Hachée is a traditional stew made with meat and vegetables. In the Netherlands, the most common version of this stew is usually made with beef, onions, vinegar, spices such as…
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Octopus Risotto (with Red Wine and Tomato)
What's more comforting on a cold evening than a plate of hot, oozy risotto? This delicious octopus risotto is an excellent dish for seafood lovers. It is made by stewing…
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Yanna’s Arni me Stamnagathi / Αρνί με Σταμναγκάθι (Cretan Lamb with Wild Spiny Chicory and Lemon Sauce)
Stamnagathi can be consumed either raw in a salad, boiled and drizzled with extra-virgin olive oil and lemon juice, or cooked together with meat. My friend Yanna, whom hails from…
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Black Salsify (Scorzonera) Soup with Brown Shrimp / Schorsenerensoep met Hollandse (Grijze) Garnalen
Salsify seems to be a forgotten vegetable that used to be popular, but hardly ever can be found at regular supermarkets and farmer’s markets nowadays. Occasionally, you can find these…
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My Mother’s Sambal Goreng Tempeh Kering (Indonesian Fried Tempeh in Sweet and Spicy Sauce)
This recipe for sambal goreng tempeh is always a great hit with friends and family and many dinner guests have requested the recipe over the years. When I went back…
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Andijvie Stamppot met Spekjes en Gehaktballen / Dutch Endive Mash with Smoked Lardons and Meatballs
stamppot’ referring to any dish made from a combination of potatoes mashed with vegetables. This wintery dish in particular is made with floury potatoes and thinly-sliced, raw endives or escarole…
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Dutch Brown Bean Soup with Sausage / Bruine Bonensoep met Worst
Legumes and legume-based soups such as this bruine bonensoep and snert (green split pea soup, here), are a real Dutch dietary winter staple. Bruine bonensoep, simply meaning brown bean soup,…
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Crayfish with Ouzo, Tomato, Fennel and Lemon (Crawfish)
Crayfish, crawfish, craydids, crawdaddies. No matter what you call them, these freshwater crustaceans are a real treat! While these river-dwelling creatures may be quite common in Northern America and Northern…
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Pumpkin Gratin
I love pumpkins. Not only are these orange round boys great for carving spooky faces into for Halloween, they are also, of course, very tasty and I actually prefer to…
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Clams and Potatoes in Saffron Cream Sauce
These delicious clams swim in a bath of white wine, cream and saffron while the baby potatoes make the dish hearty enough to be a main. I like to serve…
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Spicy Sweet Corn Soup with Coconut Milk
This spicy corn and coconut milk soup makes the most of summer’s flavourful sweet corn and it is light and fresh enough to be eaten on a hot summer’s day,…
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Pasta with Homemade Tomato Sauce and Jammy Cherry Tomatoes / Pasta al Pomodoro
While I usually believe you can never really have too many vegetables in a meal, for my recipe here I’ve chosen to stick to a small variety of tomatoes and…
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Dutch Tomato Soup with Little Meatballs / Tomatensoep met Balletjes
My tomato soup here is made with a homemade vegetable stock, lots of summer tomatoes, a few other vegetables such as celery and carrot, plus those little meatballs, made with…
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Homemade Vegetable Stock
A fine vegetable stock is the foundation of many tasty dishes. This vegetable-based liquid made with lots of vegetables and herbs can add a depth of flavour to soups, stews,…
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Chahan with Pickled Ginger, King Oyster Mushroom and Pork Belly / チャーハン (Japanese Fried Rice)
My chahan is made with leftover Japanese short-grain rice, finely chopped king oyster mushroom (but regular oyster mushroom or shiitake would be good too), gari (leftovers from a sushi dinner…
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Oven Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Fenugreek Yoghurt, Chili and Mint
Sweet potatoes are great. Not only are they delicious and nutritious, but they are very versatile and can be used in both sweet and savoury dishes. You might think they…
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Fresh Egg Pasta with Lamb Liver and True Morels
This rustic pasta dish combines the silky smoothness of fresh pasta with the earthy flavours of fresh morels and rich soft pieces of lamb liver. It’s the perfect dish for…
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Mushroom Magiritsa / Μαγειρίτσα με Μανίταρια (Vegan/Plant-Based Greek Easter Soup)
This soup, or stew is traditionally made with offal removed from the whole roasted lamb that is commonly served on Easter day, which makes this one of those dishes that…
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Stinging Nettle Risotto with Pine Nuts / Risotto alle Ortiche con Pinoli
I don’t think there’s one person who has never felt the burn of a nettle and these fast-growing weeds are usually considered a real menace by garden-owners, shorts- or skirts…
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Squid Salad with Toasted Almonds, Chili, Mint and Lime
Sure, fried calamari is great and all, but it can be a bit oily and heavy to eat all the time. This salad, on the other hand, is light and…
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Simple Bean Salad
This bean salad with sweet red pointed pepper, carrot and fresh herbs really is quite simple, but it is so tasty. I like to eat it as a filling lunch…
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Pasta with Cuttlefish in Tomato Sauce
While it has less ingredients than my other cuttlefish and pasta recipe, and while it also needs less time on the stove, this tomato-y pasta is still full of that…
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Boerenkool Stamppot met Rookworst en Spekjes / Traditional Dutch Curly Kale Mash with Smoked Sausage and Lardons
Dutch boerenkool stamppot (literally translated it means ‘farmer’s cabbage mash pot’, or ‘farmer’s cabbage hodgepodge’), is a traditional and quintessential Dutch winter staple. As is the case with most Dutch…
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Spaghetti with Whiskey Cream Sauce and Bottarga
This spaghetti with whiskey cream sauce and bottarga combines both the comfort of carbs and cream with the luxury of whiskey (or bourbon) and brightly coloured, briny bottarga or avgotaraho…
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