Our travels and recipes!

Vigo This was the time to see Galicia in the northwest of Spain just north of Portugal, a distinct region with its own language, galego (Galician). I often feel a funny travel intuition, which has started to happen frequently. I hear about places from other people or on the internet or in a magazine, then […]

Cacık is a single side cold soup that mostly eaten in summer in Turkey. To me, it is eaten once a week every season. I am a huge fan of yoghurt and cucumbers. Tzatziki is the name for this dish in Greek cuisine. Greeks tends to make it as a spread or dip. The Turkish […]

(CHANGE OF) PLANS Following our week-long trip to Normandy described in my last blog editions, we returned to Rotterdam to cater food and music at a birthday party in Schiedam for our friends Rik and Maya. Still, we had a few days left of vacation and a bug to hit the road again. So we […]

This is Heather Bentley’ s récipe for a quick and delicious salad that she put on the table while we were visiting her and her family for couple of days in Seattle right after our trip to Sonoma last December. After a full lunch, this salad was essential to lighten things up. The salad is […]

Simple recipes are the best ones to satisfy you the most. Rice cooked in freshly grated tomatoes by mom is always my good to go to rice when I cook for my loved ones, especially at home, for my dear husband, Philippe. Since fresh tomatoes are hard to find in the Netherlands in any season, […]

Day 4 – Dieppe and the market Enjoying our market shopping at our stay at water mill On the fourth day of our Normandy stay, we explored the Saturday market in Dieppe. We picked up some fresh produce to take back to our vacation rental. In our bag we had fresh onions complete with their […]

There are three moms who are crucial in my life, my mom, my mom’s mother and my maternal aunt. This trio of beloved ladies inspired me with their daily cooking traditions, their practicality, and their acumen in the kitchen. My Aunt Emel (on the left) with my mom Emine from our Antwerp trip, May 2024 […]

Maybe yes, maybe no! With dreams of Viking routes, apple cider and Camembert cheese enticing us, our non-committal “Norman response” was resolved. We chose Normandy for a week at the beginning of August. We needed an affordable vacation, accessible from our home in Rotterdam. We looked forward to a nice drive (Philippe enjoys driving, especially […]

Sometimes you cook a dish, and BOOM! It’s a hit. Everyone comes to offer a nice compliment.  This is one of the first recipes that I put in my cookbook back in corona times, and it is still a favorite. At Charlois buurthap, my weekly neighborhood community meal event, I usually serve this salad with […]