Category: Mains
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Choux at Home food box (Jan 2021)
We tried the ‘Choux voor Thuis’ food box a couple of weeks ago and were in for a treat!
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HFSLG – Snacks and Dinner Food Boxes (Jan 2021)
We kicked off 2021 well with snacks and dinner boxes from De Hoefslag a.k.a. HFSLG.
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Restaurant Fred** At Home Food Box (Dec 2020)
With both Christmas days already occupied with the Dutch tradition of “gourmetten”, we decided to treat ourselves to a fancier pre-Christmas food box from Rotterdam’s Restaurant Fred**.
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Daalder Food Box (Nov 2020)
The fourth and last instalment of our November fine dining food box month, Restaurant Daalder.
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De Jonge Dikkert @ Home Food Box (Nov 2020)
The third instalment of our November-fine-dining-food-box-month was a local Amstelveen one: De Jonge Dikkert @ Home.
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Triptyque Thuismenu Food Box (Nov 2020)
The second instalment of our November food box month was from Restaurant Triptyque.
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Vegan Mushroom Shoarma with Toum
We tried this delightful Lebanese-style mushroom shoarma, and it was hands-down the best vegetarian one we ever had! Added bonus: social distancing comes naturally with the amount of garlic in the toum sauce!
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Creamy Garlic Chicken + Leek & Mustard Quesadillas
Some more adventurous fillings for a quesadilla!
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Japanese-style Celeriac Steak by Tim Anderson
Panfried slabs of celeriac covered with a delightful sesame-soy-ginger Wafu dressing and topped with fried garlic crisps, sesame seeds, and spring onions.
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Garlic Butter Gnocchi with Crispy Tender Stem Broccoli
A quick, creamy, and tangy vegetarian weekday dinner.
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Harissa Butternut Squash à la Hasselbacken
Likely you have seen those cute roasted Hasselback potatoes before, but you can also use this technique on a butternut squash!
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Watercress Salad with Roasted Asparagus, and Peas
A quick, healthy, and delicious salad with green asparagus, pea, and eggs, tossed in a refreshing yogurt-based honey-mustard dressing.
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Pasta with Sous Vide Leeks and Pancetta
An interest sous-vide experiment with leeks turned into a creamy pasta sauce!
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Carrot Salad with Harissa, Feta, and Mint
A fantastic salad is based on an old recipe I found over at Smitten Kitchen and my own recipe for harissa which is inspired by Franck Dangereux.
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Garlic Mushroom, Cavolo Nero and Red Rice Stirfry with Avo and Eggs
The past week, we have been cooking some delicious vegetarian dinners from Nina Olsson’s cookbook Feasts of Veg.
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Around the World – British Columbia Roadtrip (2019) – Victoria
The last part of our road trip through beautiful Vancouver Island: from Salt Spring Island, via a very scenic route, to Victoria.
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Cabbage with Ginger Cream and Szechuan Chili Oil by Yotam Ottolenghi
The other brilliant dish I tried from “Yotam Ottolenghi’s fusion feast” column in The Guardian.
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‘Caponata’ with Silken Tofu by Yotam Ottolenghi
His recipe column in The Guardian recently had some experimental fusion dishes under the moniker “Yotam Ottolenghi’s fusion feast”, so what did I do: I combined elements of two of these dishes…
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Aromatic Olive Oil Mashed Potatoes and Roast Cabbage with Tarragon and Pecorino by Yotam Ottolenghi
This time an Ottolenghi double bill from his Simple cookbook&
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Courgette and Rice Cheese Gratin
When I could finally use our oven again, one of the first things I tried was this very straightforward oven bake with courgette and delicious crispy cheese cover.
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Roasted Vegetable stacks with Goat’s Cheese Pesto
The goat’s cheese pesto alone is worth trying out this veggie recipe…
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Mustardy Mac ‘n Cheese with Balsamic roasted Brussels Sprouts
After having tried out Cavolo Nero and Bok Choi, Spinach, Cauliflower, and Broccoli in the past, it was now time for Brussels Sprouts to add a hint of healthiness to a Mac ‘n Cheese or Pasta Alfredo type of dish.
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Fennel, Lemon and Pistachio Risotto
With half of our induction hobs and our oven out of order for about a month (grrr), I had to become quite creative in one-pot cooking.
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Soba noodle salad with Lime, Cardamom and Avocado by Yotam Ottolenghi
Yotam Ottolenghi never ceases to amaze with recipes whereby just 1 ingredient makes a total difference.
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Whole roasted Cauliflower with Spelt, Shallots and Mushrooms
Searching for a stunning vegetarian centerpiece for (Christmas) dinner? Look no further. I’d go as far as to say this was the tastiest vegetarian dish I made this entire year…
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