Who’s ever bought a a watermelon that wasn’t sweet? Everybody, I guess. 😀 Watermelon is a wonderful fruit and can be beautifully sweet, but if you get yourself a bland one, then there’s no fun in eating it just like that. Tossing it is not an option, in my home, so I usually juice it and mix it with other,…
This is the perfect detox soup after the heavier festive meals. It originates from Liguria, Italy, and it’s quite easy to make. It’s one of my family recipes and I love to prepare it with rainbow chard. Plain chard and wild spinach are great too!
Nowadays we can buy a LOT of ready-made food that can simplify our lives quite a bit. Think of peeled tomatoes and chickpeas in a jar, for example, which free us from lengthy preparations when our busy schedules demand quick lunches and dinners. A lot of this food is not such a good choice. Take for example many ready-made…
This salad is inspired by the Thai cuisine, maybe my favourite after the Italian one for the fresh, pure and tangy flavours. Give me a bowl of Tom Yam soup or a Thai curry (vegetarian or not) with rice and you’ll make me happy! Sweet potatoes are almost always eaten cooked and that makes them incredibly sweet. If you eat…
This Summer pasta is delicious, light and fresh, so it’s perfect for a warm day. It’s great also eaten cold, as a pasta salad, for example during a pick-nick. In this case make sure you cook the pasta REALLY al dente because it will keep on absorbing moisture from the sauce getting softer as it does. Raw cauliflower…
In 2014 I’ve given my first cooking workshop with the one and only Detox Coach & best-selling author Jacqueline van Lieshout and since that time I’m honoured to call her a friend. What a great lady, full of energy and ideas! Working with her is always very inspiring and therefore I’m very happy to organize a few workshops with her…