Fresh apricot jam is one of my favourite jams because its flavour and aroma are exactly what I imagine summer to taste and smell like: bright, sweet, yet slightly tangy,…
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Appelmoes / Easy Dutch Apple Sauce for Meat and Sweets
Appelmoes, basically meaning 'apple mush' in Dutch, is a popular (side) dish made with, well, you probably guessed it: apples. Traditionally, in The Netherlands, goudreinet (‘golden rennet’, also called goudreinette…
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Making Compound Butter at Home: Six Flavours
In this article you will find six suggestions for some of my favourite flavoured butters to help you on your way. My favourite out of all of them? That’s a…
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Stroopvet / Stroopjesvet / Stropiesvet (Dutch Lard or Bacon Drippings and Sugar Syrup Bread Spread)
On the kitchen counter of my parental home, my father always used to keep a large glass jar with what to my knowledge was mostly leftover fat rendered from smoked…
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Raw Oysters on the Half-Shell with Kumquat Mignonette and Garden Cress
Not sure if this really counts as a recipe. Even if it does, I am well aware that this is basically the recipe for raw oysters on the half with…
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Sambal Jahe / Sambal Djahé (Sweet and Spicy Chili-Ginger Sauce)
Ginger flavoured (and scented) anything has always been one of my father’s favourite things and while I used to have a slight aversion to the aromatic rhizome as a child,…
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Fig and Port Wine Jam with Pistachios (Fig Preserves)
I don’t have much of a sweet-tooth, but I do really enjoy a few scoops of fruit jam or chutney with a cheese platter and I can really appreciate a…
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Tomato Sambal / Sambal Tomat (Chili Paste with Tomato)
If you love chili sauces and pastes as much as I do, you’ll probably benefit from learning how to make your own, so you can always have a large stash…
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Anchovy and Fennel Seed Butter (Compound Butter)
I love butter. I love it on hot toast, melted over veggies and steaks, mashed into fluffy potatoes and baked into buttery biscuits and cakes (including the buttercream frosting, naturally).…
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Skordalia me Karidia / Σκορδαλιά με Καρύδια (Greek Garlic Dip with Walnuts)
Skordalia is a Greek dip that is usually made with lots of garlic, olive oil and either mashed potato, or bread. You can already find a recipe for a simple…
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Prickly Pear Barbecue Sauce
there’s no better way to say goodbye to the final days of summer and to welcome the first days of autumn than having a nice garden barbecue, so I believe…
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Spicy Strawberry Pico de Gallo / Strawberry Salsa Fresca
This strawberry salsa, or pico de gallo (not quite sure which it is) with it’s refreshing combination of sweet, savory and spicy, in particular, is my new favorite summer snack.…
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Miso Mayonnaise
This miso mayo is full of flavor and has an almost salty caramel-y flavor to it. It is, perhaps, too overpowering when paired with something as delicate as sushi, but…
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Preserved Lemon (Lemon Pickle)
Preserved lemons – both rind and pulp – are mostly used as a condiment in North-African, Middle Eastern and Asian cuisines. The salty pickled fruits add a unique pungent lemon-y…
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Real Aioli / Toum / Garlic Sauce (Vegan/Plant-Based)
Some will know this sauce as aioli. Others may know it as toum. While others simply refer to it as ‘garlic sauce’. No matter what you call it, this is…
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Pumpkin Seed Pesto
This pumpkin seed and basil pesto is a twist on the classic ‘pesto alla Genovese’, which is usually made with crushed garlic, fresh basil leaves, Parmigiano-Reggiano, or Pecorino and pine…
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Spicy Spiced Fresh Fig Chutney
This sweet and slightly tangy fresh fig chutney is a perfect addition to cheese and crackers, charcuterie boards, white meat such as chicken and turkey, or sandwiches. The chutney is…
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Confit Egg Yolks
No need for fancy equipment: you’ve got an ovenproof dish, a small saucepan, some oil and about 40 minutes? Then you can easily make these confit egg yolks at home.…
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Anchovy Aioli / Anchovy Mayonnaise
This fragrant, rich Mediterranean sauce perfectly complements a good piece of grilled meat, or fish (or even a steak tartare), but it’s also amazing spread generously onto sandwiches, or served…
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Mustard and Dill Sauce / Sås Senap & Dill (Gravad Lax Sauce)
This sweet and savory sauce is commonly served with gravad lax (raw salmon cured in salt and sugar), but of course it is great with any type of cooked fish,…
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Classic Cheeseburger with ‘Secret Sauce’
It’s cheeseburger day! Hoorah! Sounds like a great excuse to indulge in this iconic fast-food delicacy today (or any other day). However, instead of going out to buy one from…
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Rib Eye Steak With Chimichurri
I used to dislike steak. When I was young, I was always frightened by the redness of the meat and the red juices flowing out of it once being cut.…
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Hollandaise Sauce
What do eggs, asparagus, salmon, mushrooms and spinach all have in common? Don’t know? They all go amazingly well with a rich, yellow hollandaise sauce (and they actually all go…
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Salt-Cured Egg Yolks
At times, you will find yourself making a recipe where only egg-whites are needed, such as this pavlova. What to do with the leftover yolks? Sure, you could make an…
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