In fact, a friend emailed me a link to Jan Bruyndonckx's site here which is dedicated to serving up easy bachelor recipes as well!
I've listed a couple of her recipes down. Do visit the site and try the others as well!
Mussles
Ingredients
for 2 persons
2 kg fresh (and large) mussles
1 celery, cut in large pieces
1 onion, cut in large slices
a little thime
much pepper, some salt
Method
Easy, fast and enjoyable. A Belgian speciality. Eat with French fries. (Get them at a French fries stand) The largest one can be found on the border between Holland and France.
Wash the mussles. Put one half of them in a large pot, add a layer of one half of the vegetables, then a layer of mussles, and then the remaining vegetables. Add pepper and salt. Cook as fast as possible with closed lid for about 5 min. The mussles are ready when they are open.
New England Clam Chowder
Ingredients
1 pint (2 cups) of shucked clams or about 400 grams of minced clams from can
2 slices of bacon, halved
1 cup chopped onion
2 1/2 cups chopped, peeled potatoes
1 teaspoon of instant chicken bouillon
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
1/8 teaspoon pepper
2 cups of milk
1 cup light cream
2 tablespoons flour
Method
Chop shucked clams, reserving juice; set clams aside. Strain clam juice to remove bits of shell. (or drain canned clams, reserving juice). If necessary, add water to clam juice to equal 1 Cup.
Set clam-juice mixture aside. In a large saucepan cook bacon until crisp. Remove bacon, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings. Drain bacon on paper towels; crumble. Set aside.
In the same saucepan combine reserved bacon drippings, reserved clam juice, potatoes, onion, bouillon. Worcestershire sauce, thyme, and pepper. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 10 minutes or till potatoes are tender. With the back of a fork, mash potatoes slightly against the side of the pan.
Combine milk, cream, and flour till smooth. Add to potato mixture. Cook and stir till slightly thickened and bubbly. Stir in clams. Return to boiling; reduce heat. Cook 1 to 2 minutes more. Sprinkle each serving with some of the crumbled bacon. Makes 4 main-dish servings or 6-8 side dish servings.
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