This, my friends, is a match made in heaven. Grilled Asparagus, Poached Egg, Melted Butter & Parsley, yuhum! There’s something so simple, so effortless, and yet so elegant about this dish. It’s one of those combinations that proves less really can be more—just a few fresh, quality ingredients, each one playing its part to perfection. The asparagus, grilled until slightly charred and smoky, brings a beautifully earthy depth. Poached eggs with their gooey, golden centres add luxurious creaminess. Then, enter the melted butter, warm and silky, pulling it all together in the most comforting way. Finished with a scatter of…
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Continue ReadingVelvety White Asparagus Soup. More asparagus recipes, please! I love experimenting with ingredients, but when seasonal gems like white asparagus are only around for a few months a year, I always feel like I need to start with the classics. Hence this soup – comforting, elegant, and full of that…
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Continue ReadingBaked cheesy chicory, or witlof in Dutch, is a classic Dutch vegetable side dish. Chicory is one of those veggies that as a kid I didn’t like much, too bitter and strange texture. Now I love it! It’s great eaten raw with a good veggie dip, or like my friend…
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Continue ReadingWhite Asparagus – The Classic Way. The ‘white gold of the earth’, we call it in the Netherlands – and what better dish to enjoy on Earth Day? Harvested in the morning and on our plate by evening, it doesn’t get much fresher than that. There are all sorts of…
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Continue ReadingIn the Netherlands we’re not really well known for our haute cuisine, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have good food. We have some amazing stews, soups, stamppots, seasonal dishes, seafood, sweets and snacks in our repertoire. Brabant is pretty well known for their worstenbroodjes (sausage rolls) and their Bossche…
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Continue ReadingAlthough the Netherlands isn’t really known for it’s haute cuisine dishes, there are quite a few traditional dishes that I absolutely love, like raw herring, kroketten or pea soup with smoked sausage for example. Another one of my favourites is stamppot, which literally translates to ‘mashed pan’. It’s mashed potatoes…
