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 ReadingHomemade stock is easy to make, it just takes some time and some some space in your freezer to collect vegetable trimmings and leftover fish, seafood or chicken bones. I always save the peels and trimmings of my veggies in the freezer, onion skins and all. I have a main…
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Continue ReadingWe had some carrots and asparagus leftover, so I came up with this dish. A winner of a side dish in my opinion! Coat chopped carrots in olive oil, a teaspoon of cumin and season with pepper and salt, toss around so it’s covered well. Place in a preheated oven…
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Continue ReadingAlthough this dish looks quite time consuming I promise you it isn’t. Perfect for a hot Monday night after a day of working. For the ease I used canned lentils, but of course you can also prepare the lentils the traditional way. To the lentils add fresh and crisp veggies…
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Continue ReadingThis heatwave definitely calls for some refreshing snacks and I love making these yoghurt popsicles so I can vary the ingredients and flavours as I please! I did have to photograph super quickly though, they were melting) super quickly.
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Continue ReadingGrilled courgette and asparagus tips served on lemon zest ricotta with honey chili hazelnuts and lemon mustard dressing, served with roasted red potatoes. I created this dish with the other half of the massive courgette in mind, I wanted to make it the hero of tonight’s dinner, and it definitely…
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Continue ReadingThese Shrimp Croquettes with Flash-Fried Herbs and Mustard Mayo are the ultimate indulgent appetiser or light lunch—crispy on the outside with a velvety shrimp ragout centre that’s full of flavour and nostalgia. We have a famous bakery and patisserie in Amsterdam (@holtkamphoreca) which makes the most amazing cakes but also…
