#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…
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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…
Turkish Rice: The Ultimate Pilav
In case the name didn’t give it away, this Aussie is definitely of Turkish decent. The food is a massive part of any Turkish family and the culture of food is very strong in Turkey. I learnt to cook Turkish food from my mother and grandmother but it seems when it comes to rice or…
Broccoli on the side
This is a side dish that never fails to amaze. Very simple and very satisfying. This dish goes really well with meat, fish and poultry. I even eat it with salad when I don’t feel like eating meat. My kids, who are a bit picky when it comes to their greens, eat this without a…
Plum Jam for Breakfast
It has been a nice summer break with loads of family activity. My foodie dreams have been on hold for a few weeks but lets kick it off for autumn with something sweet. Plum Jam. Recently my neighbour gave us some plums from her garden and I decided to make same jam. With many fruits…
Roasted Pumpkin Hummus
Hummus (Houmous in British English) is an Arabic word meaning “chickpeas” and essentially it is made from chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic. We are very lucky in Brussels with the choice of Lebanese restaurants we have, the quality of their hummus is so good that we never have to resort to the supermarket kind. I…
Magical Green Beans
This is a very simple dish. You only need 4 ingredients and it can be eaten cold as well as hot. Another plus about this dish is that, it is only 70 calories per serve so you can eat till something delicious and not feel guilty. This dish goes very well with Turkish rice (posted here:…
Cigdem Sidney Ozdemircelik 