Our holidays are often spent in the south of France. This is where MrintheKitchen's family lives, in the Prove

Onions are such a great staple. They go with practically everything, are healthy and cheap. The perfect pantry

Not everyone likes the idea of eating raw meat. Even though we eat raw meat in the Netherlands (mostly on brea

In my childhood memories, shrimp cocktails were sort of obligatory at fancier dinner parties. In the eighties

Mr in the Kitchen is a BIG panna cotta fan. Every day at the office he goes out to get some lunch, and 9 out o

I am an addict. There, I've said it. I am, or better said was, completely addicted to Diet Coke. I don't drink

If you're a regular visitor of this blog, you've probably noticed I like small portions, mini so to say. Now,

It's july, so you'd expect hot weather and barbecues, but I'm writing this while rain is pouring down. It's no

I have some pretty exciting news that I haven't shared here before. I've started a job as a food writer for a

I know I posted my lazy people's fruit pie recently, but I should have hold on to that title. Because this pi

Paris is the capitol of fashion. Or at least one of the fashion capitols of the world. But I'll have to disapp

Aubergine, or eggplant, has a bad reputation. And not for being the bad boy of the vegetable aisle, that would

I love lemons. So much that when I was a kid, my mother gave me half a lemon as a snack, which I devoured comp

A while ago I was in a restaurant that serves food inspired by Middle Eastern cuisine, where I had a wide rang

This is my 100th post! Can you believe that? I sure can't! When I started this, I couldn't have imagined how m

I like to make simple food a bit more fancy, to treat myself and the people around me to something nice. Yogur

Burgers are hot. At least where I live. Gourmet Burger Bars (yes, hipster style!) are taking over both Paris a

It's kind of hip and trendy to eat 'forgotten' vegetables like turnips and purslane. I'll admit, I'm one of th

I don't prepare fresh artichokes very often. Because artichokes are not very common in the Netherlands, it's n

Unlike the things we eat for lunch or dinner, breakfast is often less varied and, sadly, the meal we pay the l

Now that we're more than halfway through the asparagus season, the collective asparagus madness is fading away

When I tried making ice cream with just two ingredients, I never thought the result would be this good. I mean

One of the strangest conversations I ever had, was on a plane where I was seated next to a woman who talked

What to do when you have a lot (and I do mean, a LOT) of leftover herbs? I'm not a big fan of freezing herbs.

Long before Paris became my second home, I went there for a weekend with my sisters. Or at least, that was the

Apparently, it's National Rhubarb Week in the Netherlands this week. Lucky me, who made this rhubarb, orange a

Gnocchi... Gnocki... Ggnochi... Nyohkkee... Do you know that feeling when you want to order something in a res

Strawberries are back again! To me, they are the heralds of summer, together with asparagus and rhubarb. And t

Isn't this the prettiest omelette you've seen lately? For me, all those colours make it a very attractive meal

The French are famous for their fashion sense, their classy outfits and some sort of je-ne-sais-quoi effortle

Ok, I know many of you are now thinking this is not your kind of pizza. Don't know why, but warm fruit scares

I've expressed my love for carrots before (in my post on carrot soup), and if the green is still attached, it'

When you’re busy juggling work, family and social life (not to mention all those other things you need to do

Asparagus season in the Netherlands is a serious thing. It starts half April and is over by the end of June, w

A golden roasted chicken, is there anything more comforting? Now I hear you think, there are many dishes that

I made these pancakes a few days ago, and it was love at first sight AND bite. Even though they were originall