20 April 2017

Spring pesto with wild garlic, walnuts and lemon zest

Sandra main dishes, mains, quick & easy, side dishes, sides, snacks bärlauch, gluten free, herbs, pesto, seasonal food, vegan, vegetarian, wild garlic 2 Comments

This Easter weekend we visited my father-in-law at his house at the South coast of Holland. I was talking to him about the inspiring side of Instagram, where people from all around the globe show you what they cook with freshly picked herbs which, as far as I know, don’t grow in The Netherlands (like sea […]

13 April 2017

Bagels for brunch: the quick, the slow and the wholegrain

Sandra baking, basic recipes, breakfast/brunch, snacks bagels, vegan, vegetarian 0 Comments

Bagels must be my all-time favourite rolls. With their soft and chewy texture, crisp crust and distinct malty flavour they’re a world away from other fresh buns – or so I think. The good news to all bagel lovers out there is that these specific bagel characteristics are not that hard to conjure up in your […]

11 April 2017

Springtime smoothie with vanilla and lime

Sandra breakfast/brunch, drinks, quick & easy, snacks coconut milk, gluten free, lime, no added sugar, smoothie, vanilla, vegan, vegetarian 0 Comments

A quick and easy drink this week, building up to Easter brunch. Using just five ingredients, this fresh and healthy smoothie celebrates spring like nothing else! The magic flavour combination comes from coconut, lime and fresh vanilla, three ingredients which I think are just made for each other. I use fresh vanilla seeds whenever I […]

29 March 2017

Tom kha phak – Vegetarian Thai coconut soup

Sandra breakfast/brunch, main dishes, mains, quick & easy, side dishes, sides, soups coconut soup, galangal, Thai, tofu, vegan 0 Comments

In this first full spring week, my appetite has immediately shifted towards fresh and light flavours and this coconut soup is the perfect answer. Combining some classic Thai ingredients, it’s sweet, sour, savoury and spicy all at once. Better still, this fresh and full-flavoured wonder is up and ready in under 20 minutes. After not […]

22 March 2017

Oaty pancakes with cherry compote and plant-based quark

Sandra breakfast/brunch, quick & easy, sweet flax eggs, gluten free, naturally sweetened, no refined sugar, pancakes, quark, vegan, vegetarian, wholegrain 0 Comments

This weekend my girls asked me why I never made them pancakes for breakfast anymore. I had to admit that these past winter months I’d become so porridge-minded, I had spent the weekends cooking quinoa porridge, baked apple oatmeal, fruit-laden oatmeal bakes and variations on the three, completely forgetting about the existence of pancakes. But the […]

14 March 2017

Homemade bounty bars

Maaike cooking with children, quick & easy, snacks, sweet bounty bars, coconut, easy, homemade, natural, vegan 0 Comments

Spring break was the main reason to dive into the kitchen and make these bounty bars. We were delighted with the result: the recipe is easy and the bars taste delicious! Homemade bounty bars Ingredients (± 14 bars) 2 cups desiccated coconut 1 cup coconut milk 3 tbsp coconut oil 3 tbsp honey, date syrup, maple […]

8 March 2017

Choc banana bread with walnuts and blueberries

Sandra breakfast/brunch, snacks, sweet banana bread, gluten free, healthy snack, vegetarian 2 Comments

This spring break week I’ve been hen-sitting my friend Anouk’s chickens. She has three hens, each of them with a different character, who spend their days softly clucking and curiously foraging and scratching about in her big garden. In exchange for the provision of grains and fresh water I was allowed to take the eggs left […]

22 February 2017

Courgette ribbons with roasted red pepper sauce and walnut pangrattato

Sandra main dishes, mains courgette, courgette pasta, pangrattato, pumpkin sauce, red pepper sauce, roasted red pepper, tomato sauce, vegan, vegetarian, zucchini 0 Comments

I recently read in a food magazine that vegetables suffer from bad reputation. Apparently people don’t like eating them, because they supposedly lack flavour. In general I try not to let myself be influenced by image and public opinion too much. Some days more successfully so than other ones, but when it comes to this, it goes without effort. […]

15 February 2017

Herby quinoa with roasted purple cauliflower

Sandra main dishes, mains gluten free, purple cauliflower, quinoa, roasted cauliflower, romanesco, vegan, vegetarian 2 Comments

Around me, everyone is coughing and sniffling in these last months of winter. Although outside temperatures are slowly beginning to rise already, some extra immune support seems to be much needed in this time of year. Yesterday I came across these gorgeous-looking cauliflower varieties, romanesco and purple cauliflower. They seem to let the sun rise all by […]

9 February 2017

Baked corn and chickpea tortilla chips

Sandra snacks baked tortilla chips, chickpea flour, corn flour, gluten free, healthy snack, homemade tortilla chips, tortilla chips, vegan, vegetarian 1 Comment

Tortilla chips are one of my guilty pleasures. I love their crunchy texture and bold flavouring, but because I can hardly contain myself once I open a bag, I try not to buy them that often. The other day I was making this lovely black bean and sweetcorn salad which just begged me for tortilla […]