In November, all Dutch kids start feeling anxious. It's almost time for Sinterklaas, who will bring them prese

There are two sorts of books I love to read: detectives and books about cooking. I have a lot of the latter, a

Everyone with a little elementary pre-school knowledge of mixing colours knows it's a bad idea mixing green an

Let's talk bucket lists. You know, the list of things you want to do once in your lifetime, like climbing Moun

I'm usually quite late when it comes to catching the culinary-trend-train. While everyone was eating chia-seed

Let's talk music in the kitchen. Cause baking cakes gets even more fun while singing out loud, right? (Not sur

I love a nice glass of wine (or two..) at dinner, but I'm terrible at picking one. In restaurants I always lea

I have complained to you about the lack of central heating in buildings in Paris before, and I'm going to do i

I guess every nation has it's own quirks. Most of them will seem completely normal to you, as you've been accu

Contrary to what you might think, I don't spend all of my days cooking and eating. I also have a day job, to p

I recently discover the joy of tarte tatin. Now I hear you thinking, you live in France half the time, how cou

We like to go out for crêpes on sunday afternoon in Paris, the Minichef loves them, and to be honest, so do w

A few weeks ago, I gave myself a present, a brand new waffle iron. This happened the way it usually does. One

Do you have any food cravings? I do, not every day, but once in a while, I really need to eat certain food. An

The weekend is here again, and we all know what that means: there's finally enough time for some serious bakin

The best kind of food, is the food that comes effortlessly. The kind of food that seems simple, and in fact i

I'm an egg fan. A big one. Never was there a more joyous day, than the day when I heard that the old advice to

As I saw the mailman doing his job today, I was thinking about how much more fun mail used to be, let's say 15

Something sweet to go with a cup of tea or coffee, is always a good idea. That doesn't necessarily need to b

One of the many pleasant surprises of moving (even if just part-time) to another country is exploring new culi

I know what you're thinking. Lamb chops? In September?? Well, yes. I'm being bold and doing lamb chops in Sept

I'll admit I wasn't a big smoothie fan before. From my point of view, anything that wasn't meant to be chewed,

The bakery I usually go to in Paris is great. They opened about a year ago and I was instantly smitten with th

Anyone who ever visited France knows that Les Crêpes (pancakes) are serious business. I believe it is the mos

I love doing groceries, truly. Making my list at home (yes, I'm a list-maker, first one for everything I want

Serving a cookie to go with a cup of coffee or tea, is a well established Dutch tradition. And one that I pers

I'm still in denial, but I have to admit, summer is ending. Of course, everyone's hoping for an indian summer

I overheard a conversation in the Thalys (the high speed train that goes from Paris to Amsterdam), a French fa

I've recently started working for a magazine, as a recipe writer and food photographer. Pretty cool, even thou

If you follow my Instagram feed, you know I'm kind of smitten with figs. And since my sister in law has her ow

I guess this won't be one of my most popular posts. The word 'beets' alone is enough for a 50% reduction in t

I recently heard someone say that we don't spend more than 30 minutes in the kitchen a day preparing food. Tha

After the cute green madeleines (Matcha green tea madeleines) I made a while ago, it was about time to use the

Don't you just love summer? And the summer barbecues that come with it? Eating outside, with the smell of a go

At the moment, I'm in the South of France (more exactly, in the Provence) for a few weeks of vacation. Nothing

This recipe is a golden oldie (as far as one can speak of 'old' when one's blog isn't even a year old). Beside