I hope you all had a great Halloween yesterday! Since I still had a lot of the roasted pumpkin puree from my Halloween pumpkin cupcakes so decided to try out some other recipes like pumpkin ginger miso soup and these empanadas. During the blogger’s dinner a couple of week ago I had empanadas for the first time…
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Halloween Pumpkin Cupcakes
Wednesdays or weekend are great times to start cooking in with my kids. With Halloween approaching we are carving out pumpkins and trying out new cupcake recipes with the rest of the pumpkin meat. No waste policy here. The carving part is not so easy but after a while I kind of got the…
My favorite dressing
When I was a kid we regularly dined out in Japanese restaurants. My parents were really fond of sukiyaki fondue and teppan-yaki. I remember always getting a little starter…it was either some kind of stew my dad always called the ‘dog bite’ (it really looked like dog food and we thought it was hilarious) or…
Oven roasted potato stew
Autumn has arrived…rain, cold in the morning and during nights, grey days…. Last weekend we lit a fire for the very first time of the season. This season asks for comforty food. I have prepared this roasted potato stew and served it with grilled romaine lettuce. Yum! You can also serve this with a piece…
Ginger Broccoli Soup – a heartwarming recipe
The typical Belgian weather has started again. One day it is 25 degrees and sunny, the next day 13 degrees and rainy and windy. On these chilly days I prefer a nice hot soup. I have made this soup with a big broccoli stalk and added what I had left in the fridge: some Iceberg…
Avocado spinach soup – a raw recipe
When you are in need of a quick and healthy soup just turn to this recipe. Not for cold and rainy days but perfect for a nice day late summer early autumn. One of my friends sent me a recipe for cold avocado – cilantro soup and I was intrigued so I tried to make…