At the end of this October it is still so warm that even my second harvest of figs keeps ripening slowly. I am not usually that lucky in the cool Dutch autumn. But these October figs are not as big, sweet and juicy as the…

  I always forget how long it takes to pick a decent amount of wild blueberries! I went out into the woods this weekend and in about an hour I only managed to pick a few handfuls. To make the most of my precious berries…

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

These grape picker sausages roasted with grapes, onion and red wine make a super simple yet delicious classic Italian dish. It’s called ‘saliscie all’uva’ and is a traditional lunch for Italian grape pickers. The slightly caramelizedred winesauce goes so well with the sweet grapes and…

This roasted eggplant with hazelnut-redcurrant sauce is inspired by the classic Middle Eastern fesenjan chicken: softly simmered chicken in walnut and pomegranate molasses sauce. I stir redcurrant jelly into the sauce instead of pomegranate molasses and use hazelnuts instead of walnuts for a lighter touch.…

An easy recipe for burnt basque blueberry cheesecake. this recipe includes a vegan version without dairy or eggs.