Category Archives: Recipes for one

Lunch!

Today’s is Saturday.  Holy Saturday or silent Saturday as we call it in Holland. It is the Saturday before Easter.   It’s cold outside, yesterday there was (again…) some snow. That is not how it’s supposed to be at this time of year. … Continue reading

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Spaghetti with veggies, mushrooms, tomatoes and meatballs

I think I have made this spaghetti dish for over a thousand times or more in the last 35 years. It was one of my kids favorites, so about once a week we would eat “Spaghetti Soepgroente” “Soepgroente” are a … Continue reading

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Endive and bell pepper salade

Here is a very easy to make, but very nice salad. You will need: some endive (I used 2 of those little shrubs) a red bell pepper mayonnaise salt, pepper and paprika You also see a package of ready made … Continue reading

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Frozen corn on the cob

I was so glad to find this in my supermarket, frozen corn on the cob. For a reason unknown to me, corn on the cob is always kind of expensive and rare to buy over here in the Netherlands. While … Continue reading

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Spaghetti carbonara for one

The simplest foods can be the best. Like this spaghetti carbonara. All you will need is pasta, one egg, a little double cream and some slices of bacon.   I used all of this bacon, which proved to be too … Continue reading

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Fried pork wraps with cheese

This recipe and the great pictures where send to me by my middle son and his girlfriend. They live in Bangkok – Thailand. Everybody who has been in Thailand knows what wonderful foods you can eat over there. Now normally  Thai people … Continue reading

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Rice and mushroom cream sauce

This is such a wonderful sauce, so full of lovely taste.You can use it in many ways. Use it to accompany a simple piece of meat to make it heavenly or use it like I did here with some cooked … Continue reading

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Salad and a potato salad

Some days are salad day. Not every day can be a salad day for me. Somehow I enjoy salads more when the sun is shining and preferably the temperature is over 20 degrees Celcius, which is 68 degrees  Fahrenheit. The … Continue reading

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A very very simple version of Tavče Gravče

My youngest son lives in Macedonia with his wife. I have been there a few times now and together we have explored some parts of the country. Macedonia is a small country which lies in the south of Europe. I have underlined the … Continue reading

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A very simple macaroni dish for one

The best things in life are free they say, I would like to add simple to that. Just like this very easy macaroni dish. It is still a struggle for me to cook for one, just one. I used to … Continue reading

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