Dec 18, 2011

Deviled Eggs with Ham Mousse

Now before you start throwing eggs at me: I know deviled eggs are about as predictable as the setting of the sun itself. They are definitely a 70′s type of retro party food that you either love or hate, but c’mon people… it’s a kitschy classic! You need some of that in your life. What’s keeping you? Break out your bell bottoms and the LSD. On second thoughts, just break…

Dec 6, 2011

Cottage Cheese. The Right Way

Almost but not really a recipe. I just had to post it! I made lasagna the other day and still had some cottage cheese leftover with no idea what to use it for. Never been a really big fan of cottage cheese, even though I know it adopts other flavors very well and is low in fat and high in protein. So… here’s what I did: I simply added some…

Dec 1, 2011

Christmas Crunch

This recipe is real tricky because it tastes so sinfully good you just can’t stop taking bites here and there while making them. At least I couldn’t. Makes it hazardous to your new Christmas outfit. I’ve tried out new snack and appetizer recipes that I plan to serve on Christmas, and this is one of them. One of the better ones. I combined 3 different recipes for it. What are…

Oct 18, 2011

Beet, Tahini & Yoghurt Dip

I developed a deep-seated love for Bobby Chinn’s show: World Cafe Middle East. Love the guy. He’s such a charmer, talks with so much ease, has a wicked sense of humor and knows his food. In one of the last episodes they aired here in Holland he was visiting Israel and found himself sitting in a restaurant, at a table that was filled with copious amounts of fabulous looking food….

Sep 26, 2011

Asian Chicken Strips

I desperately wanted to do something: cook, shoot a posting, do anything but lie on the couch or in bed with my foot propped up a stack of pillows feeling sorry for myself. Best way is to distract myself so I started jotting down recipe ideas. But as much as I wanted to, I just couldn’t prep the food and shoot the photos all by myself. My guy, who has…

Jul 27, 2011

Quick Wedge Salad

Another one of those: “Bring a little USA to the Netherlands,” recipes is a wedge salad. If you’re Dutch, chances are you’ll be frowning now, wondering just what the heck a wedge salad is. You see, here in Holland we never, ever eat our lettuce in wedge form. It’s just not something you’ll see happening here. Not in our homes, not in our restaurants, nowhere really. Bringing plates filled with…