Category: Mains
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Saffron And Goats’ Cheese Tagliatelle With Courgettes
This creamy pasta dish comes from the “Mildred’s: The Vegetarian Cookbook”.
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Mushroom “Risoniotto” by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
This quick risotto-type pasta dish comes from his “River Cottage Veg: 200 Inspired Vegetable Recipes” cookbook.
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Sous Vide Galore: Green Asparagus, 65°C Egg and Hollandaise Foam
Koen and I had another cookout recently. We picked this entrée so we could use the Sousvide for (almost) all elements.
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Mont d’Or Cheese Fondue with Black Truffle
This was the starter of our recent cookout: a small cheese fondue with black truffle.
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Marley Spoon Food Box Review – An Update
Another month into our food box subscription from Marley Spoon. Some hits and misses: here is a selection of pics and general observations.
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Lentil Soup with Gremolata
An easy Italian style lentil soup that is packed with flavor due to ‘gremolata’: a mixture of parsley, lemon zest, garlic, and olive oil.
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Lemon and Aubergine Risotto by Yotam Ottolenghi
Aubergine 2 ways: crispy fried cubes on top and smoky grilled flesh in a zesty lemon risotto…
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French Onion Soup (Soupe à l’Oignon Gratinée)
A true classic: French onion soup. Slowly caramelized onions and cheesy slabs of toasted garlicky bread…
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Udon Noodle Soup with Shiitake Mushrooms, Tofu, and Pakchoi
Three weeks in our food box subscription from Marley Spoon, this was one of the favorites so far: a delightful udon noodle soup.
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Marley Spoon Food Box Review
Three weeks in our food box subscription from Marley Spoon. So far, so good: here are some pics and review.
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Burger Week: #5: Cherry Jam and Manchego Burger
Burger Week at Arcisfoodblog: 6 posts on some of the more remarkable burgers I “encountered” in the past couple of months; either homemade or in restaurants.
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Burger Week: #3: ‘Boerie’ Burger
Burger Week at Arcisfoodblog: 6 posts on some of the more remarkable burgers I “encountered” in the past couple of months; either homemade or in restaurants.
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Burger Week: #2: The Gård burger @ Gård Nordic Kitchen, Amsterdam
Burger Week at Arcisfoodblog: 6 posts on some of the more remarkable burgers I “encountered” in the past couple of months; either homemade or in restaurants.
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Burger Week: #1 Homemade Chicken Cheeseburger with Guacamole
Burger Week at Arcisfoodblog: 6 posts on some of the more remarkable burgers I “encountered” in the past couple of months; either homemade or in restaurants.
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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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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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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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