http://www.kayotic.nl/blog Welcome to Kayotic Kitchen. Where food and photography unite! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:58:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.kayotic.nl/blog http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/wp-content/mbp-favicon/kayotic_favicon.ICO http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/chicken-marrakech-sandwich http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/chicken-marrakech-sandwich#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:22:25 +0000 Kay http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/?p=12071 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...]]> http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/chicken-marrakech-sandwich/feed 25 http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/sloppy-joe-meatball-sandwich http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/sloppy-joe-meatball-sandwich#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:05:25 +0000 Kay http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/?p=12017 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...]]> http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/sloppy-joe-meatball-sandwich/feed 6 http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/roasted-tomato-vegetable-soup http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/roasted-tomato-vegetable-soup#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2012 13:00:57 +0000 Kay http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/?p=11965 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...]]> http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/roasted-tomato-vegetable-soup/feed 8 http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/ciabatta-con-carne http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/ciabatta-con-carne#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:25:22 +0000 Kay http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/?p=11941 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...]]> http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/ciabatta-con-carne/feed 10 http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/cottage-cheese-the-right-way http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/cottage-cheese-the-right-way#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:19:32 +0000 Kay http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/?p=11826 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...]]> http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/cottage-cheese-the-right-way/feed 25 http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/austrian-goulash-soup http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/austrian-goulash-soup#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 08:36:37 +0000 Kay http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/?p=11698 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...]]> http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/austrian-goulash-soup/feed 25 http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/cherry-tomato-olive-clafoutis http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/cherry-tomato-olive-clafoutis#comments Sun, 06 Nov 2011 12:22:17 +0000 Kay http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/?p=11672 A classic Clafoutis is a rustic French dessert made with cherries, but guess what; there’s no rule that says you can’t turn it into something savory as well. I’ll often turn sweet recipes into savory ones because I just have a meat tooth instead of a sweet tooth. Think of this recipe as a sort of Quiche without the pastry base. What we’re talking about here is a creamy batter,...]]> http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/cherry-tomato-olive-clafoutis/feed 10 http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/vegetable-tuna-roll http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/vegetable-tuna-roll#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 11:10:05 +0000 Kay http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/?p=11580 I’ve been meaning to try this recipe -or at least try a modified version of it- ever since I saw it printed in a magazine several weeks ago. It seemed so savory, hearty and simple. Perfect for a lazy Sunday brunch or lunch or dinner (might want to add a salad). Then life got in the way, but finally I got around to making it. I made a few tweaks,...]]> http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/vegetable-tuna-roll/feed 12 http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/chana-chat-indian-spicy-salad http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/chana-chat-indian-spicy-salad#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 05:59:21 +0000 Kay http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/?p=11460 First ever guest posting on Kayotic Kitchen! I really want to introduce a friend of mine, Simone. Simone is a fellow Dutchie and is the author and photographer of Junglefrog Cooking—one of my favorite food blogs. I love her recipes and photography. Here’s why!   When Kay asked me if I wanted to do a guest post on her blog I was honored, especially since that doesn’t happen very often....]]> http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/chana-chat-indian-spicy-salad/feed 26 http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/caldo-tlalpeno http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/caldo-tlalpeno#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 05:40:09 +0000 Kay http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/?p=11444 This bowl is filled to the rim with pure savory and spicy love. I was blown away by how all these (to me) unexpected flavors came together in the end. When I placed my order at the Mexican web store, I also threw a pack of tlalpeño bouillon cubes and a can of chipotle chiles in adobo into my virtual basket, having no clue what to do with either one...]]> http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/caldo-tlalpeno/feed 23