What made me happy today? Little pieces of heaven.
Here are some of my favorite things and moments. They always make me happy. I have posted some of them before, feel free to take a look at my old posts!
- my Saturday morning walk to koffie Onan, and the latte of the week.
- Starpower.
- Alan Rickman's voice.
- long, hot bubble baths with Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio playing in the background.
- Porta Nigra.
- watching anime.
- hugs.
- watching my favorite episodes from tv series.
- music.
- laughing.
- my boyfriend.
- watching other people when walking through the city and making up a background story for them.
- xkcd.
- cooking.
- the scent of freshly baked cake or cookies.
- my goddaughter.
- my friends.
- being happy.
Have a great Saturday!
Showing posts with label cooking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cooking. Show all posts
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Stir it up
What made me happy today? Stir fry!
I eat a lot of vegetables. One of my favorite ways to prepare veggies is a stir fry. Now when I was at the supermarket last Sunday I got a free bundle of scallions with my purchase (no idea why). I looked at a bunch of recipes to try and find a nice way to prepare them but in the end I decided to wing it.
This was the result:
It's very tasty, kind of healthy and easy to make.
What you need:
- 100 gr mushrooms, sliced
- 100 gr broccoli, in florets
- a bundle of scallions, sliced
- 100 gr of seitan or beef or poultry, in strips
- two soup-spoons of soy sauce
- a teaspoon of palm sugar
How to make it:
- put some oil in a wok, heat it
- toss everything in the wok except the scallions
- stir fry for a few minutes, until everything is nice and warm
- add the soy sauce, the sugar and the scallions and stir fry for about two more minutes
- serve with rice and enjoy!
I eat a lot of vegetables. One of my favorite ways to prepare veggies is a stir fry. Now when I was at the supermarket last Sunday I got a free bundle of scallions with my purchase (no idea why). I looked at a bunch of recipes to try and find a nice way to prepare them but in the end I decided to wing it.
This was the result:
It's very tasty, kind of healthy and easy to make.
What you need:
- 100 gr mushrooms, sliced
- 100 gr broccoli, in florets
- a bundle of scallions, sliced
- 100 gr of seitan or beef or poultry, in strips
- two soup-spoons of soy sauce
- a teaspoon of palm sugar
How to make it:
- put some oil in a wok, heat it
- toss everything in the wok except the scallions
- stir fry for a few minutes, until everything is nice and warm
- add the soy sauce, the sugar and the scallions and stir fry for about two more minutes
- serve with rice and enjoy!
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Happy kitchen accident
What made me happy today? Having one of my happy kitchen accidents.
I was making stuffing for gorditas today. Just pretty basic stuff: mushrooms, bell peppers, onion, kidney beans, vegetarian alternative to ground beef, fajita sauce, corn. And I added a can of white beans in tomato sauce by mistake. I thought it was a can of corn... But turns out it was a great idea to toss in those beans, because this stuff is darn tasty!
Want to make this yourself? It's super easy: just get the ingredients mentioned ab ove, cook them, add the sauce and viola! Serve in gorditas, with some sour cream, grated cheese and other things you like.
I was making stuffing for gorditas today. Just pretty basic stuff: mushrooms, bell peppers, onion, kidney beans, vegetarian alternative to ground beef, fajita sauce, corn. And I added a can of white beans in tomato sauce by mistake. I thought it was a can of corn... But turns out it was a great idea to toss in those beans, because this stuff is darn tasty!
Want to make this yourself? It's super easy: just get the ingredients mentioned ab ove, cook them, add the sauce and viola! Serve in gorditas, with some sour cream, grated cheese and other things you like.
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Unexpected noms!
What made me happy today? Re-discovering a forgotten recipe!
I've had one very busy week this week. Today was the only day where there was nothing in my agenda besides chores around the house. It's a very grey day and we're expecting snow again. This seemed like the ideal time to go browsing through my cookbooks again. By doing so I stumbled across 'Texas cowboy cooking' by Tom Perini.
And that's when I re-discovered one of my favorite recipes for carrots. It's simple yet very tasty, but it's not suitable for children as it contains alcohol.
Carrots with bourbon sauce, for 6 - 8 servings. Although this may be less, as it's so damn delicious :-)
Ingredients:
- about 900 gr carrots, peeled and sliced into 2.5 cm pieces
- 60 gr of brown sugar
- 60 gr melted butter
- 2-4 tablespoons boubon
Preparation:
- Steam the carrots to your liking, depending on your preference for crunchy or soft. (I like them best when they're still a bit crunchy)
- In a medium saucepan, combine the sugar, butter and bourbon, and simmer over low heat until thick. Stir well.
- Pour the souce over the carrots and serve while hot.
- Enjoy!
I've had one very busy week this week. Today was the only day where there was nothing in my agenda besides chores around the house. It's a very grey day and we're expecting snow again. This seemed like the ideal time to go browsing through my cookbooks again. By doing so I stumbled across 'Texas cowboy cooking' by Tom Perini.
And that's when I re-discovered one of my favorite recipes for carrots. It's simple yet very tasty, but it's not suitable for children as it contains alcohol.
Carrots with bourbon sauce, for 6 - 8 servings. Although this may be less, as it's so damn delicious :-)
Ingredients:
- about 900 gr carrots, peeled and sliced into 2.5 cm pieces
- 60 gr of brown sugar
- 60 gr melted butter
- 2-4 tablespoons boubon
Preparation:
- Steam the carrots to your liking, depending on your preference for crunchy or soft. (I like them best when they're still a bit crunchy)
- In a medium saucepan, combine the sugar, butter and bourbon, and simmer over low heat until thick. Stir well.
- Pour the souce over the carrots and serve while hot.
- Enjoy!
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Pancakes
What made me happy today? Pancakes!
I'm having pancakes today, so I decided to share my pancake recipe with you :-)
Ingredients:
- 400 gr self-raising flour
- 3 eggs
- pinch of salt
- 1 soup spoon of sugar
- 2 soup spoon of bread-crumbs
- 500 ml semi-skimmed milk
- 150 ml sparkling water
Preparation:
- Put the flour in a bowl. Break the eggs and add them. Add the bread-crumbs, salt and sugar. Add the milk. Mix with a mixer.
- Add the sparkling water. Mix again until you have a liquid dough (but not watery). If necessary, add some more sparkling water.
- Put some butter in a pan, let the pan get hot and pour a laddle of dough in it. Bake on both sides, until nice and golden brown.
- Serve with sugar, jam, syrup or topping of your choice.
- Enjoy!
I'm having pancakes today, so I decided to share my pancake recipe with you :-)
Ingredients:
- 400 gr self-raising flour
- 3 eggs
- pinch of salt
- 1 soup spoon of sugar
- 2 soup spoon of bread-crumbs
- 500 ml semi-skimmed milk
- 150 ml sparkling water
Preparation:
- Put the flour in a bowl. Break the eggs and add them. Add the bread-crumbs, salt and sugar. Add the milk. Mix with a mixer.
- Add the sparkling water. Mix again until you have a liquid dough (but not watery). If necessary, add some more sparkling water.
- Put some butter in a pan, let the pan get hot and pour a laddle of dough in it. Bake on both sides, until nice and golden brown.
- Serve with sugar, jam, syrup or topping of your choice.
- Enjoy!
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Quiche
What made me happy today? Quiche.
I made my first quiche a few days ago, and I absolutely love it! It's easy to make, very tasty, can be eaten both hot and cold, great for lunch or dinner, can easily be packed for a lunch at school or work and just all-round yummie!
The picture above is the first quiche I ever made. It was very tasty, so here's the recipe. Try it, you won't be disappointed!
Ingredients:
- 4 large eggs
- 120 ml of milk/replacement
- 250 gr of broccoli
- a couple handfuls of spinach
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1/2 red onion
- a few cherry tomatos
- about 120 gr of grated cheese (swiss/cheddar/gouda is a nice choice)
- olive oil
- sea salt + fresh pepper to taste
- a pinch of cayenne pepper
- unbaked pie pastry or puff pastry
Preparation:
- Sweat chopped garlic and red onion in a little olive oil. Meanwhile steam the broccoli and spinach for a couple minutes.
- Combine eggs and milk and add a bit of salt and pepper - include the cayenne
Fill pie crust with the onion + garlic mixture, broccoli, spinach and cheese (save a little for the top).
- Pour egg mixture over everything and top with the left over cheese and cherry tomatos
- Bake at 220°C for about 35 minutes, until egg mixture is solid.
Small warning: be carefull when you eat this, the cherry tomatoes are very hot on the inside and tend to splatter you with juice when being cut.
Enjoy!
I made my first quiche a few days ago, and I absolutely love it! It's easy to make, very tasty, can be eaten both hot and cold, great for lunch or dinner, can easily be packed for a lunch at school or work and just all-round yummie!
The picture above is the first quiche I ever made. It was very tasty, so here's the recipe. Try it, you won't be disappointed!
Ingredients:
- 4 large eggs
- 120 ml of milk/replacement
- 250 gr of broccoli
- a couple handfuls of spinach
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1/2 red onion
- a few cherry tomatos
- about 120 gr of grated cheese (swiss/cheddar/gouda is a nice choice)
- olive oil
- sea salt + fresh pepper to taste
- a pinch of cayenne pepper
- unbaked pie pastry or puff pastry
Preparation:
- Sweat chopped garlic and red onion in a little olive oil. Meanwhile steam the broccoli and spinach for a couple minutes.
- Combine eggs and milk and add a bit of salt and pepper - include the cayenne
Fill pie crust with the onion + garlic mixture, broccoli, spinach and cheese (save a little for the top).
- Pour egg mixture over everything and top with the left over cheese and cherry tomatos
- Bake at 220°C for about 35 minutes, until egg mixture is solid.
Small warning: be carefull when you eat this, the cherry tomatoes are very hot on the inside and tend to splatter you with juice when being cut.
Enjoy!
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Apple pie
What made me happy today? Apple pie!
I have mentioned it before (http://project365-oneyearofhappy.blogspot.be/2013/01/cooking.html), but I love cooking and baking. So yesterday evening, as it was snowing I decided that I'd make an apple pie today.
And it worked out great, minus the part where I burned myself on the hot stove and ended up with 1st and 2nd degree burns on my right hand. Not to worry, the pie is fine and very delicious.
Want to try it yourself? It's very easy to make! Here's the recipe:
Ingedients:
- two sheets of puff pastry dough
- 8 granny smith apples, cored, peeled and sliced
- 60 gr of white sugar
- 60 gr of brown suger
- 100 ml of water
- 110 gr of unsalted butter
- 3 tablespoons of all-purpose flour
- raisins and cinnamon to taste
Preparation:
- Preheat your oven to 220°C. Melt the butter in a saucepan. Stir in the all-purpose flour to form a paste. Add the water, the white and brown sugar. Reduce the temperature and let simmer.
- Place the bottem crust in the pie pan. Fill it with the apples (raisins and cinnamon if you like), mounded slightly. Cover this with the second crust, cut into a lattice. Gently pour the sugar and butter liquid over the crust. Do this slowly so it does not run off. And whatever you do, do not put your hand on the hot stove ;-)
- Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven. After 15 minutes, reduce the temperature to 175°C. Continue baking for 35 - 45 minutes until the apples are soft.
Once done, take the pie out of the oven, let it cool and enjoy!
I have mentioned it before (http://project365-oneyearofhappy.blogspot.be/2013/01/cooking.html), but I love cooking and baking. So yesterday evening, as it was snowing I decided that I'd make an apple pie today.
And it worked out great, minus the part where I burned myself on the hot stove and ended up with 1st and 2nd degree burns on my right hand. Not to worry, the pie is fine and very delicious.
Want to try it yourself? It's very easy to make! Here's the recipe:
Ingedients:
- two sheets of puff pastry dough
- 8 granny smith apples, cored, peeled and sliced
- 60 gr of white sugar
- 60 gr of brown suger
- 100 ml of water
- 110 gr of unsalted butter
- 3 tablespoons of all-purpose flour
- raisins and cinnamon to taste
Preparation:
- Preheat your oven to 220°C. Melt the butter in a saucepan. Stir in the all-purpose flour to form a paste. Add the water, the white and brown sugar. Reduce the temperature and let simmer.
- Place the bottem crust in the pie pan. Fill it with the apples (raisins and cinnamon if you like), mounded slightly. Cover this with the second crust, cut into a lattice. Gently pour the sugar and butter liquid over the crust. Do this slowly so it does not run off. And whatever you do, do not put your hand on the hot stove ;-)
- Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven. After 15 minutes, reduce the temperature to 175°C. Continue baking for 35 - 45 minutes until the apples are soft.
Once done, take the pie out of the oven, let it cool and enjoy!
Friday, January 11, 2013
Cooking
What made me happy today? Cooking!
I love food and I love cooking. New recipes are always so much fun to try out, toy with and just give my own little personal twist!
Over the years I have added a lot of recipes to my repertoire. When I came to Leuven to study, I knew the basics. Being on my own and not wanting to eat the same things gave me the opportunity to start experimenting with recipes. I started with simple things, like a new type of pasta sauce. In the meantime I've added a lot to my cooking repertoire, much to the joy of some of my friends.
There's just something soothing about being in the kitchen, making food (or baking cakes / cookies) for the ones you love.
In the future I might upload some pictures of things I cooked / baked here, and some of my favorite recipes, but as I'm having a guest for dinner I'm off to my kitchen!
Enjoy your dinner, I know I will enjoy making mine :-)
I love food and I love cooking. New recipes are always so much fun to try out, toy with and just give my own little personal twist!
Over the years I have added a lot of recipes to my repertoire. When I came to Leuven to study, I knew the basics. Being on my own and not wanting to eat the same things gave me the opportunity to start experimenting with recipes. I started with simple things, like a new type of pasta sauce. In the meantime I've added a lot to my cooking repertoire, much to the joy of some of my friends.
There's just something soothing about being in the kitchen, making food (or baking cakes / cookies) for the ones you love.
In the future I might upload some pictures of things I cooked / baked here, and some of my favorite recipes, but as I'm having a guest for dinner I'm off to my kitchen!
Enjoy your dinner, I know I will enjoy making mine :-)
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