Looking down on this colourful bunch of carrots I picked up during my last market stroll, while munching on a big bag of French fries drowned in mayonnaise and peanut sauce, I still had no idea where this recipe would take me. I had a vague plan. Oh yes, I did: I was going to turn them into something with a slight Indonesian twist: sweet, fragrant and flavourful, yet still…
Cabbage, I really like it but find it hard to come up with recipes that actually highlight it. Then I ran into a recipe, tweaked the heck out of it, and bingo: instant cabbage love. This one really works for us. Even though it’s not as pretty as some of my other dishes, the flavour is phenomenal plus; it’s cheap and fast to get on the table. It’s a simple…
Christmas is just around the corner, so let me share my favourite carrot recipe with you. No matter how experienced a cook you are, for a stress-free Christmas—or any kind of holiday, really—you need recipes that are simple, reliable and that most people (especially kids) will like. This is one of them. It’s about as basic as it gets: carrots, garlic and onion. If you combine those, add some butter,…
Grab a pillow and… just kidding! Cucumber. One of the most underestimated vegetables-fruits. More old-school cooking at Kayotic Kitchen. The wonderful flavor and pureness of this dish makes up for the total lack of aesthetics. Good food doesn’t have to be expensive, difficult or even time-consuming. Here’s what you do with a simple cucumber: turn it into a fast and flavorful atjar (Indonesian sweet and sour side dish). This recipe…
You can never have enough cauliflower recipes, right? Here’s an easy, vegetable and potato curry that was born out of necessity when I wanted to make a cauliflower casserole one day and found myself having to cut away most of it because there were some serious brown spots only 2 days after I had bought it. Thanks a lot, Albert Heijn. I looked online for recipes and found an idea…
There are umpteen coleslaw recipes spread across the world, and you have 534672 different ways to go about making it. Here’s just one of them. And the story behind it. For a short period (I guess we’re just not that glamorous) we had a Planet Hollywood restaurant in Amsterdam. They served these immense (and overpriced) burgers there with some of the best coleslaw on the side I had ever tasted….