old & traditional recipes
Creams served in a fancy glass or small dish, like this apple cream, were a popular dessert among the higher class in this era. They used all kinds of fruits, nuts, dairy and sweet alcoholic drinks for these creams. They were almost all made thicker …
On 30 september 1894 the Dutch Vegetarians Union (De Nederlandse Vegetariërsbond) was founded. They made a lot of books about the lifestyle and added recipes. Everyone loved them and looked up to them and now, thanks to these wonderfull people, 95 procent of Dutch people …
Parsley has been used in the European kitchen since.. well.. I don’t know since when. I know it was used a lot in the Roman kitchen; so probably since before that. Wikipedia says the old Greeks used it too; mainly to cure a hangover. I …
Potato peel soup is a soup that has been eaten in many countries that grow potatoes during a famine. This recipe is my grandmothers recipe; how she made it at the time around ww2. Sometimes she also added little pieces of meat, old bread, carrots …
I don’t know why; but the Dutch kitchen is REALLY bland. Even after stealing some spices during the Dutch East Indian Company period; we kept it plain and simple. REALLY plain and simple. It’s the culture. Being plain and simple is a virtue. “Just being …
A blanquette (sometimes called a ragout) is a tasty, cheap and easy way to use all your little scraps of left over meat and/or vegetables. It has it’s origin in the French kitchen. With only a few cheap ingredients and some leftovers; you create something …
Tomato rice is an ideal way to get more vegetables in your tummy. Hurray! Because of it’s neutral flavours it goes well with many kitchens; Turkish (like this köfte), Italian, Mexican, Spanish, Indian..etc. This tomato rice is easy and quick to prepare, cheap, healthy ánd …