We tried this delightful Lebanese-style mushroom shoarma, and it was hands-down the best vegetarian one we ever had! Added bonus: social distancing comes naturally with the amount of garlic in the toum sauce!
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Creamy Garlic Chicken and Leek & Mustard Quesadillas
Some more adventurous fillings for a quesadilla!
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Garlic Butter Gnocchi with Crispy Tender Stem Broccoli
A quick, creamy, and tangy vegetarian weekday dinner.
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Harissa Butternut Squash à la Hasselbacken
Likely you have seen those cute roasted Hasselback potatoes before, but you can also use this technique on a butternut squash!
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RIJKS* x Manu (March 2020)
A memorable vegetarian lunch event at RIJKS* (and also the last time eating out in quite a while, I am afraid…)
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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.
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Bistro Bord’o – Leiden (January 2020)
We started 2020 well, catching up with friends at Bistro Bord’o in Leiden.
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Aan de Poel** – Amstelveen (October 2019)
A special truffle dinner!
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Restaurant Olivijn* – Haarlem (October 2019)
3rd Friday fancy lunch in a row was at Restaurant Olivijn* in Haarlem.
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Restaurant ‘t Nonnetje** – Harderwijk (September 2019)
We have been trying out some fine-dining restaurants that were already quite some time on our “to-do” list.
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Restaurant De Burgemeester* – Linschoten (September 2019)
The very recent restyling of Restaurant De Burgemeester* was a reason enough to revisit them for Chantal’s birthday.
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Around the World – Vancouver, Canada – Hawksworth Restaurant (July 2019)
Our lunch at Vancouver’s Hawksworth Restaurant during our summer holiday in British Columbia surely warranted a separate post!
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Around the World – British Columbia road trip (2019) – Vancouver – Where to Eat
Not necessarily a “must-try” post (although you definitely should have a go at poutine), but more an overview of some of the restaurants we tried during our stay. Spoiler: none of them was disappointing.
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Restaurant 212* – Amsterdam (July 2019)
Another delightful lunch at Restaurant 212*.
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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.
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‘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…
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Restaurant Jaimie van Heije – Ouderkerk a/d Amstel (June 2019)
Time for the summer installment of #jaimiestuesdaytestkitchen!
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Locavore Bali @ Rijks Restaurant* – Amsterdam (May 2019)
No need to travel over 12,000km to enjoy the fantastic food and cocktails of Indonesia’s best restaurant, Locavore, as they took over the Rijks* kitchen last week!
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Around the World – Lanzarote (part 2)
Looking back on our holidays in Lanzarote, there were 3 main characteristics of Lanzarote: Lava, great food and drinks and César Manrique.
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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&
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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.
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