Spinach pasta with asparagus and pesto sauce

by chris

Spinach pasta with asparagus and pesto sauce

This is really a quick and easy meal that is healthy and tasty.

Serving Size: 2
Ingredients:

250 grams spinach pasta (tagliatelle)
200 grams asparagus
130 grams (or small jar) basil pesto
lemon juice

Directions:

Bring a large pot of salted water to boil.
Remove the dried out hard ends of the asparagus and cut them into bite sized pieces.
Bring a 2nd smaller pot […]

Waffle Pieces with Lettuce and Papaya Chutney

by chris

Waffle Pieces with Lettuce and Papaya Chutney

These little appetizers taste delicious. The sweet-sour-spiciness of the chutney on the little waffle pieces is great and the little bit of lettuce adds a lot of color. These make a great finger food.

Yield: 3 doz.
Ingredients:
For the waffles:

1 & 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup polenta
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 & 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 tablespoon sugar
3 egg […]

Dutch mustard soup

by harald

Dutch mustard soup

Mustard soup has a long tradition in Holland. This is a vegan version of the famous soup. I cooked a similar soup recently during a cooking workshop on a company trip. It’s very nice, especially since it is creamy without using cream and not even soy cream.

Serving Size: 4
Ingredients:

3 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 bottle white wine
1 […]

Warm spinach stuffed portobello mushrooms

by chris

Warm spinach stuffed portabello mushrooms

A warm salad is always a special treat and often a bit more filling than the cold salads. Fresh spinach, just wilted in oil with garlic has such a pretty emerald green color and tastes delicious.

Serving Size: 2
Ingredients:

2 portobello mushrooms
100 grams fresh spinach, washed
2 spring onions, cut in small circles
1 clove garlic, minced
1 Tbs. olive […]

Asparagus ravioli with creamy lemon sage sauce

by chris

Asparagus ravioli with creamy lemon sage sauce

What an elegant and tasty meal this was! It is a bit of trouble to make, but well worth it.

Yield: 12 raviolis
Ingredients:
for the raviolis:

1 cup semolina flour
2 tsp. olive oil
1/2 cup water
salt

for the filling:

500 grams fresh asparagus, washed, cut in small pices
1 clove garlic
2 Tbs. olive oil
100 grams soy cheese, grated
salt and pepper to taste

for […]