No fun things

HEJ KIDS! No fun things to mention today. Besides:

Bottom's up!

HEJ KIDS! Nothing that makes me happier than food and drinks after a day of work. Or before a day of work. I tried keeping the holiday spirit alive with some homemade lemonade after I got back home last night. So refreshing!

and start thinking of food instead

 Hi guys!

When I get sad, I stop being sad and start thinking of food instead. True story. 

See what I did there?

About bread and breasts

Hey kids! So many things have changed since we last talked! I changed jobs, I changed houses. Guess that’s about enough change to explain the radio silence over here?

Lunch is back on the menu #1

since I took this salad to work for lunch, of course it needs this gorgeous container

Was it ever off the menu? I guess for some people breakfast would rather be off the menu. I don't understand either of both groups. Breakfast is the reason why I go to bed at night (something to look forward to - yay!). And lunch is probably the best part of my day at work (again: something to look forward to!).

The one with the pizza party

I’ve been nagging you (well not so much lately) about “my” pizza recipe. It’s mostly an autumn/winter recipe, so I had to quickly put it up here to give you the chance to try it. Because thank God: spring is on its way! So quickly read on, before it’s too late!

The one with the dessert expert

Just wanted the post title to rhyme, so no: I'm not a dessert expert (yet). As you could read in my previous post I had Asian inspiration for my last dinner party. However, I'm not much of a dessert person. Not saying I don't like preparing (OR EATING) desserts, I just never have that much inspiration. Especially when it comes to themed desserts.

The one where goodbye turns into hello

As you can see: still not the best at taking pictures

I started writing this post and it was all unclear mumbling about whatever that's on my mind. I've been talking about changes a LOT lately. Not going into detail about them. However, I gotta say that it might turn some goodbyes into a few hellos. Hello to new friends that is. You probably got no idea what I'm talking about (neither do I).

The one about smashing pumpkins

I have this thing for pumpkin. It started when I got myself a pasta maker. I was absolutely craving homemade ravioli, with a delicious and rich pumpkin filling with sage. And of course some sage butter. And then there was pumpkin puree. Made out of the remaining pumpkin filling, combined with grilled lamb chops. After that followed the idea for a pumpkin cake - pumpkin puree, all spice, ginger, brown sugar, orange zest. Everything. Although it never happened, I'm pretty sure it would be a good idea. And since pumpkin season isn't over yet... You see where I'm going with this one.

The one with the Asian invasion

 Mmm, just thinking about the pink red insides of the meat and the charcoal grill marks, makes my mouth water.

I was fed up with it all. The pizza, the pasta, the polenta, the parmigiano. Mamma mia! So this weekend we mixed it up. We took it all the way to the east and went for Thai beef salad and Chinese massages. Wait, what...

The one with the trust issues

The plan was pretty easy, as you could read in my last post: I just had to nail appetizers, starter, main and dessert. In case you don’t know what sarcasm is, the last sentence was an example. However, as I love every single, little thing that has to do with food (especially eating it), I was looking forward to it. A whole day dedicated to the one thing I would like to define my life, who minds about the rest then?

The one where I got served

A meal that is. The great beginning to a lovely night. A small picnic at the port of Antwerp (don't ask), coming home to a glass of wine and the boyfriend preparing the best dinner for a cold Wednesday evening. He made me a lovely pea - mint soup, with bacon and a slice of oven baked Turkish bread. What else can a girl ask for? The recipe of course!

The one where I fell in love



Still not the best at making pictures - scuzi!

 



This is an easy and a hard post to write at the same time. I have so many posts dangling in my mind, but this one just needs to be out there tonight. And that's for an easy reason: I fell in love. With a chef, with a book and with a recipe. Several recipes for that matter, all by the same chef. I've tried three of his dishes over the same amount of days and they were all equally delicious. But tonight's recipe stole my heart in quite a special way.

The happiest I've been

Not in forever, but in a long time. You might ask "when?". Well that's pretty easy: when I was preparing these beautiful shallots in order to caramelize them. At that moment (which was tonight), there was nothing more peaceful to me than looking at them and nothing else. I love how food can make me forget about ... Well everything. When I'm thinking about recipes, when I'm basting shallots (not the correct term for shallots, I know - at times I just like to talk like a posh motherf*****), when I'm thinking about what to pair with what, that honestly is the most important thing to me in the world.

The one without pictures

Guess that no pictures are better than bad pictures. Even in a negative way: a picture tells a thousand words. Don't want to put you off of the recipe I wanna share with you today! Sad enough my phone is still 100% dead and I didn't get my hands on a new one yet. The past weekend was quite the weekend... Wanna know why? ps: kinda late for a past weekend post... but probably the best way to start looking forward to the next one!

Friyay!

Short introduction: really sorry for the decreasing quality of pictures - but my phone died (not as in "battery needs to be charged", but completely DEAD). Hence I need to take pictures with my laptop, which pretty much sucks, until I get a new one.

I know I'm a tad early with this friyay post. However, I've had a week with two Monday mornings up until now, so allow me my disorientation. As if it wasn't bad enough to go through Monday morning when it was actually Monday morning, we had a bank holiday yesterday so I had another Monday morning today. Sidenote: I hate Monday mornings. Good thing Monday morning was immediately followed by Thursday evening cause that means time for wine (and cheese)!

Don't judge a soup by its...

Although the pictures might suggest otherwise, dinner was delicious last night. We made an easy pumpkin soup, pita bread (not homemade, I'll do better next time - I promise!) and black bean dip. I know it kinda looks disgusting: something about bad lighting, kitchen issues and being in a hurry. But trust me on this one, it tasted pretty neat. And best part: it's actually prrrretty easy!

I hum, you hum, we hummus

 

There's two kinds of people in life: those that like hummus and those that hate it. Or scratch that and make it three: lovers, haters and those that never tried it. I definitely belong to that first group. Hummus is so good as a snack, a small appetizer or even as a dressing (especially over oven grilled broccoli with extra sesame seeds on top). I love it with extra garlic and lemon juice - guess I like strong flavours.

I've been figging about you

Don't you just love it we're in the middle of fig season right now? To me there's often nothing better than a really juicy, firm, fresh fig. I love them in yogurt, with some goat's cheese, just on their own or on a delicious sandwich. And that last thing is exactly what I tried a couple of days ago.

Lazy sunday love

Hey hey, nothing special today. Just wanted to share with you this delicious and healthy snack. I had it this afternoon, when I was binge watching a "Say yes to the dress" marathon. Best choice to kind of keep me from feeling disgusting, as I was chilling in sweatpants all afternoon. Or at least a better choice than a bag of crisps. And best part of all? It's so easy peasy that it's barely any more effort than getting a package of Oreos from the cupboard.