Less is more. Famous architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe said this about simple design and architecture back in the days. And he was/is right. Same can be applied to the food we eat. It does not mean you have to eat less food in general, but more selective. Reduced meat consumption, for example, is good for your health and also better for the environment… and often cheaper. How do I get to the Veggie Bolognese with this introduction? I don’t know ;P
Sometimes you are just not in the mood after a long day at work to spend even more time working in the kitchen to make dinner. What do I say… sometimes? I mean never! ;) For this reason, I love me some dinner like this one here – Roasted Cauliflower with Chickpeas. Conveniently made in the oven on one tray. Really easy to prepare and if you make a bit more you got leftovers you can use the next day. Sounds good, right?
If you want to spend less time in the kitchen but you still like to cook, you’ve almost certainly heard of “meal prep”, right? Instead of cooking each day of the week you take some time on one day and prepare all meals for the week in one go. This Sausage & Bacon Ragù with White Beans and Polenta is not an explicit meal prep recipe, but if you make a big pot, you can use the ragù as a base for several other recipes. Meals for several days of the week with little to no effort.
“If you want to sell a frying pan, make a Turkey Stew with Rice!” That’s what a friend of mine used to say. She sold kitchen appliances, pots, and pans on a home shopping channel back in the day. No idea if she sold a lot of this stuff but the theory sounds convincing. Pretty much everyone likes Turkey Stew ;P
When the temperatures go down, the time has come for delicious soups and stews. They are made for colder days. In summer, I try to avoid eating hot soups/stews because they make me sweat. In fall and winter, they are perfect. They warm you from the inside and if you fall into a “food coma” nobody cares. You can just lie down on the sofa and relax ;P
If you were looking for classic Italian dishes you might have stumbled over risotto already. This one here might look like a risotto, but it’s not. This is actually a (delicious) pasta dish: Creamy Risoni with Mushrooms. Equally simple and easy to prepare as risotto, but yet quite different ;)
I love my job, but in between I love to bake and try new things in the kitchen. A lot of my friends and colleagues encourage me to bake - for a very simple reason: they get the leftovers - and it seems they like it most of the time ;)
