The blackcurrant is perhaps the most laid-back berry in the garden. They do not all ripen at the same time and you can easily leave them hanging for a while even when they are ripe. Birds usually do not have such an appetite for these…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
