Couscous Salad

With the spring coming up, we were in desperate need of a nice salad. Pearl Couscous was used for this dish, this kind of couscous is a lot bigger in size then your regular couscous. The cherry tomatoes were roasted in the oven for 20 min on high heat, and instead of Lebanese cucumbers we…

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Crushed cherry tomato and ricotta bruschetta

We looooove bruschetta. The ricotta en the grated lemon rind give a little twist to the original version, very nice indeed. Buy some nice bread like focaccia with pesto to go with it. -enjoy- Pssst, we peeped some bocconcini between the tomatoes too! INGREDIENTS (serves 4) 200g yellow teardrop tomatoes 1 x 250g punnet cherry…

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Creamy fettuccine with prosciutto

A quick pasta I call this. Most of the time you will have all these ingredients already in your fridge at home. Of course you can adapt the recipe a little bit. Replace the prosciutto by some bacon or chicken. Or for the vegetarians with broccoli. Serving warm is a must! – enjoy- INGREDIENTS (serves…

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Beef and pesto baked meatballs

My new favorite easy peasy lemon squeezy recipe! Instead of fresh sourdough breadcrumbs I did use (biscuit) rusk. In Dutch: beschuit. Just a couple, I just crumbled them. The texture of the meatballs after cooking is so soft and moist, it really melts on your tongue. Try it! I am sure the kids will love…

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Chicken & chorizo paella

It was Paella time in the BUX office yesterday. We had a ball. Rafael brought his Paella pan from home, it was up to me to make the Spanish proud. No pressure! I love cooking this fantastic Spanish dish. It was my first time and I did take a lot of tips from our Spanish…

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Classic ratatouille

Some vegetarians in our office did a little dance in the kitchen this afternoon. Ratatouille for lunch! With dark brown bread to sweep up the juices. Another Buxer tried to find some bacon in his food, but after the huge chicken schnitzel from yesterday’s lunch I could convince him this dish was perfect for a little…

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English onion soup with sage and Cheddar

My first office made onion soup and what a success it was! Thank you again Jamie Oliver for your inspiration. Of course I did have to adapt the recipe a little bit for (to many eaters ;-), but apart from the non-toasted bread and melted cheese, I did follow the method as stated. The stale…

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Amaretti biscuits

A quick and easy treat to make. Have a go. Just make sure the egg whites are firm enough 😉 Ingredients (makes 50) unsalted butter , for greasing 4 large free-range egg whites 350 g caster sugar 350 g ground almonds 30 ml amaretto liqueur icing sugar Method Preheat the oven to 170ºC/gas 3, and…

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Chicken milanese with spaghetti

One of my favorite Italian dishes. I often make this recipe for my family but never with the Parmesan cheese, but from now on I will never leave this ingredient out! yum. -enjoy- Ingredients (serves 2) 2 cloves of garlic ½ a bunch of fresh basil olive oil 1 x 400 g tin of plum…

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Sausage pasta bake

Jamie Oliver is a true genius! How can something so easy to make be so delicious? This crumb mixture is fantastic. Have a go, go, go…! And -enjoy- Ingredients (serves 4) 3 cloves of garlic 50 g mature Cheddar cheese 50 g stale bread 2 teaspoons dried oregano olive oil 4 higher-welfare sausages 1 pinch…

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