As you might know I have altered our eating habits a while ago and we try to keep to these new and healthier habits: more greens, less meat but better meat, less sugar, a lot of seeds and nuts, no dairy and no gluten. The last two because we have to, not because gluten or…
Sweet potato cookies
My son has been learning about healthy food in school last month and his teacher asked if I would be interested to come an give the kids some information on healthy eating. Why not? The tricky part was they still learn the classic food triangle. I didn’t want to tell them things that are different…
Year of the Bean – time for a chickpea salad
Did you know 2016 was declared Year of the Bean by the United Nations? Since in 2013 they elected quinoa and this was a boost for this South American grain, I presume we are going to eat a whole lot of beans this year. The UN doesn’t use the word bean but “pulse” a more inclusive…
Vietnamese Chicken Skewers on the Plancha
Njam sent me their last book Proef De Goesting a while ago but I have been so busy that I didn’t even have time to take a look at it. The book contains the favorite recipes of 12 Njam chefs. Browsing through the book I stumbled upon a recipe by Quyen Truong Thi. I love…
Eat less but better – Duke of Berkshire
One of my good intentions last year was to eat less meat but better quality. I must say I have really kept that intention / promise. Better for my health, for the environment and what a difference in taste. Since the “Dagen Zonder Vlees” started again (an initiative where you eat less meat and fish)…
Paleo Crackers
I have been reading up on the Paleo way of eating. Although I am not a die hard follower I must say we eat a lot of paleo these days. Take these paleo crackers for example. My office is in a remote (and desolate) town close to Antwerp with no healthy food outlets to grab lunch….