Week 39 2022 in Food Photos - CosetteIsCookin'

Week 39 2022 was a week with lots of cooking and baking. The week ended with a busy Saturday and a quiet Sunday.

Week 39 2022

Monday

Bananabread, still in the glass cake mold — Bananabread

Pumpkin puree, in a white cup — Pumpkin puree

Rice stir fry, served on a blue plate — Rice stir fry

Since I had some leftover bananas, I baked a banana bread. I used the recipe for a classic one from the cookbook Bananabread. I also prepared pumpkin puree from one of the pumpkins we picked ourselves. Paul made a stir fry dish with rice for dinner.

Tuesday

Spicy barbecue sauce, a large pot completely full and a bit smaller pot half full — Spicy barbecue sauce

Lasagna bolognese, served on a white plate — Lasagna bolognese

Pumpkin bread, served on a blue tray — Pumpkin bread

In the morning I cooked a spicy barbecue sauce from the cookbook Heerlijke Hamburgers from Anne Wilson. The barbecue sauce needed to rest for 2 days before using it. Yuri made lasagna Bolognese together with Paul. I baked a pumpkin bread, I used the pumpkin puree I prepared on Monday.

Wednesday

Tomato sauce, in two pots, one small and a larger one — Tomato sauce

Pumpkin puree, in a plastic tray — Pumpkin puree

This morning I prepared tomato sauce from the cookbook Heerlijke Hamburgers. The tomato sauce needed to rest for a week before using it. I made another batch of pumpkin puree from the second pumpkin we picked ourselves.

Fries, on a white plate with mayonnaise — Fries

Chicken nuggets with curry sauce, served on a white plate — Chicken nuggets with curry sauce

I wanted fries for dinner. So Paul prepared these and chicken nuggets in our deep-fryer.

Thursday

Broccoli burger, served on a blue plate with chips on the side — Broccoli burger

On my walk around the neighborhood I spotted the first toadstools. They were really large. Dinner was a broccoli burger with the barbecue sauce I had prepared on Tuesday.

Friday

Small cheese board, on a small white plate — Small cheese board

Spicy pumpkin soup, seen from the side, served in a white deep plate — Spicy pumpkin soup

We had a really small cheese board as an appetizer. Dinner was a spicy pumpkin soup from A Spicy Perspective, for which I had prepared pumpkin puree earlier this week. The pumpkin soup was really delicious.

Saturday

Bakkerij de Tureluur, seen from outside, from the side. A grass field on the side, in front parking spaces — Bakkerij de Tureluur

A blondie, chocolate chip cookie and butter cake, all on my leg, from top to bottom — A blondie, chocolate chip cookie and butter cake

We had a really busy, but fun Saturday. We started in the morning with a visit to Bakkerij de Tureluur in Almere.

At Grendel Games, Paul and Yuri sitting at a table — At Grendel Games

Pumpkin pie, served on a white plate with a fork — Pumpkin pie

Juice, pumpkin pie and ham sandwich, juice in a glass, pie on a white plate and the sandwich on a green plate, seen from above — Juice, pumpkin pie and ham sandwich

Loaded fries stoofvlees, as seen from above — Loaded fries stoofvlees

Loaded fries kharma kabab, seen from above — Loaded fries kharma kabab

La Place Leeuwarden, seen from the front — La Place Leeuwarden

Then on to Leeuwarden. It was the Weekend van de Wetenschap (Science Weekend) and lots of events here being held and companies opened their doors. Among them Grendel Games. Yuri wants to become a game developer, so seeing a game studio from the inside was what he wanted to do. He asked a lot of questions to the people working here. Afterwards we had lunch at the La Place in Leeuwarden. Yuri had loaded fries stoofvlees (stew), I had loaded fries Kharma Kabab and Paul a ham sandwich. We also ordered one piece of pumpkin pie.

Cosette's dinner from KFC, as seen from above — Cosette’s dinner from KFC

Paul's dinner at KFC, as seen from above — Paul’s dinner at KFC

From Leeuwarden we drove to Nijkerk to visit Paul’s parents. After our visit on our way home we stopped in Amersfoort for dinner at McDonald’s and KFC.

In the evening Paul and I went to a birthday party of a friend in Beek-Ubbergen.

Sunday

Croissants, 3 regular ones and one with ham and cheese inside, divided over 3 plates — Croissants, our breakfast on Sunday

Pasta, vegetarian chicken and green beans with barbecue sauce, served on a white plate — Pasta, vegetarian chicken and green beans with barbecue sauce

Since our Saturday was so full we stayed home on Sunday. Dinner were green beans with pasta, vegetarian chicken pieces and barbecue sauce. Paul prepared it for us.

So that was a week with a lot of cooking and baking.

Published 4 new blogs this week: Olive Oil: Classic, Virgin or Extra Virgin. What’s the Difference, Review: Bakkerij de Tureluur, a Fantastic Bakery, Review: Starbucks Utrecht Centraal and Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes: A Real Treat.