Mussels the classic way. Like the Belgiums prepare mussels. Without cream but with white wine or, sometimes, beer. With vegetables and herbs. ‘Pure’, so you can taste this beautiful sea fruit as she is. Serve with French fries, garlic…
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Avocados are hot. While 15 years ago nobody cared that much about a nice ripe avo, since a few years the avo-popularity has exploded. And the avo fans are everywhere. From fit-girls and boys who eat avocado and poached…
One of my best food experiences of the year 2016 was at restaurant ’t Perceel, located in the old beautiful Town House in a small town called Capelle, along the river IJssel near Rotterdam. Since 2010, this absolute hotspot…
This white fish and celeriac based recipe is definitely one to remember: it’s tasty, it’s quick, it’s fresh and it’s healthy. Oh, and celeriac, my very favourite winter vegetable. And I like green garden peas too! Scroll down for some…
Last weekend we went out for dinner in Amsterdam, to Daalder; a great restaurant on the Lindengracht in neighbourhood ‘Jordaan’. We were pleasantly surprised and today I will show you why. The exterior of the restaurant on a wet,…
Yesterday the Mr. and I felt like shoarma. This dish from the Middle-Eastern kitchen, which can also have the name ‘döner kebab’, ‘shawarma’, ‘çevirme’ (Turkish) or Gyros (Greek), is basically marinated meat (lamb, chicken, turkey or beef); roasted or…
Free tip for all the lazy housewives (like me sometimes) who like to invite people over for dinner but don’t always have the time or mood to be in the kitchen the whole day: Organise a whole dinner party…
Hello January! It’s the month that we are all broke and fat. It’s the month that is extremely boring, dark, long and cold in Amsterdam and on other parts of the Northern Hemisphere, and the month that summer is…
Since I can remember this cake is on our Christmas table, or already on the table just before Christmas. My mother bakes Bundt every year, and not only one; at least 12, to give away to people she knows,…
Sauerkraut is a typical Dutch-German dish. Bockwurst as well. And mustard and bacon/speck is something we Northern Europeans are also not fussy about. From all the mash and ‘stumps’ (a mixture between potatoes and often vegetables) we make in…