Italian Tiramisu Dessert with Sicilian Marsala

Italian Tiramisu Dessert with Sicilian Marsala

After my trip to Sicily, I got inspired by the food over there. Sicily is known for all the delicious desserts, wines and pasta's. Time to make some Italian food here as well. I bought some very good and original Marsala wine on my holiday. I used the Marsala in my...

Easy Healthy Banana Bread

Easy Healthy Banana Bread

During the Corona quarantine period I started to bake more just like many others; at some point my supermarket even run out of flour! To avoid unhealthy snacking during my working from home, I wanted to make something that is still sweet but not too much sugars....

Flammkuchen with Figs, Serrano Ham and Goat Cheese

Flammkuchen with Figs, Serrano Ham and Goat Cheese

Flammkuchen is a delicious and fast dish which you can easily make by yourself. I use the prefabricated dough for the flammkuchen. This basis is perfect to serve a nice looking meal in ±30 minutes. Flammkuchen is a specialty of the historic regions around the...

Agua de Jamaica: Fresh Hibiscus Flower Drink

Agua de Jamaica: Fresh Hibiscus Flower Drink

This recipe it totally inspired by my travels through Central America; like Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador. I drank the Agua de Jamaica (Hah-my-ka) with a lunch menu and as a refreshment in the afternoon. I even drank it mixed with...

Chestnut-Mushroom Soup with Pancetta

Chestnut-Mushroom Soup with Pancetta

As a tradition we organize a Christmas dinner every year the weekend before Christmas with five girlfriends including their partners. This year we decided to prepare the dinner ourselves instead of going out to a restaurant. That was a perfect decision; we all...

Pumpkin Soup with Chicken and Goat Cheese

Pumpkin Soup with Chicken and Goat Cheese

It's autumn and for me that means: Pumpkin Soup! I love to make soups, it's so easy to make, healthy and you have food for a couple of days. One hour in the kitchen and you have six meals; that is what I call efficient. You know I'm Dutch, but love the orange color of...

A treat of Ginger-Carrot Cake

A treat of Ginger-Carrot Cake

I made this ginger-carrot cake a lot of times already, it is so easy to prepare. I brought it to work a couple of times and my colleagues were very enthusiastic, so hope you are too!!!! You can wonder yourself why cakes and pies in stores contain so much sugar, wheat...

Homemade Granola

Homemade Granola

You can find many recipes on granola, but this one I like a lot!! And to be honest it is very easy to make. You have to wait and stir every 10 minutes, but in the meantime you can do whatever you want. The only disadvantage is that it taste so good that you can't stop...

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