Not only french fries

Mussels

(the famous Belgian artist Marcel Broodthaers made art with them and nowaydays they are our favorite summer food)

Ingredients

• 2 kg mussels
• 1 leek chopped
• 1 bay leave
• 50 g  unsalted butter
• 3 large onions, finely sliced
• 2 sticks celery, finely sliced
• chopped fresh parsley
• fresh thyme
• black pepper
• 300 ml dry white wine

Preparation

1. Melt the butter in a large pan or stockpot. Add the onions, celery, leek and bay leave and cook until softened but not browned.
2. Add the cleaned mussels, the parsley, the thyme and the black pepper and stir well.
3. Add the wine, cover the pan, bring to boil and steam the mussels for about three minutes. The mussels are ready when they open.
4. Serve in big bowls with french fries and mayonaise.

Spinach Mashed Potatoes Recipe (‘stoemp’ for veggies)

Ingredients

• 6 potatoes peeled, boiled and mashed
• 2 tsp salt
• Some cream or milk
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 1 package spinach-cooked

Preparation

1. Peel, boil and mash the potatoes.
2. Cook the spinash.
3. Combine all ingredients.

Belgian waffles

Belgium is the walhalla of waffles. What makes Belgian waffles stand out, is their huge size. But they will taste just as good using a normal size waffle iron. You can eat waffles with powdered sugar, fruits, whipped cream and/or chocolate topping.

Ingredients

• 250 g cake flour
• 10 g bakingpowder
• 10 g salt
• 4 large eggs, separated
• 25 g sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 50 g unsalted butter, melted
• 0,5 l milk

Preparation

1. Preheat the waffle iron.
2. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
3. In another bowl, beat together the egg yolks and sugar until the sugar is completely dissolved and the eggs have turned a pale yellow. Add the vanilla extract, melted butter, and milk to the eggs and whisk to combine.
4. Combine the egg-milk mixture with the flour mixture and whisk just until blended.
5. Oil the waffle grid.
6. Beat the egg whites with an electric mixer until soft peaks form, about 1 minute. Gently fold the egg whites into the waffle batter.
7. Pour enough batter in iron to just cover waffle grid. Close and cook until golden brown, about 2 to 3 minutes. Serve immediately.