This year it was warm long enough for a second fig harvest! My November figs are slightly smaller and slightly less sweet than this year’s summer figs. The leaves of my tree have almost all fallen and the figs look like Christmas baubles on a…

  In my sunny south-facing garden, the red shiso or perilla is having a great time and forms big bushy shrubs. I love the fragrant foliage of this Japanese herb and use it in my cooking often. Now that the cold nights are approaching, it’s…

You will find this flat round bread, bolo de caco, everywhere on the island of Madeira. And if you are lucky it will still be warm and dripping with garlic butter! Bolo do caco is made from a combination of flour and sweet white potato.…

  The elegant tree tomato or tamarillo is the star of this tamarillo upside-down cake. I brought back a few of these egg-shaped red fruits from Madeira. It is such a power house of taste! I really fell in love with the somewhat confusing mix…

Butternut with cranberry topping is an easy recipe for baked butternut squash with zingy topping with berries and dill. A vegetarian main for Christmas.

My cookbook Dosia Plukt Bessen is a contender for the cookbook of the year. So just click on the picture and vote for me if you like my recipes! You will also find the recipe (in Dutch) of the beetroot in berry juice with burrata…