I had a lovely dinner today at Cafe Partisan with some friends/colleagues (frolleagues?). It has become somewhat of a tradition of ours, to discover a new restaurant once every quarter. We usually stick to The Hague, close to work, but as some of us live in Amsterdam, we opted for Amsterdam this quarter. My frolleague…
Month: Nov 2018
Ottolenghi’s Lentil Tomato Soup
A few weeks back Stijn surprised me with a lovely present: Yotam Ottoleghi’s new cookbook Simple. Ottolenghi’s previous cookbooks Plenty and Nopi are wonderful, though the recipes are often very complex, requiring lots of out of the ordinary ingredients and multiple stages of preparation. So not very suitable for the weekdays. His new cookbook, Simple…
Momiji Ramen, The Hague, NL
Momiji Ramen is a little gem in the heart of The Hague. We first tasted Ramen during our holidays in Japan in 2016 and fell in love with it! It is the ultimate comfort food: a savoury broth (often creamy silky pork broth, but you have other varieties as well), noodles and traditionally topped with…
Hanos
Welcome to foodie heaven… this is what Hanos means to me. You can find just about ANYTHING in this store. The staff at Hanos are extremely friendly and knowledgeable. The last time Stijn and I went to visit Hanos, we were talking about an ingredient we could not find and one of the staff overheard, chipped…
Miso Salmon with Ginger & Sesame Bok Choy
This is a very healthy and easy recipe for the weekdays. It is said that Dutch folks don’t eat enough fish (or vegetables). This recipe ticks both boxes. And if you eat fish, they recommend you to eat a fatty fish once a week. As salmon is a fatty fish, it ticks the box again…so…
Amazing Oriental
The frustrating thing about many recipes is that they include very exotic ingredients and you have no idea where to buy them. So even before figuring out the recipe, you need to do your research in terms of where to find your products. I personally love Asian cuisine, and over the years I have found…
Niven, Rijswijk, NL
I have visited this restaurant twice already and I loved it. The quality of the food is consistently high, innovative and something you would not normally get elsewhere, which is exactly what I expect when I go out to eat: something delicious, out of the ordinary, visually stunning that I would have never been able…
Sausage & parsley stuffed courgettes
Juicy courgette stuffed with succulent sausage, a hint of fresh herbs and a crispy cheesy topping. Are you already salivating ? I am. I have prepared this recipe as a side dish combined with a simple brown butter sage gnocchi (recipe will follow). Ingredients (for 2): – 1 courgette – 1 onion (small) – handful…
Charred Corn with Miso Butter
Have you just arrived home after a long day of work, your fridge is empty, you are already hungry and have no idea what to cook? This recipe is ideal for weekdays, when you want something quick and delicious on the table with very few ingredients. This is a recipe by David Chang. We tried…
Onion Tarte Tatin
I love the old fashioned sweet apple tarte tatin, though I have more of a savoury tooth than a sweet one. So I wondered… is t
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