Oeuf Cocotte

Bonjour!

With a family of five, breakfast can be a real pain in the ass. Most days during the week we're in a hurry, (i don't know why, my alarm -ánd the little one- goes off at 7 o'clock, but we still don't make it) which makes it a challenge over and over again, to get something healthy into every mouth, get them dressed properly and to get those backpacks filled in time. I guess we're just an average family..

So, weekends should be spent well! Despite the fact our youngest is a terrible sleeper, he is also mr. Sunshine himself at 07:00 o'clock sharp. So no laziness in bed for me. But the fact we don't have to hurry, don't have to shower or get dressed immediately to run off, is absolutely a blast.

When everyone is awake (I mostly already have spent several hours reading a newspaper, or some  blogs i like) i just love to have breakfast, and sit at the table together.  Happily enough, the rest of my family enjoys that as well. To celebrate these little moments of joy it's even better to make something special! And something special i found for sure on another Dutch blog; www.sarahaandekook.nl. I had no idea what 'cocotte' meant. I just thought it was a way of preparation. Until i found out about my little pans i have stored in my kitchen cabinet; they are called 'cocottes'.
Very well indeed! They just needed to be filled with whatever i had in my fridge and some homemade pesto and sit in the oven for about 10 minutes!

Very very little tasty breakfast pans, which will enlighten your day for sure!

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Very (really very) tasty Spinach-cheese melt sandwich

Very (really very) tasty Spinach-cheese melt sandwich

Mm, i wasn't sure what to make today, though i had in mind it had to be a sandwich, and so i looked up some old recipes i used to make way back with my brother. The one i remembered was a sandwich with omelette, brie, avocado and coriander. I used to like it a lot, (though it's really the only thing you can eat in a day, due to the high level of calories) and so i decided to give it a shot.

As always, my sweet ega, Nicolaas, is the lucky one to test & taste all my trials, but besides the fact it looked awesome, the combination was way too much. I didn't like him (honestly) telling me that,(seriously, after spending the whole morning doing groceries, making and photographing the whole thing..) and so, out of frustration, i ate the whole thing. I still don't feel well..  If i would make a heavy-eat-as-much-as-you-can-blog, this recipe would be the first to place. And so i won't.

Lucky you! I just gained about a kilo! Anyway, instead, i just thought of what i would like on a sandwich (not that i was going to eat any more) and came up with a terrific, very tasty spinach-cheese melt with goat cheese an the Dutch 'Leerdammer' cheese. It's just a regular cheese with wholes and it tastes a bit bitter. I like it a lot. The combination with fresh spinach, arugula and homemade pesto is great. (i took a bite of Nicolaas, who was very satisfied with his second plate)

I was dubbing about adding tomatoes, but than again, i thought it would be a bit too caprese. But of course, it should taste great as well.

Don't worry, i tried it my self! It's great!

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Homemade pesto

The very best pesto is the one you make yourself!

Oh yeah, this is for sure my daughters favorite. I have no clue how often i've made fresh pesto for Juney, but i probably don't want to know either, thinking i'm the most boring person in the world. But than again, i've told you my daughter hates eating vegetables - can you believe it?? - so this always is a great solution, while i'm making something different for the rest of our family.

This pesto is really super simple. But since i've made it so often, i just pour everything in, blend it, and voila, there's your pesto. If you (quickly) want to make something very tasteful, you can't go wrong with this pesto. So, for you i did my best, and wrote down what went in!

Unless i can't find any, i always buy a whole basil plant. They usually have about the same size, but sometimes they are just a bit bigger or smaller. Anyway, they go in whole. So not just the leaves, but for sure also the stems. Try it, you'll see.

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