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Brewing beer at home or in little breweries has become a lot more popular over the past few years. And long before that became a rage, monastries all over Europe has their own (small) breweries, some of which still brew…
Whenever visiting France there is one thing I really really look forward to: visiting a boulangerie, a bakery. The French baguettes are just so good, always fresh (since storing them for even one day will make them go stale) and…
No, it’s not the typical British breakfast, there’s no bacon, no beans, no tomate, no mushrooms, no toast. It’s more the opposite of a classical British breakfast: sweet vs. savoury, sugar vs salt. The only similarity? They both fill you…
It’s eaten for breakfast (with a fried egg), put on burgers, in salads, with Brussels sprouts, crispied up, candied, or slothered with maple syrup. What we’re talking about? Bacon! Somehow, many people seem to be obsessed with bacon. About time…
I used to be pretty worried about using the correct temperature for my oven when baking something. I’d check carefully in the recipe, whether I chose the correct setting. If the recipe was in Fahrenheit I would ask Google to…
One of the best things of travelling is discovering new foods. So when travelling to New Orleans we had the chance to really learn how to make New Orleans gumbo, a dish I had never heard of before travelling to…
When on holiday in the United States, we visited New Orleans. Even though I think most American cities aren’t the best for tourists (being used to European cities you can stroll through by foot), I liked New Orleans. We could…
Grilling vegetables is one of my favorite ways for preparing a whole range of vegetables, any time I’m out of inspiration or just want something simple. Grilling vegetables is really very easy and all you need is a good grill…
Do you eat your pancakes for breakfast or for dinner? That questions should be a great way to distinguish between a Dutch and an American. Whereas in the USA pancakes are a staple for breakfast, you’d have trouble finding a…
Making a shortcrust pastry pie crust can be quite a bit of work. You need to knead together the butter and flour, add your other wet ingredients, leave it to cool, etc. But luckily, we humans have found an even…
I like pancakes, more specifically, baking pancakes. I don’t know why, but somehow, baking pancakes is just lots of fun. Recipes are always easy to put together, we tend to have all ingredients in the house and there are so…
If you ever go to a market in the Netherlands you will most likely encounter a stall selling fish. A decent chance you’ll find fresh herring, but an even bigger chance that you’ll find fried fish, especially kibbeling. You will…