Jan 16, 2012

Sambal Goreng Buncis

I was trying to come up with a new beef stew recipe for Kayotic Kitchen. The best side for beef stew, in my opinion, is a crunchy green bean dish and steamed rice. I already posted an Indonesian-style green beans recipe some time ago, but you can never have enough recipes for those green little fellas, right? Especially recipes that have an Indonesian influence. They’re so darn tasty. Here’s an…

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…

Nov 18, 2011

Potato & Cauliflower Mash

Christmas (and Thanksgiving, but we don’t celebrate that here) is right around the corner. I’m still surprised how fast these Christmases come and go and how much changes over a year. Seems that the older I get, the more changes. Or maybe that’s just me? When I saw a basic recipe for cauliflower and potato mash in a supermarket magazine, I wondered what it would be like to mix that…

Nov 1, 2011

Mozzarella & Potato Pie

I already expected a lot of laughs when I got a package from my girl Teri. Why? Oh, I don’t know. Call it gut-feeling, call it intuition, call it a sixth-sense. Or maybe it were the S.L.U.T napkins (stressed-out ladies unwinding together) she mailed me some time ago. Or the Tired Old Ass Soak bath salt, the Heavy-Duty Bitch tissues and pillbox that said: “It’s such a beautiful day I…

Oct 18, 2011

Beet, Tahini & Yoghurt Dip

I developed a deep-seated love for Bobby Chinn’s show: World Cafe Middle East. Love the guy. He’s such a charmer, talks with so much ease, has a wicked sense of humor and knows his food. In one of the last episodes they aired here in Holland he was visiting Israel and found himself sitting in a restaurant, at a table that was filled with copious amounts of fabulous looking food….

Aug 24, 2011

Chana Chat. Indian Spicy Salad.

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….