Vegetables

Super Easy Spanish Lentil Stew with Chorizo
Christmas meal, Easy dishes, Easy to prepare, Lentils, Main Dish, Spain, Stews, Vegetables, Winter recipes

Super Easy Spanish Lentil Stew with Chorizo

This Lentil Stew Recipe is one of my favourites because it is a perfect winter comfort food, easy to prepare, tasty and healthy(ish). Lentils are a top ingredient for winter recipes, low in calories and high in nutrition, and it would be a guaranteed success with everybody thanks to its original twist of spices that […]

Carrots and Coconut Milk Curry soup
Basics, Easy dishes, Easy starters, Easy to prepare, Main Dish, Soup, Vegetables, Vegetarian & vegan dishes, Winter recipes

Easy Curry and Coconut Milk Carrot soup

If I had to choose between winter dishes or summer dishes, my preference would always be winter dishes. The onset of the cold weather brings a great variety of convivial winter recipes including all kind of comfort food such as soups, stews, gratins, roasted vegetables etc. Take the soup for example: from simple basics like […]

Easy candied potato salad
Easy dishes, Easy starters, Easy to prepare, France, Main Dish, Potatoes, Salads, Summer recipes, Vegetables

Easy confit potato salad

This easy confit potato salad is fantastic, perfect for a “light” dinner. You won’t be able to get enough! If you follow the blog, you might have noticed the recipe of Duck confit with “sarladaise” potatoes, those delicious confit potatoes with the fat of the duck typical of the South west of France. Usually there […]

Easy vegan tofu and coconut curry
Courgettes, Easy dishes, Easy to prepare, Main Dish, Rice, Summer recipes, Thailand, Vegetables, Vegetarian & vegan dishes, Winter recipes

Easy vegan tofu and vegetable curry

I am thrilled to introduce my first vegan recipe, a vegan tofu and vegetable curry!! I first tried this recipe last year, just after coming back from a summer holiday in Mexico. My darling and I happily enjoyed tacos and other delicious Mexican dishes such as the carnitas over a few weeks. A decision was […]

Homemade creamy guacamole
Appetizers, Breakfast / Brunch, Easy starters, Mexico, Summer recipes, Vegetables, Vegetarian & vegan dishes

Homemade creamy guacamole

Give a little twist to the traditional Mexican recipe with this homemade creamy guacamole recipe, by adding a little bit of hot tabasco … and cream cheese. Yes, you’ve heard me! The cream cheese gives a creamy texture along with a nice flavour to your home made guacamole and makes it totally addictive, believe me! […]

Shakshuka, Middle Eastern ratatouille with eggs
Breakfast / Brunch, Courgettes, Easy dishes, Main Dish, Middle East, Sauces, Side dishes, Single dish, Summer recipes, Vegetables, Vegetarian & vegan dishes

Middle Eastern ratatouille with eggs, Shakshuka

The shakshuka, a Middle Eastern ratatouille with eggs, is a simple and quick recipe to prepare. The shakshuka original recipe is made with red peppers and tomatoes, and I like to add some courgettes. For seasoning, I use Ras el hanout, a mix of spices from Morocco, paprika and cinnamon, but you can also use cumin, […]

Easy baba ganoush
Appetizers, Easy starters, Easy to prepare, Middle East, Summer recipes, Vegetables, Vegetarian & vegan dishes

Easy Baba Ganoush

Baba ganoush is an  eggplant dip traditional to Middle Eastern countries and especially in Lebanese cuisine. It looks like a cold purée, and is served with pita bread or raw vegetables sticks that people dip inside. The baba ganoush is usually made with roasted eggplant, a sesame seed cream called tahini, lemon, cumin and garlic. […]

Calabacin con Nata y Lemon
Christmas meal, Courgettes, Easy dishes, France, Side dishes, Summer recipes, Vegetables, Vegetarian & vegan dishes

Courgettes with lemon and cream

If you are looking for a fast and simple vegetable side dish, you are going to love the courgettes with lemon and cream! The preparation is very easy and requires only a few ingredients: courgettes, lemon, cream and dried herbs to flavour. Also if you want to make this recipe more fashionable for a dinner […]

Lasaña de calabacin, sin pasta
Courgettes, Gratins, Italy, Pasta, Side dishes, Single dish, Summer recipes, Uncategorized, Vegetables, Vegetarian & vegan dishes, Winter recipes

No pasta courgette lasagne

Eating more vegetables and less meat, as well as enjoying good food, is what I am looking for in my day to day diet. So I am always trying to find new original recipes with vegetables, that are easy to make even for people who do not like vegetables so much. There are many classics […]

Coliflor al horno gratinado con parmesano
Easy dishes, Easy to prepare, France, Potatoes, Single dish, Stews, Vegetables, Winter recipes

Roasted cauliflower with Parmesan

This winter I’ve used my oven a lot, since I realized recently that it is a perfect way to cook roasted vegetables and meat with very little preparation, and with great results! To roast the vegetables gives them a nice smoky taste and make them much nicer to eat than boiled vegetables.After the roasted root […]

Roasted root vegetables with mascarpone
Easy dishes, Easy to prepare, France, Potatoes, Side dishes, Vegetables, Vegetarian & vegan dishes, Winter recipes

Roasted root vegetables with mascarpone

Why are root vegetables such as carrots, potatoes, parsnips, turnips, celeriac, rutabaga etc. such a powerful source of nutrients? Because they are grown into the ground, far away from any natural light, and for this reason they store inside themselves the vitamins and minerals necessary to their growth. Furthermore the root vegetables naturally carry few […]

Vegetarian Kale soup, with sweet potato and carrot
Appetizers, Easy dishes, Easy starters, Easy to prepare, France, Main Dish, Potatoes, Soup, Vegetables, Vegetarian & vegan dishes, Winter recipes

Vegetarian kale soup

After Christmas and its huge meals, we generally appreciate a few weeks of light, healthy and easy to prepare food to sweep away the previous excesses, which makes soup a very successful option. My favourite winter soups are the pumpkin curry soup with sweet potato and the sautéed vegetables soup but I always like to […]

Baked Hasselback potatoes with raclette cheese
Christmas meal, Easy dishes, Easy to prepare, France, Gratins, Main Dish, Potatoes, Side dishes, Single dish, Vegetables, Vegetarian & vegan dishes, Winter recipes

Raclette Hasselback potatoes

What are Hasselback potatoes? The name sounds complicated but it is just the name of the hotel where those baked potatoes were invented. It is a simple recipe for an elegant and original side dish that allows infinite modification. Those stuffed potatoes could easily become a classic of your kitchen! To prepare the potatoes, cut them […]

Colourful beetroot and carrot salad with feta
Appetizers, Easy starters, Easy to prepare, France, Salads, Summer recipes, Vegetables, Vegetarian & vegan dishes

Colourful beetroot and carrot salad with feta

This new beetroot and carrot salad recipe has been quite successful this summer. I invented it mixing the ingredients I had in my fridge one night: carrots, raw beetroot, a few salad leaves and red peppers, feta and eggs. Sprinkled with basil and seasoned with the honey and mustard vinaigrette, the result is very surprising. […]

Meatball gratin with courgettes & mozzarella
Beef, Courgettes, Gratins, Greece, Lamb, Single dish, Summer recipes, Vegetables

Meatball gratin with courgettes & mozzarella

I am a huge fan of gratins for their variety of tastes and their simplicity to make. For summer I found a lighter way to replace the traditional recipe with béchamel sauce by a combination of vegetables, mozzarella and Meatball gratin which is clearly more enjoyable when the temperature outside is 100º F (35ºC). This gratin […]

Baked chicken thighs with chorizo and orange
Chicken, Christmas meal, Courgettes, Easy dishes, Easy to prepare, Grilled, Single dish, Spain, Summer recipes, Vegetables

Baked chicken legs with chorizo and orange

Now that the hot weather is almost back, grilled recipes are ideal for a lunch or a dinner: they are tasty, fast and easy-to-cook, and becomes a classic meal for the summer, that you can vary with ad infinitum. I am starting the “Grilled” section today with a recipe originating from the south of Spain: […]