RHUBARB AND BERRY SODA
From the last rhubarb and the first berries in my garden I made a tasty berry and rhubarb soda. The recipe is very simple. You mix a good amount of chopped fruit with some sugar in water for a few days. During that time…
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Aka shiso syrup, aka shiso vinegar and yukkari
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…
Zeeuwse boterbabbelaars / butterscotch from Zeeland
During a weekend in the Dutch province Zeeland they served traditional Zeeuwse boterbabbelaars / butterscotch from Zeeland with my coffee. They taste so good! These butterscotch candies are actually not very difficult to make, but you do need to practice stretching and folding the sweet sugary…
Tamagoyaki omelet
I made Tamagoyaki omelet for a spring picnic under the cherry blossom trees in the Amsterdamse Bos, a park in Amsterdam. This elegant rolled omelet is a standard dish in every Japanese lunch box and a popular topping for sushi. I made mine in a special…
Bolo do caco, no oven bread
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.…
Tamarillo upside-down cake
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…
