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Dutch oven bread

  • 3 1/2 cups of flour (or 4 cups whole wheat flour)
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt (or 2 tsp salt for WW flour)
  • 1/2 tsp instant dry yeast (or 3/4 tsp for WW flour)

Mix together then add:

  • 1 3/4 cups of luke warm water (or 2 cups for WW flour)

Gently stir altogether with a fork, until all the flour is wet. No need to stir until it’s smooth.

Let it rise for 8-12 (12-16 for WW) hours in covered bowl at room temperature

Sprinkle with some whole wheat flour and punch the dough down, fold it a few times on itself and make a ball that is well sprinkled with flour to not stick.

Heat oven at 450F with dutch oven inside, for ~45min while the dough rises again to double its size

Place dough in heated dutch oven and cook 30min with lid on, and then 30 more minutes with lid off

Let cool and enjoy!

 

Carrot salad

  • 1 lb carrots cut into 1cm disks
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • ~1 tsp salt, pepper
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper

Mix all ingredients, bring water to a boil, keep on high for ~25min until all the water has evaporated and the carrots are tender.

Mix in:

  • 1 tbsp cider vinegar or other
  • 3/4 tsp ground cumin

Let it cool to room or fridge temperature before serving

Papet au porreaux

  • 3 poireaux (~1kg)
  • 2 grosses patates (~500g)
  • 2 oignons
  • 2dl vin blanc
  • 2dl bouillon
  • 1.5dl creme
  • 1 cc vinaigre

Faire suer les porreaux et les oignons pendant 10 minutes dans du beurre à feu moyen et couvert

Ajouter le vin blanc et réduire (presque complètement) ~5 minutes à ébullition

Ajouter les patates en petits cubes et le bouillon, et cuire 30-45 minutes à feu doux et couvert. Éventuellement ajouter des lardons.

Ajouter le vinaigre juste avant d’ajouter la crème

Ajouter la crème et cuire encore 5 minutes à feu moyen

Broyer le tout grossièrement (pas besoin d’écraser toutes les patates)

Éventuellement, servir avec des saucisses bouillies (~40 minutes dans l’eau à la limite de l’ébullition ou posées sur le papet.)

 

Cabbage Curry

Spice mix:

  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 1 tsp tumeric
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp ground ginger

Cooking:

  • Heat up 2-3 tbsp of oil (e.g coconut oil) on medium heat
  • Fry 2 crushed garlic cloves in oil
  • Add spice mix and stir around for 2 minutes
  • Add 1 diced tomato, stir for 3 minutes
  • Add 1 can of rinsed beans stir for 2 minutes
  • Add vegetables (e.g. brocoli, red pepper, onion, zuchine), stir for 5 minutes
  • Add 1/2 cabbage head (stock removed, sliced)
  • Add 1/4 cup of water or less
  • Add salt to taste, ~3 tsp
  • Cover and simmer for 15minutes
  • Add ~1 cup of yoghurt, stir well and let cook another 5 minutes

Tzatziki

  • 1 cucumber
  • 1  package of Greek yogourt (500g)
  • 3-4 cloves of garlic – minced
  • ~1 tbsp pepper
  • 1/4 cup of fresh chopped dill
  • 1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
  • salt

Cube the cucumber, sprinkle with some salt, and press it for ~30min to get the water out.

Process the cucumber coarsley. Mix in all the other ingredients and refrigerate overnight.