Remember the Mint Julep Cake ? I thought it was delicious, but I still felt that it could be optimised a little bit. Most importantly I was ...

As it happened, a colleague of mine started talking about making curries and dhal for dinner, and we go to talking about various kinds of cu...

I was wondering if it might be an idea make something with spinach and chickpeas - as it turns out it is a good idea, just not a new one. Ac...

I was thinking about beans and zucchini when it occurred to me that maybe I could stuff zucchini with beans - making a variation of this th...

Fall is here, which means two things: (1) the shops have a wider selection of mushrooms than normally; (2) I tend the want heartier foods. T...

Brunost (= brown cheese ) also known as Myseost or Geitost (= goat cheese ) is a Norwegian speciality, and one of those food items that I re...

This is how it happened: We were getting close to the day that it would yet again be my turn to provide some egg-free baked delicacies for ...

Here's a concept that might be somewhat controversial: eggs on pizza. I know Some people don't approve - even I wouldn't want it...

I decided to complete my (first) 'traffic light series' of pickled tomatoes with some red cherry tomatoes pickled with cinnamon - ...

Having discovered how easy it is to make pizza dough , I decided to start making variations. Following my previous recipe for 4 portions of...

Do you remember when I graduated ? Although I took the time to celebrate this back then, there was something that bothered me - something t...

This came about with quite some inspiration from the 'Sunday supper' of the September issue of Bon Appétit . Some ingredients were c...

When I recently pickled my first own batch of green tomatoes , I started thinking about pickling other tomatoes and using other spices. Firs...

When you go out for a drink in the Netherlands you can typically order some snacks with your meal. The selection of snacks varies from place...

The inspiration for this came partly from a traditional simple cucumber salad - and partly from the likes of green papaya salad. Ingredient...

This summer I spent a little time in Visby, home of Gotlands Bryggeri - makers of Wisby Pils (which I had already encountered ). It turns o...

Here is something I've been wanting to do for a while - ever since I had pickled green tomatoes as a side at a steak house I went to 2 y...

With heavy inspiration from this recipe , I first tried this dish back in January when the land was covered in fluffy white blanket and it w...

When my parents came to visit me in California we rented a car and headed for a national park. While I was busy at the wheel observing the r...

As I believe I have mentioned around here recently, I suddenly find myself with better options for shopping chillies after I moved. When I s...