Dec 3, 2008

Kayotic Olive Dip

In Holland it’s quite common for people to stop by unannounced. Guess it’s just the Dutch way, pretty laid back. Friends or family coming over, my son having unexpected playdates with his little buddies, neighbors dropping by for a cup of coffee, people that show up spontaneously and end up at the dinnertable, it all happens here at Kayotic headquarters. Now I’ll be the first to admit I’m not always…

Nov 29, 2008

Tangerine Dream

Still on a major smoothie binge! Having fun trying to come up with new flavors. Kiddo and I really like ‘Jayden’s Smoothie‘, but lately I have another favorite as well. While growing up we had ice creams called ‘Sinasplit‘. Not sure if they still sell them, but basically it was a creamy vanilla ice stick covered in orange flavored water ice. Water ice is just a layer of water-based, non-dairy and…

Nov 10, 2008

Lemongrass Kabobs

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…

Oct 31, 2008

Breakfast Pizza Muffins

Nothing jump starts my day better than a breakfast muffin. Packed with flavor, vegetables and cheese. Throw in a boiled egg, milk, some orange juice and I’m a happy Dutch girl. But I’m also perfectly happy grabbing one of these babies on my way out the door and devour it in the car. Real healthy, huh! Must admit that when I add this much cheese and/or butter to a dish,…

Oct 26, 2008

Jayden’s Smoothie

  When it comes to my kiddo’s eating habits, I really can’t complain. However, there’s one thing he absolutely dislikes. Fruit. Amazing, isn’t it? I thought kids took to fruit naturally? Guess not. Aside from apples and an occasional grape, he’ll simply refuse to eat any kind of fruit unless it’s mashed, blended or incorporated into something. Now for a short while I wasn’t even all too unhappy about that – this was…

Oct 1, 2008

Delicioso Chorizo

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,…