Here we are starting the hot season – at least in the northern hemisphere! – and what could be better than no-bake and refreshing recipe ideas? Here is the recipe for a soup that is not only refreshing but very nourishing. You need a blender, some ingredients, bowls and friends! Simplicity I love dishes that […]
Ideal in times of heat wave, these recipes require no cooking, are eaten cold and are refreshing. Heat Wave Here in Liège, we are experiencing a heat wave. It is 29 in my kitchen and 34 on the 2nd floor. It is therefore out of the question to use the stove or the oven. Only […]
In fall and Halloween season, I love thick and creamy soups. But, this year, I don’t want the traditional pumpkin soup. It seems to me that we can explore other typical seasonal ingredients and create a different soup. So I started researching to find different, less traditional association ideas. Fall Ingredients The fall ingredients I’m […]
A French classic revisited. You know that caramelized onion soup that we eat mostly in the fall or winter because it’s hearty and filling. Well, here it is a different take made with a mixture of hot spices called “Hawaij” and chickpeas. Thanks to this blend of spices, this multi-flavored soup gives it different layers […]
Christmas has well defined colors … green, red and white. To start your Christmas’s Eve meal, why not serve a green soup filled with antioxidants and vitamins with a white touch to highlight the event? Here is the Green soup and its cashew cream. This recipe is simple, fast, economical and succulent! Make a double […]
Fall is almost always associated with pumpkin and pumpkin spices. These recipes are my interpretations of this cucurbitaceae 🎃 and the craze it raises in this period. Promised, they are the only ones! If you had enough of pumpkin recipes, do not read further. Go checkout my other recipes! Soup recipe 400ml Broth 250ml Pumpkin, […]
In summer, in hot weather – even scorching – we are not very hungry. But, we still want to eat a little and without too much effort nor without too much cooking. The house, unless you have air conditioning, is already hot and you don’t want to cook so as not to add heat and […]
Fennel, a super nice vegetable that I don’t cook enough, I find! Excellent anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antioxidant, this vegetable is very nutritious thanks to fiber, vit. C, iron, manganese, calcium, potassium… that it contains. It is excellent raw in salads, cooked (soup, stew) and grilled. Its subtle licorice taste is less pronounced than its seeds. […]
During my stay in Spain and Portugal, I was able to taste different culinary specialties. I enjoyed several that I now want to reproduce and adapt. The ajoblanco is an example. It is a typical cold soup from Andalusia, a beautiful region of Spain. It is sometimes called White Gazpacho. Unlike the red Gazpacho, this […]
A specialty from Nice (France), the flatbread called Socca made from chickpea flour is perfect for gluten-free and vegan fans. It is different and allows you to vary your diet. Especially since it can be prepared in many ways. So versatile, you could say it’s a pancake, a bread, a galette that can be eaten […]
Daifuku or mochi is a traditional Japanese dessert. It is composed of a sweet glutinous rice paste filled with anko paste. Anko paste is a sweet red azuki bean paste. The two preparations individually can be used for other dishes or desserts as well as for making mochi. Varied Tastes and Flavors This big belly […]
This Rachel Dolfi recipe is simply delicious. The sweetness and smoothness of the Butternut squash combined with the Arab za’atar spices and the slightly bitter Italian vegetable mixture of the gremolata make a very pleasant combination for the palate. Zaatar / Za’tar / Aleppo Thyme No matter how it is written, zaatar is a blend […]
Breakfast, brunch, dessert, snack… These muffins are so good, you’ll want to eat them all the time! They are moist in the inside and crunchy on the outside (mostly the top!) Fruit compote or puree This recipe can be made with a fruit compote or puree that you have in the fridge. Preferably, it is […]
Aromatic herbs … they add flavor and color to your culinary preparations. But not only since they have been used for thousands of years as a medicine and also as a preservative. Herbs in the kitchen Herbs enhance the flavor of any dish, including desserts. You are only limited by your imagination. You can add […]
Do you wonder how to do your shopping in order to choose foods that contribute to your health? Do you make the right choices? It is true that the products we find in our markets / grocery / supermarkets are not all good for us. Many of them are processed, with added sugar, salt, fat, […]
Wild garlic is a plant that has a subtle taste of garlic. We eat the leaf, the bulb and the flower. Rich in vitamin C, the fresh leaves can be used as a spice, chopped like chives or parsley. We can make pesto as I did here or put in the soup, in a sauce, […]
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