Matzot is not solely a Jewish tradition, it’s also a Christian one. They are a part of our Easter breakfast table. Obviously both holidays have nothing in common in their origin. The only thing they have in common is that they both occur in early spring, usually coinciding in the same weekend. So how come two different religions have the same tradition? Time for some research!
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About black garlic and what to do with it!
Black garlic is regarded an ingredient for high end-cuisine. But what is it, where can you buy it and how to use it. Read all about it and learn how to prepare a delicious plantbased black pesto with it!
Pumpkin-Rosemary soup
Pumpkin-Rosemary-Sage soup. A soft, delicate warming soup with a hint of fresh orange, a bit of summer and autumn in one. I guess you could call it a ‘transition soup’.
Black rice, pumpkin with a orange-tahin dressing
Don’t you just love pumpkin? I do, in all its forms, baked, roasted, cooked, raw even, in soup etcetera, etcetera. And to think that a couple of years ago I did not even know that you could actually eat pumpkin! I thought that they just served decoration purposes. The fact that I did not know…
Pumpkin soup with Za’atar croutons. Best soup ever!
Middle-Eastern pumpkin soup with Za’atar croutons. This soup is incredibly simple but unbelievably good!
Pearl couscous, fried chickpeas and kale
vegan recipe for kale and pearl couscous
Eggplant, chickpeas and sticky dates salad
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…
Vegan Pumpkin Brownie
Pumpkin as main ingredient for a delicious brownie. Here is how to.
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…
30 minutes salad. Chard, baby kale leaves, roasted sweet potato with pomegranate seeds
Too warm today to spend much time in the kitchen? Prepare yourself this easy salad of chard and baby kale with a dressing of fresh lime juice, olive oil and black pepper. Add sweet potato chunks roasted with a mixture of mustard-, caraway- and fennel seeds. (if you really do not feel like too much…
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…
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…
Pickled lemon – the ideal condiment.
A must have condiment in the Middleeastern cuisine, pickled lemon. Easy how to recipe.