#BXLLOCKDOWN DAY 36 “HERO” WEEK/ SPINACH / RECIPE 3 “Hero” week continues with Spinach. Here is a dish that I learned from my grandmother. I lived with her for a few years as a teenager and needless to say I was a fussy eater. She would try everything to make me eat more greens and…
Category: Comfort Food
Chicken & Spinach Mini Pies
#BXLLOCKDOWN DAY 34 “HERO” WEEK/ Spinach / RECIPE 1 This mini pie recipe is a true testament to my love of making new recipes out of leftovers. And it is a great way to kick off my “hero” week. The hero being Spinach this week. I have used left-over chicken breast for these pies, but…
Cuizzine’s “Sun”day Sandwich
#bxllockdown Day 32 Splendid Soups & Sandwiches / Recipe 6 I know it is only Saturday, but this sandwich can need a bit of planning.. so here is it a day early. I have to admit, the constant sunshine in Brussels has made this lockdown a little less uncomfortable. So on this glorious April afternoon,…
Vegan Broccoli Soup
#bxllockdown Day 31 Splendid Soups and Sandwiches / Recipe 5 This creamy broccoli soup recipe has brought soups back into my life, and most importantly to the life of my children. Mine are not particularly fussy about eating broccoli but they moan about soup. I used their love of Asian cuisine and created this soup….
Goat’s Cheese, Bacon & Green Apple Bagel
#bxllockdown Day 30 Soups & Sandwiches/ Recipe 4 This sandwich combination is close to my heart, I made it for our first picnic date with my husband (some 17 years ago). It was a beautiful spring day and we had gone to Chateau de La Hulpe in Brussels for an afternoon in the sun. At the…
Chickpea Tikka Masala
#bxllockdown Day 17 VEGAN WEEK / RECIPE 5 Friday nights were traditionally take-away (or order-in) night at our house. But since our favourite Indian is closed due to lockdown I thought maybe we can have a go at making a vegan tikka masala at home. I have been wanting to try a recipe out but…
KISIR (Bulgur Wheat Salad)
#bxllockdown Day 13 VEGAN WEEK / RECIPE 1 It’s time to kick back, get a nice cuppa and read about… yes you guessed it! FOOD. I’m officially kicking off my week of vegan food challenge. Read, research, fuse cuisines together and eat vegan. That is my motto for the week. Our first recipe is an old favourite…
Carb Free Leek & Chicken Pizza
#bxllockdown Day 9 Food is an important part of my day. I need a warm dinner, Just a salad or a sandwich for dinner does not appeal to me unless it’s an exceptionally hot summer’s day. The only problem is I still want to watch my weight and cleanse my body of carbs once in…
Stuffed Zucchini (or is it Courgette?)
#bxllockdown Day 4 I have decided to bring in the big guns… Stuffed zucchinis (or is it courgettes?) I have grown up calling it a zucchini back home in Oz, but in my adopted country, Belgium, we call them courgettes. It doesn’t matter what we choose to call them, they are delicious and very versatile….
Istanbul Style Rice with Aubergines
The aubergine is the undisputed king of vegetables in the Turkish kitchen. First cultivated and eaten in India and quickly spreading across the Asian continent, the aubergine was prized for its mild flavour and smooth texture. Turks claim to have more than a hundred ways to prepare aubergine. A meze table without an aubergine dish (or…
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