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Grilled beets with Havarti cheese & mustard vinaigrette
Grilling beets brings out their sweet flavour, perfect in combination with a salty cheese »
Angry Viking Syrup & Cocktail
A syrup with a kick of spices like ginger & lemongrass »
Cherries
Recipe for cherry syrup to make a delicous cherry cocktail »
Steak Fiorentina with barbecued zucchini
How to master the art of barbecuing zucchini's »
Strawberries fields forever
One of the biggest joys of early summer is the abundance of summer fruits »
Tasty Tomatoes
It's too early in season for really tasty tomatoes, but roasting in the oven intensifies the flavor »
Barbecued Lettuce
Grilling Romaine Lettuce, an exciting way of cooking and eating lettuce »
Pizza with salami sausage, chorizo picante & mozzarella cheese
Pizza with salami sausage, chorizo picante & mozzarella cheese »
Fava and fennel risotto with poached eggs
Risotto is the perfect "go to dish", love it with the egg on top, says Paul Lowe »
Orange cake with apricots and caramel
This is such a good cake! Top it with the fruits you like best, these apricots are our favorite »
Roasted langoustines with garlic
Eat langoustines with garlic butter & crusty bread to soak up the juices »
Asparagus with Hollandaise sauce
Asparagus on roasted bread with egg and hollandaise sauce
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Trout with tomato salad on toast
Trout with tomato salad on toast »
Bird & Feathers
Small bites for Easter; grilled peppers, marinated olives, spicy almonds & quail eggs with dukkah »
Broad beans
Everything you always wanted to know about what to do with them »
Oysters and chips on a newspaper
Serve them with Mustard Mayo & Mignonette sauce »
Home made fresh pasta
Easy peasy home made pasta recipe »
Lamb chops with lemon and spring salad
Not much beats the taste of a good lamb chop, with just salt, pepper and some lemon »
Mocha Eclairs
Suffering from a sudden crave for Mocha Eclairs, Nathalie made them with this foolproof recipe »
Buratta with tomato garlic bread
Burrata is a fresh Italian cheese made from mozzarella and cream »
Fleur de sel caramels
Death by caramel... »
Foolproof Cheese Fondue
Cheese fondue is one of the greatest cheese dishes for wintry days, and it couldn't be simpler »
Picked from Asia
Mung bean soup with coconut & goji berries »
Black Bean Shrimp
Our favorite recipe, with Gai Larn, Chinese Broccoli »
Carrot and fennel soup
This is a beautifully coloured and delicious winter soup »
Short Ribs Braised in Red Wine
A simmering stew that makes the whole house smell heavenly, a perfect winter dish »
Vongole on the beach
Dress warm, bring sheepskins, blankets and food, make a fire, and enjoy a winter picnic on the beach »
Onion Tartlets with Anchovy
Make these delicious onion tartlets, great party food »
Rice pudding with caramel topping
A gorgeous and delicious pudding, this dessert turns every meal into a memorable event »
White mulled wine
Winter, time for cooking comfort food and drinking white mulled wine to feel all warm & cozy »
Roast by Hammer
Roast Cornish hens with melted onions and lemons »
Tapas rolls with serrano ham and canned tomatoes
Tapas rolls, great cocktail snack food. Check out this recipe by Paul Lowe of Sweet Paul Magazine »
Caramel meringue pie
Sweet, soft and rich, this pie is the ultimate comfort food dessert »
Maple roasted chicken with apricot jam
Sweet Paul’s best comfort food all in one pot »
Honey Baked vegetables with Chevre
Carrots, beets & celery baked with honey & served with chèvre, fall veggies at their best »
The chef's chicken noodle soup
Simply the best chicken noodle soup you will ever eat »
Tarte Tatin
Tarte Tatin, the good old French classic, our favourite forever
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Roasted Pumpkin With Sweet Potato and Sriracha Oil
We're in love with fall because of this beautifully coloured and delicious dish »
Blood Orange Ice Cream
There are few things more fulfilling than making this ice cream »
Black garlic risotto
Black garlic is garlic that is fermented, it has an earthy taste, a mix between garlic and mushroom »
Blueberries
We're baking a Blueberry Apple Tart using apples from the garden and blueberries from the freezer »
Red Chilis
This week we've made a 'chili ristra' to preserve loads of red chili peppers from our roofterrace »
Pear and Frangipane Tart
Frangipane is a rich almond paste that tastes great with pears, this tart makes a delicious dessert »
Frozen Beauty
Make small beauties of water and flowers »
Grilled Rib-Eye Steaks with Roasted-Pepper Salsa
Rib Eye steaks contain a lot of fat marbling, making it one of the most delicious steaks to grill »
From-scratch Pizza to Salad
From-scratch Pizza to colorful crunch salad from the book Kid Chef »
Boiled crayfish and sweet corn with potatoes
Grilled limes give a special flavor sensation to this delicious dish »
Rosemary Grissini
A really cute way to make grissini's, roll them around a sprig or rosemary »
Stuffed Flatbread
Homemade flatbread stuffed with Chickpea Salad served with garlicky Turkish yoghurt »
Pig Cheek Vindaloo
Meera's Pig Cheek Vindaloo, the best we've ever eaten »
Strawberry Champagne Jelly
It's strawberry time, this dessert with champagne & strawberries is summer in a dish »
Summer on a plate
Herb salad with blueberries and a buttermilk dressing »
Homemade Truffle Pátê Cappelletti with Passion Fruit Glaze
A luscious and luxurious, sweet and salty bite, this starter is one to impress »
Plat de Crudités
A french vegetable plate of a variety of seasonal veggies served with a vinaigrette sauce »
Fried Artichokes
Fried mini artichokes sprinkled with salt, serve with aioli, coarse bread & chilled white wine »
Mother's Cake
Make a festive decorated cake for Mother's Day »
Steamed Asparagus with Hollandaise Sauce
Hollandaise sauce, a luxury silky sauce made of eggs and butter, utterly delicious with asparagus »
Roasted Leg of Lamb
A festive dish with a whole leg of lamb, roasted with garlic & apples »
Pinzimonio
Celebrate spring with this Italian dish of raw vegetables dipped in olive oil »
Salad of Zucchini, Jamon Iberico & Mozzerella di Buffala
From De Kas Restaurant, located in a set of greenhouses which date back to 1926 in Amsterdam »
Roasted Rhubarb Compote with Orange and Vanille & Rhubarb Fizz
The colors of rhubarb, so lovely and inspiring to cook with, we're making dessert and festive drinks »
Egg and Potato pie
A great recipe for an all in one pot dish for Easter brunch, by Paul Lowe of Sweet Paul Magazine »
Lemon tarte with mascarpone & pistachio nuts
A nut baskets filled with lemon mousse and candied lemons »
The quickest Tomato Sauce
Basic Tomato Sauce recipe for pasta dishes all year long »
Hot Dogs
Sometimes we crave hot dogs, with mustard, onions & sauerkraut »
Lemon and Salmon Spaghetti with peas
Spaghetti with wild salmon, lemon and peas, for a delicious hint of spring and ready in 30 minutes »
Striped Bass Wraps
Authentic Vietnamese rice-paper spring rolls with striped bass, peanuts & sweet potatoe »
Brownie hearts with ganache
Let's make these heart-shaped brownies with chocolate ganache and the cutest candied forget-me-nots »
Grilled Avocado Salad
Salad of grilled avocado with bacon vinaigrette »
Fish Cakes
Typical classic fish cakes, eat them with sweet chili sauce or plum sauce »
Pork chops with warm slaw
We're making Paul Lowe's pork chops with a colorful salad of beets and pears »
Blinis with Sturgeon
We're in love with these small yeasted pancakes, served with sturgeon, creme fraiche and chives »
Creamy Cauliflower Soup
An absolutely delicious and very simple soup to make, and loved by our children »
Shared Dining & Champagne
Mushroom salad, fried artichokes, mashed Bean Bruschetta, Baked oysters and Grilled Hake »
Pine Forest Christmas Cake
We love to bake this Pine Forest shaped Bundt cake for Christmas »
Christmas dinner
Spicy oysters, Apple filled Pork Roast with Dutch Pears & Brussels sprouts and Chocolat Tart »
Chocolate Cake
An espresso with a piece of chocolate cake, perfect for cold winter days »
Braided Gingerbread Cookies
Save your nerves this Christmas and bake your cookies from Ikea's ready made gingerbread dough »
Lemon and Thyme Roast Chicken
By Paul Lowe of Sweet Paul Magazine, a magazine about the sweet things in life »
Dinner with hare & friends
Marinated Stewed Hare, Savoy Cabbage, Chestnuts & Pancetta, Brussel Sprouts and Celeriac-Potato mash »
Whole Grilled Trout with Herbs & Horseradish Sauce
Whole trout, grilled directly on the grate gives a wonderful tasteful fish with crispy skin »
Fuyu Persimmon
Roasted chops with fuyu persimmon, they're in season right now and a real treat »
Pecorino
We're visiting Claudio Petrucci at Podere Paradiso, Melo Cutigliano, where they make Pecorino »
Chestnuts & Brussels sprouts
Roast pork with chestnuts and Brussels sprouts »
Apple Crumble
Let's celebrate fall and bake an apple crumble for dessert »
Aceto Balsamico
We are in Modena visiting Acetaia Guiseppe Gusti »
Pickled chantarelles
Chanterelles can be pickled with various spices and flavorings in vinegar, oil and soy sauce »
Orange pumpkins
Roasting brings out their delicate nutty flavor »
Figs
Salad with figs and goat's cheese »
Meatballs in Kecap sauce
Kecap manis is Indonesian sweet soy sauce »
Heirloom tomatoes
Home made ketchup »
Sweet meringues
We crave for meringues, the ultimate sugar dream »
Barbequed seabass
With roasted tomatoes, preserved lemons & couscous salad with pistachios »
Giardiniera
Fruits & vegetables are at their best and in abundance, it's time to start preserving »
Bellini time
The Bellini was invented by Guiseppe Cipriani, founder of Harry's Bar in Venice Italy »
Blueberries
They have a very brief season, don't miss it! »
Sun, sea & chilled wine
Cold wine, crusty bread & fresh seafood, we're not going home before sunset »