Bear’s Garlic
Every year, in March, it is one of the first plants who stick their heads above the soil. Bear’s Garlic, a wonderful herb – bulb – and a protected plant. Bear’s Garlic is found in moist deciduous...
View ArticleA lovely lunch in Amsterdam
Wraping up my new purchases at Sukha on the Haarlemmerstraat in Amsterdam Although it looked like it would rain all day yesterday, we decided to still go ahead with our planned trip to Amsterdam. We...
View ArticleRestaurant Väkst in Copenhagen
Restaurant Väkst in Copenhagen is completely build out of up cycled materials. The restaurant looks like a greenhouse full of light and plants right in the heart of the city. Do you know, I’ve never...
View ArticleMeesterlijk 2017 and other matters
Next Sunday Jan and I go to the Westergasfabriek in Amsterdam to visit Meesterlijk 2017. I’m very curious how this year’s edition will be. Last year we thought the Fair was beautiful. Meesterlijk...
View ArticleVanilla bean brown butter roast chicken
Vanilla bean brown butter roast chicken Please use a free range or even better an organic chicken for this recipe. I didn’t make it yet but the recipe looks delicious! The recipe comes from the website...
View ArticleA true spring recipe and other issues
Every year it amazes me how good it feels when spring is on it’s way. The other day I found this true spring recipe on Pinterest. Carpaccio with shaved radishes. Needed: shaved radishes, purple radish...
View ArticleToday in our atelier almond cake and coffee
As some of you may know, I’m a pretty good cook. Almost every day I spend a lot of attention on dinner. But I never did any baking. And now al of a sudden I find myself baking cakes! My first attempt...
View ArticleA beehive in the garden and a vanilla cake
Following my last post on my weblog (view from our studio), I was approached on FaceBook by an imker. He asked me where the picture was taken and whether there was more giant balsemien in our garden....
View ArticleOur visit to Rotterdam
A small (photo) report of our visit to Rotterdam. What a great city! If you like modern architecture, Rotterdam is a real must. A beautiful skyline, especially along the river Maas. In the photo above...
View ArticleMeesterlijk design and craft 2017
Coming Sunday Jan and I will visit Meesterlijk in Amsterdam. Always a fun outing. This fair is a must go! Meesterlijk is an inspiring fair where self-producing designers, fashion designers, food...
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