Hi! My name is Saffron. I’m from Amsterdam, a freelance photographer, recipe developer, food stylist, culinary photographer and beekeeper on the weekends. I’m a passionate cook and lover of all things food. With this site I’d like to share my passion and knowledge and maybe even inspire you to go on an adventurous food journey as well.
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Continue ReadingI LOOOOVE one pot dishes: you can tidy up the kitchen while it’s cooking and hardly any washing up afterwards. My kind of cooking! Not only is this One Pot Coconut Chicken Rice super easy, it’s absolutely delicious. The rice is cooked in the chicken stock and coconut milk, so…
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Continue ReadingSautéed Red Peppers: The Perfect Side Dish. I needed a side dish to go with a couscous salad and Merquez sausages, but in the end this little side dish turned out to be the star of the meal. Packed full of flavour, glazed, sweet, tangy, smokey, savoury, soft and luscious…
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Continue ReadingChinese Prawn Egg Fried Rice: A great weeknight dinner, on the table within 20 minutes, super versatile with the signature Chinese flavours of soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, and sesame oil. This will really hit the spot! Topped off with a fried egg (or you can add an omelette to the…
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Continue ReadingPan Fried Gnocchi with Cavolo Nero & Cod is a dish with a creamy, vibrant green sauce studded with crispy-on-the-outside, fluffy-on-the-inside gnocchi—honestly, this dish is a total delight! It’s rich yet fresh, indulgent yet packed with greens, and incredibly easy to make. The sauce is as simple as it is…
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Continue ReadingThis truly is a no-waste dish! The cavolo nero stems are Finley chopped and quickly pickled. The blanching water and pot used for the leeks and cavolo nero are used again to cook the macaroni al dente. But most and foremost is that this dish is suuuuper tasty! Cheesy, gooey,…
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Continue ReadingThis week for my customer at Stichting Thuisgekookt. I made a chickpea and chorizo stew. I try to make recipes that are easy to reheat and will keep for a few days and this dish definitely does that, it even gets better after a few days! Sometimes I poach a…
