Tasty for 1
Today is Sunday, October 7th and I’m writing this recipe’s intro. We’re nowhere near Halloween or the Holiday Season but nevertheless Instagram and Facebook are being spammed with Christmas-stuff. Not only food bloggers are in yule-mode, the shops in Berlin have been crammed with Christmas-chocolate and -wreaths. Yes, last year I spent my November writing …
Oven baked cod in smoked ham with olives and tomatoRead More »
We’re approaching the end of October and that means it’s time to get spooky! Last year I posted a scary pumpkin soup with witches fingers. The general opinion wasn’t at all what I was expecting. I was hoping for my Singlemade-fans to cry for their mothers, but they all said: how cute! Cute was the …
Halloween special: French onion soup with spidersRead More »
You’re well aware that I love eggs. What the chef likes, the chef cooks. So here’s ANOTHER egg recipe, called eggs in pots. Cream, cheese and eggs, a very French recipe and therefore likely to be delicious. This French classic is usually served for breakfast because it’s to be spooned and also dippable with bread …
Today’s trending vegetable is undoubtedly cauliflower. I can’t think of anything you can’t make with it: rice, pasta, cheese sauce… Another hip dish is cauliflower steak. A juicy, oven baked slice of cauliflower, but that’s where the analogy ends. Don’t get me wrong, I love me a nice beef steak, but I wanted to try …
Cauliflower steaks with spicy chickpeas and tapenadeRead More »
While we were moving to Berlin I tried a HelloFresh-box for the first time in my life. I’ve been aware of the concept for a while now (a box with recipe charts and all the ingredients to make them, all delivered at home), but I’d never tried it before. Being an impulsive cook, our menu …
The amazing summer has caused Sofie’s garden to bulk with figs. Hungry for inspiration, Sofie sent me an email, asking for original fig recipes. Nothing’s too much trouble when it comes to my loyal fans, so as soon as I was able to get my hands on some figs (I don’t have my own garden, …
The one pot pasta with fennel and cherry tomatoes was a big hit. It was such a big hit that I created a new one-pot-recipe. It’s another pasta, but it’s disguised as rice because orzo is a sneaky rice-impersonator! 😉 I do have to confess that this one-pot takes a teensy bit more work than …
Here it is: the #cookingwithferleon winning recipe! Danoi entered this caponata, a Sicilian aubergine stew. Just one bite of this caponata made me taste Italy’s sunshine! #lavitaebella And not just the flavours convinced me. This recipe is totally easy to make, ànd it’s single-proof! It’s multi-purpose as well: you can serve it as a pasta …
When I cook rice it’s enough to feed an army. I love having leftover rice, there’s so much you can do with it: a salad, easy rice pudding, fried rice… And I particularly love the latter. The grains have dried which means they absorb taste more easily than freshly boiled rice. And of course, they …
Whenever I take my little sister Mathilde out to lunch, the odds are that she’ll order a goat cheese salad. She’d be able to write a huge restaurant guide issuing points purely based on the quality of their goat cheese salad. No, there’s no bigger fried-goat-cheese-monster than her! Mathilde came to visit us just one …
Stuffed sweet potato with goat cheese, smoked ham and honey walnutsRead More »
I’ve said it before: homemade bread isn’t all that hard, it’s just a lot of work. All that kneading and resting means that it’s not really a Singlemade-recipe. The Irish soda bread is an exception to this rule and I have some good news: I found another one! Get ready, because I figured out a …
There’s no denying it’s asparagus season! Every food blogger has posted at least one asparagus recipe so Singlemade had to keep up! White or green asparagus? A no-brainer if you ask me. I prefer the green ones because they don’t require peeling. I’ll always be a lazy chef, so if I can get away with …
Zucchini (courgette) is mostly served warm, but we like to go against the grain, so we’ll make a salad with raw zucchini and warm tomato. It feels a bit like a paste with tomato sauce. It’s ideal for the hot days of summer as a light lunch and to transport you to la Dolce Italia …
A little while ago, Magda Dobbelaere shared her oat-burger recipe with me. I loved it! I eat oats by the pound, but it never occurred to me to turn it into a hamburger! I just knew I had to make a Singlemade-version! 🙂 I always let the moment and the contents of my fridge inspire …
Fennel, you either love it or hate and I’m a huge fan! This white tuber is healthy, low in calories, stimulates digestion and freshens your breath. And if none of those arguments have managed to convince you, a piece of fennel is the perfect size for a single! 🙂 Fennel is good, both hot and …
Spring has arrived and that means it’s time for a salad! And a salad is so much more than just lettuce. Get with the program! 😉 To prove this, I’ve made these cucumber boats with a red bean salad. I concocted this recipe in a bout of hunger with only half a cucumber in the …
Melanzane is an Italian classic: lots of tomato and cheese, no wonder it’s so popular. The melanzane’s base is aubergine. It’s cut into thin slices, precooked and dressed with fresh tomato sauce, mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. If you follow tradition, it’ll take you about 1,5 hours to cook. Singlemade doesn’t follow tradition, so I’ve developed …
These days it’s everywhere: mustard soup. I thought it was weird. A mustard sauce, sure, but mustard soup? I was very sceptical… 🙂 But it didn’t keep me from trying it out, on the contrary, I was intrigued. And I have to admit: mustard soup is delicious! Especially when you make it with celeriac and dress …
In the beginnings of my being active on Instagram, one of my single followers posted Shakshuka. I had never heard of it before and my interest was instantly peaked. Shame on me, because I soon discovered that it’s a hugely popular dish. The origins of the dish aren’t very clear (Tunisia, Yemen,…?), but what I …
In case you didn’t know, I’m a West-Flemish girl and in my native tongue, ‘leek’ translates into ‘fun’. We used to live in the countryside and we used to guess the crops in the fields as we drove by: potatoes, sprouts, cauliflower, beets,… One day we were driving past a field with small green stems …
