Create with your hands
Create with your hands
Whether you have your main meal at noon or in the evening, these dinners make it something to look forward to.
Savoury, comforting cheesy goodness. This cauliflower pie is the perfect dish to eat when you want some comfort food. When I was just a small child, we would have vegetarian Mondays. And this pie was one of my all-time favourites. It has everything you could want: cheese, eggs, milk, pastry and cauliflower.
Gravy is the queen of sauces, it simply makes everything better. Proper gravy should be comforting and give a luxurious feel while you eat it. Just like meat pies so to create a mince and gravy pie is the perfect marriage. So I created this pie to be enjoyed during those days where you want a good hearty meaty pie with plenty of gravy.
My family’s absolute favourite pasta dish, this Bolognese sauce is easy to make in bulk. I love dishes that are easy to make in bulk because then you don’t have to cook the next day. It is quick to warm up while you’re cooking some pasta to go with it. Whether you serve it with spaghetti, tagliatelle, penne, or fusilli pasta, this Bolognese sauce will be a treat.
This lovely vegetarian dish is one of my favorite childhood dishes, we almost ate it every fortnight. One of our dear friends was vegetarian and came for dinner every Monday evening. My mother, who grew up with the standard Dutch dinners of potatoes, veggies, and some meat on the side, found it challenging at times. So she tried her best to find as many vegetarian dishes as she could. Some were almost inedible, but most were just beyond tasty. And out of all those dishes, this broccoli gratin is my all-time favorite.
Maybe one of the simplest soups, but because of its simplicity, you want to take extra care when making it. Since the main ingredient are onions and you don’t add much else in great proportions, you can’t hide behind other grand flavours. So you want to properly caramelize the onions to get that delectable balance between savoury and sweet. To add just that extra bit of oomph, I like to add some Marmite, it seems to enhance the flavour of the onions.
This complete meal is based on one of my childhood favourites, well actually, the only difference is the meat. My mom used to serve it with a meatball for each of us. And a meatball is tasty but I didn’t have mince on hand, fortunately, I did have some nice pork chops. So, I marinated the pork chops and prepared the mash and beans. The beans we traditionally always cut as diagonal thin slivers, it’s a pain to do it by hand. And if I were to eat them on a more regular basis, I would definitely invest in one of my dad’s bean cutter things.
This delicious and nutritious vegetable and beef stew is sure to fill you up and make sure you will have your 5 a day. I made this stew, and everyone wanted seconds and even thirds, so no leftover stew for lunch the next day. But I didn’t mind because I wanted more stew as well, it was just so yummy.