old & traditional recipes
“Eel in the green” is a traditional Flemmish (Belgian) recipe that goes back as far as the early middle ages. A similar sauce can be found in “de re coquinaria”, a Roman cookbook from the 4th century. They use it for all kinds of fish …
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 …
Bone marrow is believed to have been eaten since prehistory. It was a popular snack in the middle ages. In the 17th and 18th century it was so pupular they even made a special utensil for it; the marrow spoon. Long and thin to scoop …
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 …
Here an example what you can do with Chinese master sauce; the everlasting all-purpose Chinese marinade. You can find the recipe here. The word fowl is used because this recipe is usable for chicken ánd duck. There are several ways to prepare your fowl. Marinated …
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 …
This classic Dutch brown bean soup has been around for SO long that every family has it’s own recipe. SOME HISTORY. Nowadays potatoes and bread are thé Dutch staple food; they are quite new though. In the 8th century cereals that produce grains for making …
These quick and easy egg and bacon muffins can be served at breakfast, lunch, put in your lunchbox, at dinner, in or next to a soup (like this potato peel soup), or be eaten at an picnic. Instead of chives you could also use parsly, …
Chinese master sauce/stock, or 滷水汁, 鹵水 or 高汤, is a marinade that NEVER runs out. You can keep using it and even leave is to your children through your will might you ever choke on a chicken/fish bone from one of the 10000 times you …
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 …