These gougères are ideal for cocktail parties, if you ask me. I once had gougères served alongside a cocktail at the elegant No.9 Park in Boston. Since then I have been baking these sophisticated appetizers at home often. People adore them, especially when they are homemade. We are slowly getting into the Holiday spirit. Last […] Read more…
Last week I had to do a commercial shooting with bread for a large Dutch organic grocery store. There was a huge pile of all sorts of bread in my studio: loafs, buns, rolls, and so on. It was the perfect opportunity for making a large batch of toasted breadcrumbs. It’s sooo easy that you […] Read more…
Rich, smooth, and creamy. This bright yellow soup with cauliflower, cashew nut butter, coconut milk, and curry flavors is just what I needed after a day of biking and hiking through the beautiful parks and streets of my green city, The Hague. Soup really tastes better the next day (or after several hours) so I […] Read more…
On weekends, I am pretty much into homemade pizza, which my family doesn’t mind at all. Now that my daughters are (almost) grown up, we are way past Pizza Margherita and am I able to experiment with the toppings. This recipe of mine is also featured in ZO Zondag (So Sunday), a book full of […] Read more…
I recently got back from a trip to Barcelona that I took with my 19-year-old daughter. Food was obviously high on our list and we went to some great informal places for tapas. At one of these bars we were served a chilled beet gazpacho, which was a treat after a day of strolling through […] Read more…
Blogging has been on the back burner for a while! I’ve been extremely busy with the completion of a The Hague City Guide, 111 Places in The Hague that you must not miss. I discovered an awful lot of new places in my city and also rediscovered old favorites such as ‘The Hague Market’. It’s one of the […] Read more…
I’m so relieved to see that The Hague is on a roll! When I lived in Washington, DC I would often get my morning boost at one of the juice bars in town. Back in the Netherlands I discovered juice bars were not as common as in the US. Until recently. More and more entrepreneurs are […] Read more…
Ominous dark clouds, rain, and muddy roads in the French country side. Last week, when we visited my parents in their country house in France, my mom put the perfect dish on the table for this kind of weather. She made a ‘pie’ with a polenta crust, caramelized onions, and blue cheese, and served it […] Read more…
I’m quite sure this was the first dish I prepared for friends. I was still a teenager, living at home, going to high school. On my birthday I wanted to invite some people over for dinner. I sent my parents away but not before they gave me their famous recipe for Nasi, a dish we […] Read more…
Every now and then, on cold winter days, I make this decadent hot chocolate. It’s based on the traditional Mexican hot chocolate with spices, but over the years I developed my own recipe. I want it thick and velvety, so I add quite some cornstarch. I also love to give it some kick and add a pinch […] Read more…