6 September 2016

Homemade raisin and ginger chutney

Sandra sides, snacks chutney, ginger, raisins, vegan 1 Comment

I picked up the recipe for this spicy condiment years ago when a former roommate handed it out in little jars as a gift to us all. Over the years I’ve adapted it to my own taste, but I’ve taken over her lovely gesture. In small jars with pretty labels it makes a wonderful gift. […]

31 August 2016

Chickpea burgers with almonds and cucumber sauce

Sandra main dishes, mains, snacks chickpea burger, chickpeas 3 Comments

Our family consists of two vegetarians and two people who consciously eat organic meat every now and then. In practice, this means they usually join us for vegetarian meals, because it is convenient and, fortunately, because they like them very much. But sometimes they’re really in the mood for an old favourite, like an old […]

31 August 2016

Very easy cucumber and yogurt sauce

Sandra quick & easy, side dishes, sides, snacks cucumber, cucumber sauce, Greek yogurt, yogurt sauce 3 Comments

This sauce is simple, fresh and wonderful! It’s a regular at our place, because it is my daughters’ favourite sauce and because it is ready in minutes. The way it is prepared below, with only four ingredients, it has a mild flavour, making it compatible with any dish. If you like, you can spice it […]

31 August 2016

Oven baked spicy sweet potato fries

Sandra sides, snacks oven baked fries, sweet potato fries, vegan 4 Comments

Sweet potato fries are wonderful. They’re healthy, delicious and on top of that they’re really easy to prepare. The fries in the photograph were ready just as the children returned from school, so as soon as I had taken the picture, we treated ourselves to a lovely afternoon snack. Combined with our very easy cucumber […]

24 August 2016

Quark pancakes with lemon yogurt and apple compote

Sandra breakfast/brunch, cooking with children, sweet compote, pancakes, quark 2 Comments

These summer holidays I treated the children and several of their sleepover friends to these quark pancakes for a nice late and lazy breakfast. As a sleepover treat they are a guaranteed success, but to my taste they are good for any occasion: they are so luscious you won’t need children as an excuse to […]

17 August 2016

Citrus and mint iced tea

Maaike drinks, quick & easy iced tea, mint, no sugar 0 Comments

Being a tea lover, I even like to drink hot tea on a hot summer day. I have not appreciated iced tea for quite a while, since I am not a fan of sweet tea and iced teas often contain added sugar. But I do really like the two unsweetened variants I share with you […]

10 August 2016

Homemade lemon cordial

Maaike cooking with children, drinks, quick & easy, sweet cordial, lemon, lemonade 0 Comments

Earlier on this year I made elderflower cordial for the first time. I was surprised by how simple it was to make and by how delicious it tasted. It inspired me to make this lemon cordial on a summer day off, together with my youngest son. He really likes juicing oranges on weekend days and loved […]

3 August 2016

Risotto with fennel and lemon

Sandra main dishes, mains fennel, risotto 1 Comment

When Maaike and I decided to start a food blog together, we spent quite some time brainstorming. About the content of the blog, the looks of it and of course the name. What’s in a name? Well, a lot! What we were looking for, was a name which would reflect our recipes and would make […]

27 July 2016

Butternut squash soup with ginger and roasted seeds

Sandra main dishes, mains, side dishes, sides, soups butternut squash, soup, vegan 1 Comment

We just returned from a wonderful holiday in the Kentish countryside. Two nice and cultural weeks with medieval castles and churches, old manor houses and beautiful landscapes. Two perfect weeks, as well, with the opportunity to treat ourselves to local products at farmers’ markets and to tea with goodies. We had a good kitchen to experiment […]

20 July 2016

Tortillas with avocado, sweetcorn and mozzarella

Sandra main dishes, mains, quick & easy, snacks avocado, sweetcorn, taco's, tortilla's 0 Comments

Tacos and tortillas were regulars on our menu when the four of us were still meat eaters. Since we aren’t anymore, I have been experimenting with a lot of different vegetarian fillings. New favourites at our place are tortillas with kidney beans and roasted sweet potatoes, and chilli and coriander cream enchilladas. I can’t wait […]