When I was little my mom always went to a little bakery to buy chocolate mousse. According to her the best chocolate mousse ever. I must say I do have good memories of this mousse but I simply can’t eat this anymore because of you know all the butter, sugar and cream…. When I overheard…
Mango sluchi with granola
Since my September Challenge I started making some kind of smoothie/icecream kind of little treats for breakfast. The children just love it and the call it a sluchi. Why? I don’t know but from now on we eat sluchis for breakfast topped with berries or other fruit and some home made granola. A winning combination for…
Workshop steaming: Scallops, King Crab and Avocado
A couple of weeks ago Miele invited some foodbloggers for a cooking class with Thomas Locus from Bistro Margaux to learn all about steaming in the kitchen. As you might know steaming is hot for the moment and a lot of people tend to invest in a nice steamer or combination oven. I have a…
Tinsel
Seems like all I do these days is going out for coffees. Mmm, what a life! In September I discovered Charlie’s in Antwerp and last week my colleagues invited me for breakfast as a farewell gift. I was both sad and happy. Sad to leave these nice ladies and great friends behind… Happy to start a new…
Shrimp ceviche with cucumber and green beans
This is a great easy and quick recipe I came up with this weekend. With these summer temperatures I was craving for a light summery dish. Since I had no mango I couldn’t make my favorite ceviche. The children had green beans and shrimps for dinner so I used their leftover beans in our…
Cinnamon waffles
I came up with this recipe last summer since Mr. Husband can’t eat ‘speculoos’ (a kind of shortbread which tastes like gingerbread and cinnamon) I tried to soothe him with these cinnamon waffles. These are great for breakfast but are also a delicious afternoon snack with some homemade ice cream and fresh fruit. In the…