche di patate, so started looking for recipes to find a sauce that was not the standard browned butter with sage leaves.
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Sweet Corn Risotto
This risotto hails from Georgia and originally comes from Morgan Murphy’s cookbook “Southern Living Off the Eaten Path: On the Road Again: More Unforgettable Foods and Characters from the South’s Back Roads and Byways”
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Orzo with Tomato, Red Bell Pepper, Grana Padano and Thyme Infused Oil
Moments after the kids started digging in, they paused and – almost in unison – said: “wow, this is good.” I spontaneously got a 9.5 out of 10 and the constructive feedback that “a 10 out of 10 was well within reach if I added more cheese”. Smartasses…
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Soufflé Cheesecake (a.k.a. Japanese Cotton Cheesecake)
My first attempt at a Soufflé Cheesecake. The taste very closely resembled a regular lemon cheesecake, but the structure is amazingly fluffy and light!
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Roasted Tomato and Red Pepper Soup
It’s getting closer to autumn. The urge to cook hearty soups automatically increases…
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Around the World – Spain – Salmorejo Cordobés
Ask anyone to name a cold tomato soup from Spain, and the reply will be gazpacho. However, salmorejo is a fantastic thick tomato soup from Córdoba that is eaten cold too.
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Saffron Risotto by Ferran Adrià
Ferran Adrià of El Bulli fame finishes the risotto with a garnish of paper-thin slices of mushrooms.
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Pancetta and Sage Risotto by Ursula Ferrigno
A straight forward “pantry” risotto for a delicious weekday supper.
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Mac ‘n Cheese by Marco Pierre White
When the grown-ups indulge in culinary experimentation, it’s always a challenge to make something easy and more suitable for the kids. This time they were quite vocal about it and demanded Mac ‘n Cheese! Luckily, I had this version by Marco Pierre White still in my culinary bucket list.
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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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Zucchini alla Parmigiana
This one is based on a recipe from Jennifer Olvera over at seriouseats.com. We sure love our “melanzane alla parmigiana”, so substituting the eggplant for courgettes was an attractive summertime alternative.
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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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“Rochefort 10” Ice Cream and Strawberry Ice Cream
This Rochefort 10 ice cream is based on a recipe I found on the Belgian food blog Hot Cuisine de Pierre. It’s a very nice beer, and the idea of making ice cream with it is sheer genius…
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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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Testaroli (Tuscan Pancake Pasta) With Pesto
For the cookout’s main course for the kids and the vegetarian option, we wanted to do a simple pasta dish.
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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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Churros Waffles with Cinnamon Sugar and Hot Chocolate Sauce
This a recipe from the Will It Waffle blog that was published on Serious Eats.
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Spanish Tortilla with Onions and Red Pepper
A couple of weeks ago, we had the first beautiful spring weather and were busy booking a holiday to Spain. Putting one and one together, we quickly decided to make a Spanish potato tortilla for dinner.
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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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Melanzane Alla Parmigiana
Melanzane Alla Parmigiana is definitely in my top 3 of Italian dishes: perfect comfort food. However, it’s a deceivingly simple recipe that is hard to nail.
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Gnocchi with Courgette, Mascarpone and Spring Onions
A speedy week-day dinner and a lovely new way to eat gnocchi as we usually have them pan-fried with a sage/butter sauce or with some tomato sauce from the oven.
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Vegetarian Burger with Halloumi with Green Goddess Dressing
Burger night today, so at least 1 veggie burger was made. This one is based on the Bacon & Halloumi Burger with Green Goddess Dressing from the White Pepper Project (now-defunct so unfortunately no link to the original recipe).
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Fennel Risotto with Chopped Pistachios
I found this recipe in the wine/food pairing section of the Gall & Gall magazine. Fennel risotto is very subtle and has a nice sweetish touch.
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Baguette with Mozzarella Di Bufala, San Marzano Tomatoes and Home Made Pesto
That’s a good start of the weekend 😏
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