This week there is a heated discussion going on in the Netherlands about a “50 day green diet”, a company started by a bunch of girls. The so-called experts (dietitians, culinary journalists, people who work for governmental subsidized company’s related to food etc.) claim that eating only plant based food is dangerous(!!!). Needless to say…
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Vegan Pumpkin Brownie
Pumpkin as main ingredient for a delicious brownie. Here is how to.
Spicy Gingery Cucumber and Sweet peppers salad
Nothing more refreshing than cucumbers I think. It is also the most favorite vegetable for many children. They do not see cucumber as being a vegetable, often they eat it as a snack. Whenever I serve my kids a meal I feel slightly guilty about (fries, pizza, that kind of stuff) I always serve cherry…
Mexican fiësta food: Chili sweet potato fries with eggplant-avocado-corn and lime salad!
The Dutch people experience an unprecedented September summer with local heatwaves. Temperatures can reach as far as 32 ℃. To me and my family that is something to celebrate, we relish the warmth and the sun. One of the type of foods that fits this kind of weather is definitely Mexican food! So we had…
Braised fennel with garlic, capers and olives sauce
I found this recipe in one of Ottolenghi’s cookbooks (Plenty more) and although it is a long list of ingredients and preparation instructions, I decided to give it a go. It was definitely well worth the effort and the amount of work was not at all to bad or of-putting. In fact I had enough…
Greek choriatiki vegan style
The Dutch summer season is utterly disappointing. We suffer from a serious lack of warm sunny days. So I decided to create a little bit of summer myself. In the form of this lovely vegan stye Greek choriatiki. I replaced the feta with avocado, added also grilled bell peppers and some rocket lettuce. A simple…
Baby kale leaves and fried mushrooms with a mango-ginger-lime dressing
In general I have a lot of self-criticism. There is always something I could have done better, I tend to be not easily pleased with myself. But not today, today I am extremely pleased about myself. The reason for this contentment is the food I prepared today. Baby kale leaves with a dressing of fresh…
Lovely fresh cucumber-ginger salad.
This lovely cucumber salad is not only fresh but spicy as well. The ginger and garlic that go into it make it so much more than just a cucumber salad. It combines with just about anything you can think of, but I especially like to have it as a side dish with spicy food, it…
Summer sauerkraut of kohlrabi and fennel
I know I don’t have to, but I would like to explain a little why I have not been posting much these last couple of weeks. As I told you before I was suffering from an inflammation and they gave me a shot of Prednizon to take away the pain. Well it took the pain…
Roasted cauliflower with roasted hazelnuts and puy lentils
I have a sort of love-hate affair going on with cauliflower and I am not the only one in our family. None of my kids like it and my husband always objects when I suggest to prepare something with cauliflower in it. He does eat it though and usually likes the end result. All of…
