Chicken Katsu Curry

It was the week after the holidays and without Joep in the BUX kitchen to help me out, I had to come up with a recipe that was not too complicated to cook for 65 people. Frying the chicken and tofu for the vegetarians was a challenge but apart from that this chicken katsu curry…

Greek day

Lentil tabbouleh Ingredients 200 g puy lentils 1 bunch of spring onions 200 g ripe cherry tomatoes 1 large bunch of fresh flat-leaf parsley 1 large bunch of fresh mint extra virgin olive oil 1 lemon Method Rinse the lentils, then cook in plenty of salted water until tender. Drain and set aside to cool….

Mexican Day

A day that will go into the BUX LUNCH books as The Onion Day. With chilli con carne, guacamole, tomato salsa, quasadillas and corn salsa. Chilli con carne with popped kidney beansSweet smoky paprika, punchy fresh chilliIngredients2 dried chillies , such as chipotle 2 red onions 4 cloves of garlic 1 bunch of fresh coriander…

Prawn & chorizo orzo With vine tomatoes & fresh basil

The Orzo was replaced by macaroni. Just because the Orzo was not in stock at our grocers.  I am a massive chorizo fan. Ask my colleagues, I cann’t get enough of it. I just love the strong flavour. It can take over a whole dish, so it’s always a big risk to keep the flavour…

Beef and broccoli stir-fry

Simple, authentic and delicious. For the vegetarians amongst us we made a Tofu & cashew stir-fry, see recipe below.  yum! -enjoy- Ingredients (serves 4) 200 g purple sprouting broccoli sea salt freshly ground black pepper 2 x 300 g quality sirloin steaks 2 teaspoons coriander seeds olive oil 1 red onion , peeled and finely…

Noodle & Rice boxes

This inspiration came from Jamie Oliver. Our “customers” could choose from salmon, tuna or chicken. For the vegetarians we made a couscous version with falafel and hummus. Very nice as well! Let you imagination go wild with the ingredients. It’s lots of fun to make and to serve. We definitely will make this for BUX…

Coconut Flour Banana Cake with Chocolate Rum Ganache

We couldn’t resist to put shaved coconut on top. Just for a bit of coloring. As we have many (cheeky) monkeys in the BUX office, we run out of banana’s so we had to leave them out of this recipe. We can imagine the cake taste ever nicer with the banana’s, but without it was…

Greek salad

This salad reminds me of Summer lunches on the beach. With a light bit of grilled white fish on the side… just perfect! -enjoy- Ingredients (serves 4) 1 medium ripe tomato 200 g ripe cherry tomatoes 1 beef tomato 1 medium red onion , peeled 1 cucumber 1 green pepper 1 handful fresh dill 1…

Kerryann’s Turkish-style couscous

What a great couscous this is with a spicy twist. I do love the idea of the tomato purée, and all the rest of the ingredients give it a boost of flavors together you probably don’t expect. -enjoy- Ingredients (serves 8) 250 g couscous 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon smoked paprika sea salt freshly…