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12 February 2021

Choux at Home food box (January 2021)

We tried the ‘Choux voor Thuis’ food box a couple of weeks ago and were in for a treat!

31 January 2021

HFSLG – Snacks and Dinner Food Boxes (January 2021)

We kicked off 2021 well with snacks and dinner boxes from De Hoefslag aka HFSLG.

18 January 2021

Restaurant Fred** At Home Food Box (December 2020)

With both Christmas days already occupied with the Dutch tradition of “gourmetten”, we decided to treat ourselves to a fancier pre-Christmas food box from Rotterdam’s Restaurant Fred**.

30 September 2020

Aubergine Katsu Curry

With vegetarian recipes like this, you won’t be missing meat at all!

18 May 2020

Creamy Garlic Chicken and Leek & Mustard Quesadillas

Some more adventurous fillings for a quesadilla!

10 May 2020

Japanese-style Celeriac Steak by Tim Anderson

Panfried slabs of celeriac covered with a delightful sesame-soy-ginger Wafu dressing and topped with fried garlic crisps, sesame seeds, and spring onions.

3 May 202024 November 2021

Garlic Butter Gnocchi with Crispy Tender Stem Broccoli

A quick, creamy, and tangy vegetarian weekday dinner.

20 April 2020

Braised Leeks with Mustard Dip

A great appetizer for all year round!

12 April 202012 April 2020

Watercress Salad with Roasted Asparagus, and Peas

A quick, healthy, and delicious salad with green asparagus, pea, and eggs, tossed in a refreshing yogurt-based honey-mustard dressing.

26 March 202029 March 2020

Eggless Banana Bread

Our kids are intentionally leaving bananas to go overripe, just to have me make this banana bread.

13 February 2020

Pasta with Sous Vide Leeks and Pancetta

An interest sous-vide experiment with leeks turned into a creamy pasta sauce!

6 February 2020

Carrot Salad with Harissa, Feta, and Mint

A fantastic salad is based on an old recipe I found over at Smitten Kitchen and my own recipe for harissa which is inspired by Franck Dangereux.

30 January 2020

Garlic Mushroom, Cavolo Nero and Red Rice Stirfry with Avo and Eggs

The past week, we have been cooking some delicious vegetarian dinners from Nina Olsson’s cookbook Feasts of Veg.

7 January 202013 January 2020

‘Cook like a Chef’ Food Box – Review

A food box that enables you to recreate dishes from some of the best Dutch chefs at home!

15 July 201926 January 2020

Cabbage with Ginger Cream and Szechuan Chili Oil by Yotam Ottolenghi

The other brilliant dish I tried from “Yotam Ottolenghi’s fusion feast” column in The Guardian.

5 July 201918 October 2019

‘Caponata’ with Silken Tofu by Yotam Ottolenghi

His recipe column in The Guardian recently had some experimental fusion dishes under the moniker “Yotam Ottolenghi’s fusion feast”, so what did I do: I combined elements of two of these dishes…

23 June 201918 October 2019

Raspberry Custard Cake

Time for some sweet stuff!

23 April 201914 January 2020

Confit Salmon with Spinach and Tomato by George Calombaris (revisited)

We tried this one before, and it definitely deserved another go. It also was an excellent excuse for getting the sous-vide out the storage again.

9 April 201914 January 2020

Aromatic Olive Oil Mashed Potatoes and Roast Cabbage with Tarragon and Pecorino by Yotam Ottolenghi

This time an Ottolenghi double bill from his Simple cookbook&

28 March 201918 October 2019

Courgette and Rice Cheese Gratin

When I could finally use our oven again, one of the first things I tried was this very straightforward oven bake with courgette and delicious crispy cheese cover.