Chef Smodder
Hello, nice to meet you! I am Chef Smodder and love cooking.
Next to cooking my second passion is history. And particularly regarding how people made clothes, farmed, collected and preserved food, and ofcourse also what they cooked with that food. This passion is noticable in the recipes I share on this website; but also in the historical books I translate to modern English. “Smodder” is named after the historial recipe “smodderfish” in those historical books by the way.
I also have a creative side; I am a graphic designer and create websites. I made this one myself. I also like to sew my own clothes and often they too have historical elements.
Nature has an important place in my life. I love food gardening and especially so-called “forgotten vegetables”; vegetables popular in the past. I am helped in the garden by my ducks since I also breed Indian runner ducks. And just like those ducks I also like to pick my food right out of nature.
You will also encounter a lot of budget-friendly recipes on my website. I try to live and cook with little waste and like to use local ingredients. Due to bouts with chronic ilness I had to eat on a tight budget and it also sparked my interest in various diets. I love the puzzle that is creating cheap, healthy and tasty recipes.
Long story short; Cooking, history, frugality, nature and graphic design are “the big 5” that make Chef Smodder and the reason for me to start this passion-project smodder.com.
Enjoy my recipes!
Contact or colab?
I’m open to review your products or create new recipes with your product. You can contact me through e-mail (preffered) or social media: