Butternut squash risotto

The secret to Risotto is time. The slower you cook it the better. Once you get the cooking right you can adjust the flavor to your liking. INGREDIENTS: 1/4 butternut squash, cut in 1/2 inch pieces. 50g pecorino grated 1 litter chicken stock 2 tbs white wine 150gr arborio rice 1 pinch of safran Butter…

Carrot Lentil soup

Soup sounds boring at first. But I am pretty sure everyone has a soup  they remember fondly. Because soup in general is boring – but a good soup is memorable! To me there is 3 aspects to soup: taste (obviously), color and texture. The right balance of taste especially when it comes to salt is…

Easy Squashy Tagine

Tagine is a Maghreb classic. Unfortunately we don’t all own a nice earthenware pot but one can still approximate the aromatic flavor of this exotic cooking. Now keep in mind this is more of a stew so the preparation is fast the cooking time needs to be long. Warning cooking time: 2-3 hours Ingredients: 2lb…