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  • Potatoes & Zucchini Fritters

    I used to cook potatoes fritters before, but never with zucchini. So, when my husband suggested to add zucchini, I was really curious about how good it would be. Finally, we will never cook potatoes fritters without zucchini now! Here is the recipe so you can do it as well. The ingredients here are for 15 fritters. Ingredients for 3 people: 4 potatoes 1 zucchini 2 eggs 1 shallot 60 g all purpose flour 35 g grounded parmesan cheese 30 g grated emmental cheese black pepper olive oil salt Recipe: Peel and wash the potatoes. Wash the zucchini. Cut them using a food processor. Mix them with 1 teaspoon salt…

  • Neer Dosas & Sambar

    What I really enjoy about internet is that you can learn so much about so many things! A few weeks ago, I was checking Indian food recipes and found something I never heard about before: Neer Dosas… It looked so good that I really wanted to make some at home so I have been reading and watching a lot of recipes before trying. I also wanted to do a dish side and finally found the perfect dish that I could prepare with vegetables from my garden: a sambar. This two dishes are from South India so feels like you are travelling while cooking them thanks to all the spices you…

  • Lentils Dahl

    Since we had a lot of rain and cold temperatures in the begining of August, I needed warm and comfort food. But I also wanted something colourful and tasty, not winter meals, so I made a lot of Indian recipes like this delicious lentils Dahl. Ingredients for 3-4 people: 200 g red lentils 1 tomatoe 2 garlic cloves 1 onion 75 cl water 3 tablespoons sunflower oil 1 teaspoon cumin 1 teaspoon ginger 1 teaspoon coriander 1/2 teaspoon curcuma 1/2 teaspoon paprika salt & black pepper fresh coriander Recipe: Rinse and drain the lentils. Peel and chop the onion and garlic. Wash and blend the tomatoe. Pour the oil in…

  • Yellow French Beans Colombo

    This summer, we have plenty of Yellow French Beans and Zucchini Flowers in our garden. There is so much that we can eat full meals of them every 3 days! Because of that, I have made a lot of different recipes with them like this delicious and super easy Colombo from the west Indies. Ingredients: 800 g Yellow French Beans 20-30 Zucchini Flowers 1 Yellow onion 12 cl liquid cream 12% 1 tablespoon Maggi liquid seasnoning 10 g butter 1 tablespoon Colombo 1 teaspoon black pepper 1 tablespoon poppy seeds fresh parsley Recipe: Remove each end of the Yellow French Beans. Put them in a sauce pan and cover with…

  • Spring Carrots Tart

    After the carrot tops soup recipe, here is another delicious recipe you can do if you have baby carrots in your garden with full of carrot tops: a Spring Carrots Tart! Ingredients: 1 shortcrust pastry 8-10 baby carrots 180 g crème fraîche 2 eggs 1 spring onion 1 shallot 1 mozzarella cheese 10 g grounded parmesan cheese 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon Maggi liquid seasoning 1/2 teaspoon black pepper Recipe: Preheat the oven at 180°C. Peel and chop the shallot. Wash and chop the spring onion. Separate the carrots from the carrot tops. Wash and cut in small slices the carrots. Wash and cut the carrots tops in pieces…

  • Radish Greens Pesto

    In my last post, I shared with you a delicious recipe to cook radish greens because I had plenty in my garden and didn’t want to waste them. Here is another one that is super easy and quick to cook: radish greens pesto. The taste is delicious and this is the perfect recipe if you are in a hurry. You can eat it with pastas or as spread, it’s up to you! Ingredients: 1 bunch radish greens 1 garlic clove 4 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons pine nuts 2 tablespoons grounded parmesan cheese pinch of salt pinch of black pepper Recipe: Peel the garlic clove. Wash your radish greens and…

  • Veal Blanquette

    Veal blanquette is a dish my parents used to cook on weekends when I was a child. I never did it myself before so I just realised why they only cooked this during the weekend: it takes 3h to cook! But it is so worth it… It is the perfect meal for the cold season, from the last days of Autumn, until the begining of Spring! Here is my recipe for 4 people. For the wine, I suggest you to chose one you will enjoy to drink with your meal, I choose a Chardonnay here. For the side dish, I cooked some rice (180 g cooked 10 minutes in the…

  • Winter Chicken Stew

    What a better season than winter to cook stews? I enjoy to cook them during cold days, even more when it is rainning outside. This is the top comfort food: it heat the kitchen, smells good and taste good! Here is my recipe for a delicious Chicken Stew with Cabbage… For the white wine that you will need for the recipe, I suggest you to use one that you also enjoy to drink with your meal. If you don’t want to use wine, you can also use 1 tablespoon cider vinegar mixed with water (this is what I did the last time I cooked it). Note: This recipe is for…

  • Smoked Trout Pie

    I really enjoy pies, they are so easy to prepare and so good to eat. Here is a version of a smoked trout pie that my mother did for a lunch and it was so good that I did one too. Ingredients: 1 puff pastry 4 smoked trout slices 4 eggs 20 cl milk 20 cl crème fraîche 4 branches chives 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 1 tablespoon fresh mint or aneth 4 tablespoons grounded parmesan cheese Recipe: Pre-heat the oven at 180°C. Cut the smoked trout slices in parts and chop the chives and mint. In a mixing bowl, whisk the eggs with crème fraîche, milk, black pepper, chives and…

  • Tagliatelles & Forest Sauce

    After home-made gnocchis, I really wanted to try home-made tagliatelles. Here is a recipe for those who don’t own a pasta maker, you can do everything only with a rolling pin. The recipe is for 2-3-4 people. Ingredients for the pastas: 200 g all purpose flour 2 eggs 1 teaspoon olive oil 1/2 teaspoon salt water Ingredients for the sauce: 240 g tomatoes 9 brown mushrooms 1-2 garlic clove 100 g lardons 1 small onion 3 branches parsley 1/2 teaspoon Maggi liquid seasoning black pepper grounded parmesan cheese Recipe: In a mixing bowl, add the flour and salt and mix. Make a hole in the center and add the eggs…