These Vietnamese noodles make a perfect weeknight dinner. Add lemongrass chicken and nuoc cham and it’s a full meal. We like to try out different cuisines and this recipe relies heavily on Vietnamese cuisine. Nuoc cham is a popular Vietnamese sauce. The lemongrass chicken with noodles is prepared with more …
Week 2 2023 in Food Photos
The second week of the new year, week 2 2023, was a quiet week. The week ended with a tour of the beautiful Amsterdam Light Festival and bringing a pie to my parents. Week 2 2023 Monday Our Monday was filled with work and unpacking from our weekend getaway. Yuri …
150+ Best Chocolate Cookies Recipes
Don’t you just love cookies and especially chocolate cookies? I do and I’ve collected the best chocolate cookies recipes for you, so you can indulge in your chocolate cookies craving. Best Chocolate Cookies Recipes with Nuts Well chocolate in your cookies is best, but add nuts to them and they’re …
The Best Pizza Dough for Homemade Pizza: Recipe Comparisons
When making pizza, homemade dough, gives the best result. But what is the best pizza dough for homemade pizza? Over the years I’ve tested several different recipes to prepare pizza with. So here’s my pizza dough recipe comparison. I’ll compare the 3 pizza dough recipes I’ve used the most over …
Praliné Spread Recipe
For hazelnut lovers like me, this homemade praliné is a must. It’s really delicious. So if you are or if you know a nut lover, then prepare this spread. What is praliné? It’s a spread made with hazelnuts that have a sugar coating and that is grinded in a paste. …
Disaronno Squeeze a Drink with a Bite
We love a good cocktail once in a while, so I experiment with them. This time I made a simple one, namely Disaronno squeeze. Paul loves amaretto, so I had to make a Disaronno cocktail for him. He liked the combination. The cocktail has only 3 ingredients, which are not …
Week 1 2023 in Food Photos
Week 1 2023 was the first week of the new year. Yuri still had vacation from school. On Monday we arrived home from our weekend getaway and on Friday we left again for the next weekend getaway. Week 1 2023 Monday In the morning we were still at Fletcher De …
Traditional Dutch Food: Hagelslag
A whole blog about hagelslag! It’s Dutch for chocolate sprinkles and the Dutch eat hagelslag sprinkles year round. It isn’t the first food covered in the Dutch traditional food series, we’ve already talked about Muisjes, Dutch Speculaas and Hete Bliksem. Let’s find out the origins and history of hagelslag. See …
Review: Woods35, a Restaurant Hidden in the Woods
Hidden in the woods on the Noodweg in Hilversum is this cute restaurant Woods35. They sell hamburgers and more and have a fabulous terrace. Other perfect places to have something to eat I’ve reviewed on the blog are Het Oude Tolhuys, Bakkerij de Tureluur and Café Winkel 43. Woods35 The …
A Delicious Spareribs Recipe
Our family simply loves spareribs and we loved this spareribs recipe. If spareribs are on the menu in a restaurant you can be sure that either Paul or Yuri or both will order them. If you or your family is fond of spareribs too, you can be sure this recipe …