I like sweet potatoes, I really do, just not as a stand alone vegetable. As long as they’re inside a sweet potato pie (passing up a piece of that would be too much for my crazy lack of willpower), or when they’re part of something such as my rustic roasted vegetables, I like them a lot. Otherwise they’re simply too sweet for me. I’m really a savory kinda girl. But…
I’ve made a so called ‘Rijsttafel’ (which translates to ‘Rice Table’). It’s an indonesian dish – I really shouldn’t call it a ‘dish‘, though, that’s just not doing it justice. Think of it as a certain dinner style made up of a wide variety of different and smaller meat, chicken and vegetable dishes served with (fried) rice. Preparing it can be very time consuming, but really worth it every now and then. It’s a…
Because puff pastry stuffed with chorizo just doesn’t sound fancy :) I know it’s terribly early, but New Year’s is right around the corner and I’m already planning things ahead. It’s always a crazy and fun evening with lots of friends, family and neighbors dropping by. Large tables filled with copious amounts of potato and salmon salad, warm crispy bread, lots of hot & cold tapas, spicy wings, mini snacks,…