This summer holiday we spent about 2 weeks in beautiful Bali.
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Cherry Clafoutis Tart
A French clafoutis tart brings childhood memories of summer bakes with all kinds of fresh fruit, but the real classic is with cherries.
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Fusilli with Pancetta, Shiitake Mushrooms and Wilted Greens
When we returned from holidays, and we were still battling jetlag, we wanted some simple one-pot meals. This pasta dish recipe from Yasmin Fahr over at seriouseats.com only needed minimal shopping, cooking and washing up. A perfect fit.
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Zucchini alla Parmigiana
This one is based on a recipe from Jennifer Olvera over at seriouseats.com. We sure love our “melanzane alla parmigiana”, so substituting the eggplant for courgettes was an attractive summertime alternative.
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Spaghetti Marinara with Oven-baked Meatballs
I came across the recipe for these “Marvellous Meatballs” over at Sweet and Savory Bite a couple of months ago.
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Marcella Hazan’s Ragu Bolognese
Inspired by the delicious Gnocchi Alla Sorrentina I had in Fuerteventura, I had another go at a big batch of ragu bolognese.
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Chicken Peri Peri / Boerewors from the Big Green Egg
Despite some unexpected rain showers (I really should have first checked the weather forecast…) it was a nice opportunity to break in the Big Green Egg I got for my birthday last week from Chantal. ❤️
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“Rochefort 10” Ice Cream and Strawberry Ice Cream
This Rochefort 10 ice cream is based on a recipe I found on the Belgian food blog Hot Cuisine de Pierre. It’s a very nice beer, and the idea of making ice cream with it is sheer genius…
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Crostini with Braised Oxtail, Cauliflower, Shimeji Mushrooms and Quail Eggs
This recipe is based on one I found over at LXRY by Aan de Poel**’s chef Stefan van Sprang.
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Testaroli (Tuscan Pancake Pasta) With Pesto
For the cookout’s main course for the kids and the vegetarian option, we wanted to do a simple pasta dish.
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Confit Salmon with Spinach and Tomato by George Calombaris
A couple of weeks ago Koen and I had another cookout. We needed a starter that was relatively low maintenance, and I wanted to try something new with the sous vide. This recipe is from George Calombaris fit the bill nicely as I hadn’t cooked fish in it before.
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Hamburger Vitello Tonnato style
This one is from the cookbook from “De Burgerij“, a Belgian chain of burger bars with some outlets in the Netherlands nowadays.
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Churros Waffles with Cinnamon Sugar and Hot Chocolate Sauce
This a recipe from the Will It Waffle blog that was published on Serious Eats.
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Spanish Tortilla with Onions and Red Pepper
A couple of weeks ago, we had the first beautiful spring weather and were busy booking a holiday to Spain. Putting one and one together, we quickly decided to make a Spanish potato tortilla for dinner.
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Grilled Encrusted Tuna Steak with Sautéed Spinach and Samphire
This coriander and basil encrusted tuna steak is based on a recipe from Jamie Oliver’s 2002 cookbook “The Naked Chef”
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Melanzane Alla Parmigiana
Melanzane Alla Parmigiana is definitely in my top 3 of Italian dishes: perfect comfort food. However, it’s a deceivingly simple recipe that is hard to nail.
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Jaimie van Heije Restaurant – Ouderkerk a/d Amstel (April 2015)
As part of the Restaurant Festival, we had a delightful 4-course all-inclusive lunch at Restaurant Jaimie van Heije last week.
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Gnocchi with Courgette, Mascarpone and Spring Onions
A speedy week-day dinner and a lovely new way to eat gnocchi as we usually have them pan-fried with a sage/butter sauce or with some tomato sauce from the oven.
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Non-Vegetarian Burger with Halloumi with Green Goddess Dressing…
We already did a veggie version of the Bacon & halloumi burger with green goddess dressing from the now-defunct White Pepper Project.
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