Dec 3, 2009

Bitterballen

  When you order bitterballen in my country—usually during a night out in one of our cozy ‘brown’ bars—you’ll be served a plateful of deliciously golden brown, crunchy deep-fried meatballs. Ragout and meat, that is. But in reality these crispy little numbers can be filled with a variety of things. Anywhere from veal, chicken or beef ragout, to mashed potatoes, cheese, chicken satay mix and vegetables. Just like our kroketten. Give them an…

    Nov 29, 2009

    Christmas Cake. A Different Kind.

    There are so many fantastic baking blogs out there that I don’t feel the need to make a lot of pastry contributions. Once in a blue moon I like to whip up something sweet—mainly when I’m in one of those cranky moods—but the cookie and cake thing just ain’t my cup of tea. Probably a DNA mistake of sorts on my part. Between you and me; I’m a reasonable cook, but a horrible baker. I’ll spare you the cookie and collapsing…

      Oct 29, 2009

      Kayotic Pizza Party

      It’s almost weekend, guys! For us that means pizza time! Or in this case: pizza snack time. These are fast, fun and unlike pizza, you can prepare them ahead of time and eat them warm as well as cold. One side note: you might as well stick ‘em on your thighs straight away, because that’s where they’re gonna end up. But oh boy, do they taste good!

        Oct 21, 2009

        Crunchy Sweet Potatoes

          Have a quick and fun recipe for you. Not too healthy, though. Think of these babies as a fun variation of French fries, or something along those lines. A friend of mine mailed me this recipe thinking it might be worthy of a blog posting. Worthy? Heck, yeah! She knows I’m very picky about the recipes I post. I don’t want to slap up ridiculous recipes just for the sake of blogging….

          Oct 14, 2009

          Marinated Feta Kabobs

            When I’m hosting a (dinner) party, every now and then I like to do this buffet style and prepare as much ahead of time as I possibly can.  That way I’m not stuck inside a hot steamy kitchen the whole time and miss out on all the fun. There are times, though, I’ll carry a plate over to the snack or dinner table, turn around for just a split second and…

            Sep 11, 2009

            Chinese Scallion Pancakes

              This is my version of Chinese Scallion Pancakes. Warning in advance; these puppies are highly addictive! Cut in squares they are the perfect snack, appetizer or party food for any pancake lover, not only because they’re so darn tasty and pretty cheap to make, but also because they’re hardly any work and only contain normal ingredients. They can be eaten warm as well as cold and you can clean out your fridge/vegetable…