Feb 2, 2012

Chicken Marrakech Sandwich

I had chicken breasts in my fridge, a kitchen cabinet filled to the brim with fragrant spices, a crunchy ciabatta, and some Greek yoghurt. Plus—and this is the important part—my beloved sweet mango chutney. I can’t live without that stuff. That was really all it took to create this explosion of tantalizing flavors. My new favorite sandwich is born!   Ingredients: 1 large ciabatta 2 chicken breasts 1 large onion…

Jan 20, 2012

Sloppy Joe Meatball Sandwich

I was so glad I grabbed my camera when I decided to give this recipe a try. Here’s what happens when Sloppy Joe meets Parmesan meatballs and is slightly tweaked. It’s a serious mix and match of ingredients that I at first didn’t think would work out at all. Boy, was I wrong. This is meatball love on a bun.   Ingredients: bread of choice 1 pound ground beef 1/2 small…

Jan 8, 2012

Roasted Tomato & Vegetable Soup

One of my favorite Dutch food shows is called: ‘Over de kook“. It’s a show, or better yet, a contest between five amateur chefs battling it out in a restaurant kitchen using their favorite recipes. It’s a good watch. One of the recipes they aired really caught my eye: a basic roasted tomato soup, full of lovely vegetables, garnished with herbed goat cheese. What was so special about it? They…

Jan 3, 2012

Ciabatta con Carne

I’ve got a fantastic -not to mention easy- and slightly strange lunch recipe to share that I got from a friend of mine. I guess you could say I’m blessed, recipes find their way to me from all over the world. But this one’s the real deal. It’s filling enough to hold you over ’til dinner, and that’s exactly how I like my food. I don’t do well on just…

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…

Nov 15, 2011

Austrian Goulash Soup

I found this recipe in one of my grandma’s cook books. You see, our Dutch food is the pretty straight-forward, no-nonsense and nourishing type of food. No light summer dishes or use of exotic spices. I love our Dutch food, but there’s a time and place for everything, so when autumn sets in that’s when I install myself on the couch with a huge pile of Dutch cook books and…