a curious cook

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Matsutake mushroom

Matsutake mushroom

For years I had been curious about the taste of the matsutake, the most coveted mushroom in Japan. There they are sometimes sold for more than 1500 euros per kilo and are becoming increasingly rare. This week I tasted my first one and WOW!!!… what…

Sourdough pizza margherita

Sourdough pizza margherita

  _______________________________ Who doesn’t love pizza! Of course you can make pizza with dried yeast or baker’s yeast, but if you have some bread starter in your fridge, you can just as easily make the most delicious sourdough pizza Margherita. Just as crispy with nicely…

vegan chocolate kisses

vegan chocolate kisses

  Aquafaba is such a miracle! You can even make chocolate kisses with it. I usually use ready-made cookies for the base, but you can also bake small cookies yourself (try one of the cookie recipes from my Dutch book Dosia Bakt Vegan). You can…

Vegan caramel sauce

Vegan caramel sauce

This vegan caramel sauce makes every sweet treat taste even better. I pour it over pancakes and waffles, serve it with all kinds of desserts, scoop it over ice cream and fill my donuts with it. Fancy a different taste? Add some vanilla extract or…