Sea Bream on a Leek and Potato Cake with Warm Chorizo Salsa and a Bouillabaisse Sauce
O my. My guests were literally gushing over this one. I’d call this the perfect fish dish for the colder season. It is hearty,…
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Spatchcock Lemon and Thyme Chicken on a Rustic Bean Stew
England has a real love affair with whole roast chicken. Especially on Sundays. Personally, I’m not the greatest fan, as I find whole roast…
It’s A Wrap
Whenever I am in the US, it has now become tradition to have lunch at the nearest Cheesecake Factory on my last day. I…
Sole with Preserved Lemon, Caper Crumbs and Kohlrabi Colcannon
My dad adores fish. But mostly fillets. My brother hates fish. Can’t stand the fiddling with bones and stuff. And he doesn’t trust fillets…
Stuffed Pork Tenderloin with Sage and Prosciutto
I never used to like pork and hardly ever cooked it. not even beautiful tenderloin. Blame it on childhood memories of overcooked fatty pork…
Italian Tagliata Sharing Platter
Sharing platters are perfect for easy summer entertaining. Generously fill a large wooden board or slate with lots of yummy delicacies and serve family…
Char Siu – Chinese BBQ Pork
This Char Siu Pork is a labour of love. So I have dedicated a whole weekend to bring you this gorgeous recipe. The good…
Beetroot Buckwheat Risotto, Caraway, Horseradish and walnuts
I went through a major kitchen revamp recently. Which meant clearing my kitchen cupboards from stuff I’d long forgotten I had in there. A…
Red Hot Chili Linguine
If you don’t like it hot, look away now. Because this is a freestyle Pasta Puttanesca on steroids. Then again, you can of course…
Easy Oriental Salmon Traybake
As the weather hots up, I’m always looking for ways to spend less time slaving over a hot stove. But continuous salads aren’t the…
GF Lasagna Primavera
Lasagna is glorious, isn’t it? Well, at least a good one is. But I get a bit fed up with the run of the…
Fiery Chicken with Cooling Mango and Pineapple Salsa
Looking back over my blog, I note a particular fancy for sweet and savoury. I never knew that about myself before I started this…
The whole Enchilada
I’m going through a Mexican phase. And avocado with everything. Do you have that? Food phases? When you rediscover flavours you hadn’t tasted or…
Tex-Mex Steak Lettuce Tacos with Cowboy Caviar
Crispy taco shells aren’t my thing. Gorgeous as they are, I always end up with the filling on my lap, as the shells break…
Black Risotto, Asparagus, Prawns and a Lemon Saffron Sauce
A few weeks back I took out a second mortgage to purchase a tiny bundle of early season white asparagus in England. The following…
Roast Vegetable Upside Down Tart
This glorious savoury tarte tatin was born out of fridge leftovers. Frugal cooking to the max, but your family need never know. The upside…
Spring Pasta with Asparagus, Eggs and Ham Hock
I’m literally counting down to the brief British asparagus season. Hopefully these green spears of delight will arrive soon. Then, 5 or 6 weeks…
Open Sandwich of Fish Coujons with Wasabi Crema
Ah… The child-like joy of biting into a glorious fish finger sandwich. Sustainable organic 100% fish or not as the case may be. The…
Moroccan Pizza with Butternut, Harissa and Feta
I’m still having fun with my new pizza stone. But I like to mix things up. There is so much more you can do…
Pot Roast Chicken Veronique
Even after 27 years in the England, I am still amazed by the English obsession with roasts. Roast chicken, roast pork, roast duck, roast…
Salad of Fregola, Courgette, Artichoke and Goats Curd
A little while ago I rediscovered fregola, a nutty semolina pasta from the Italian island of Sardinia. I made a delicious tomato and clam…
Cajun Chops with Papaya Hot Sauce and Baked Onion Rings
I’m not going to introduce this one with a long story about why I don’t eat pork very often, weaving in some of my…
Moroccan Chicken Tagine with Baked Rainbow Couscous
I’ve been indulging in some new kitchen toys lately. One of which is a tagine. A huge tagine. A mahousive tagine. In fact it…
Nduja Fregola with Clams and Artichokes
Fregola is a fabulous pasta from the Southern parts of Sardinia. These little pasta pearls are reminiscent of Israeli Couscous, and North African berkoukes…
Slow Cooked Beef in Chocolate Porter with Roast Onion Cauli Mash
With spring around the corner I thought best to quickly sneak in a last bit of comfort food. Well, it was -8 C overnight…
Poffertjes – Dutch Mini Pancakes
It doesn’t need to be Pancake Day for the Dutch to eat pancakes. We eat them any time of the year, for breakfast, brunch,…
Herb Crusted Fish on Celeriac Alfredo
My beloved spiraliser was starting to gather dust over winter, as I tend to associate spiralised veggies with bright salads and summer sun. Until…
Retro Steak Archiduc with Seasoned Oven Chips
They say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. I’d say this applies to many ladies too! Steak is still top…
Sambal Goreng Prawns with Papaya and Sweet Potato
This fusion dish is a HUGE vitamin C booster and finger-licking good. Sambal and ketjap manis are deeply rooted in Indonesian cuisine and are…
Warm Salad of Butternut, Mung Bean and Pomegranate
This is where I’d reluctantly stand up in a room full of fellow-afflicted and confess: “I am The Dutch Foodie and I am a…
Nam Yue Braised Spare Ribs With Tangerine
If the past year hasn’t treated you kindly, or vice versa, this is your second chance:
Curried Cullen Skink with Confit Egg Yolk
25th of January marks the birthday of the Scottish Poet Robert Burns. Never heard of him? Ever sung “Auld Lang Syne”? Then you’ve sung…
Calf’s liver with lime and baby leeks
My adopted country has a longstanding love affair with liver and onions. Preferably served with butter-laden mashed potatoes. More often than not, the liver…
Three Cheese White Pizza with Radicchio and Caramelized Red Onion
Woohoo! My new pizza stone has arrived! I do have one already, a fire clay one that takes forever to heat up and cool…
Mum’s Budget Salmon Pie
Leafing through recipes of old while housebound with the cold from hell, I found the frayed well-used recipe for mum’s salmon and egg pie.…
Lazy Confit Duck Cassoulet
Have you faltered yet on your New years resolutions for a leaner healthier you? Or did you not bother? Either way, I’m sort of…
The Indonesian Answer to Chicken Ramen – Soto Ayam
One of my New Year’s resolutions is to cook more Indonesian food. OK, you’re right, it’s the only New Year’s resolution I actually wholeheartedly…
Smoked Pork Belly with Apple, Cider and Sage
My Dutch pea soup left me with a sizeable slab of smoked pork belly. What to do. I had never cooked nor eaten pork belly…
Asian Salmon with Chilli, Mirin and Soy, Egg Fried Cauli Rice
In this festive season of excess, parties, indulgence, rib sticking fare and sugar overload, I need something light and completely different on the days…
Italian Stuffed Squid with a Black Orzo Risotto
I’ve been cooking a lot of wholesome brown-looking autumnal dishes lately. And goodies that would make nice little Christmas presents such as cookies and…
Venison with Celeriac, Chestnuts and Wild Mushrooms
This indulgent venison dish would grace any Christmas table that does not need to feed a crowd expecting a huge turkey and turkey sandwiches to…
Classic Dutch Pea Soup
Pea soup is a Dutch institution and a national treasure. Like the British Sunday roast and the American Thanksgiving dinner. We’re not talking about…
Smoked Mackerel Kedgeree, Marbled Eggs and Curried Cauliflower Rice
This is a delicious British-meets-Indian-meets-Dutch-Foodie mish-mash. Kedgeree is a British breakfast dish hailing from Indian colonial times. It is derived from the Indian Khichdi,…
Belladonna Surprise – a Spicy Chorizo Traybake
The other week I ended up listening to music and talking all things food till dawn with a fellow-foodie friend. He mentioned this recipe, which…
Wild Mushroom Risotto and a Risotto Masterclass
This Italian classic shouts “Autumn” to me. It is rich and comforting, yet only needs a few affordable ingredients to deliver that “MMmmm”. The…
Cod on a Puy Lentil Fricassee
This is one of my all-time favourite autumn recipes. It is easy to make, healthy, low GI and hits the comfort food button big…
Carbonara Inspired Vegetarian Pasta
As the nights are drawing in, yet the memories of balmy summer evenings linger, the comfort of pasta beckons. Mind you, this is the…
Good Morning Vietnam
On the menu: Vietnamese Chicken Salad Slow Cooked Vietnamese Lamb Shanks, Sesame Roast Sweet Potato, GABA rice Banh Flan (Vietnamese Coconut Creme Caramel) I…