Dresden, a two-hour drive from Berlin, is the hometown of the real Christstollen (Christmas Stollen). It’s serious business: about 130 bakers make these famous breads every year. There is one more or less secret basic recipe, but all bakers make their own variations. Traditionally, you should buy a stollen two to four weeks before Christmas. […] Read more…
Megan Gordon shares her Dark Chocolate Hazelnut Spread
It’s a fact! We have our first American cookbook author on our site: Megan Gordon. Our new Kitchen Table Friend is also food blogger and the owner of the popular Seattle-based granola brand Marge Granola. She shares with us one of the beautiful recipes from her latest cookbook. We are honored and happy to have […] Read more…
Bircher Müsli
Each day starts with a proper breakfast at the kitchen table. Coffee, tea, fresh orange juice, imported Donald Duck comics, and online newspapers, it’s all there. One of us prefers to have simple toasted bread with cheese, another likes to eat home made granola. My son and I like a good Bircher Müsli every now […] Read more…
Sneak preview: Dutch Baby from ‘Home Baked’ by Yvette van Boven
There she is again, our dear Kitchen Table Friend Yvette van Boven. For many months, we have been looking forward to her new book Home Baked that will hit the Dutch stores next week (the English and German edition will not be printed until next year, sorry). It contains over 200 recipes for baking. Read more…
The London Plane: Rose Granola
For the past couple of weeks we explored Seattle and Portland, not so much sightseeing-wise but food-wise. We had lunch at The London Plane, which is not only a café, but also a bakery, patisserie, florist, and mini-delicatessen. They even sell tableware. Everything, food included, is wonderful, beautiful and delicious. Read more…
Red Fruit Breakfast
I know, it’s hardly a recipe, but I want to share it anyhow because it tastes really good! Just combine juicy watermelon with good quality goat cheese, some mint and red currants. That’s it. Drink it with freshly pressed citrus juice. Easy peasy but it looks great. Read more…
Green Matcha Smoothie
The other day, I ordered a Matcha Smoothie with pineapple and banana at Nordstrom Café. It was watery, not fruity at all, and I couldn’t taste the matcha very well. I was quite disappointed and decided to make a good and tasty matcha smoothie at home. Now and then I buy matcha to make tea, […] Read more…
Breakfast All Day: Burritos with Scrambled Eggs
Summer break! Time for lazy breakfasts. When we traveled through Arizona over Spring Break, I often ordered these burritos for breakfast. Being a Dutch girl I never had them before, but I loved everything about them. They were filled with soft scrambled eggs, veggies, cilantro, and potatoes or black beans, and were often served with […] Read more…
Rhubarb Yoghurt Parfait
When Europeans, like us, think of a parfait, they think of a frozen French ice cake-like dessert. Not of a layered dessert in a glass, and certainly not of a healthy breakfast treat with yoghurt, fruit, and granola. But after almost 4 years in The States, I’ve adopted some typical American terms, so a parfait […] Read more…