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One of the chefs of Teatro alla Scala looking stern at Taste of Milano

Taste of…

By On October 3, 2011 · 2 Comments

We spent 5 days in Milan to visit my in-laws. Going to Milan is always a great treat to me. Not only because of the fact that it’s vacation, with nice weather, amazing historic sights and family, but for a large part it’s also due to the amazing food. Going into an ‘express’ supermarket makes [...]

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Pasta with saffron, zucchini and sarrano ham, photo by Laurens de Vries of www.laurens.com

Fussili alla carbonarina

By On February 22, 2011 · Leave a Comment

As mentioned in my previous post and when we visited Milan last summer, I fell in love with a saffron, zucchini and ham pasta. The fussili alla carbonarina served at Tarantella, my (now) favorite restaurant is so different and full of flavor, that I needed to try it at home.

I wish I [...]

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Decorating chocolates

By On November 2, 2010 · 19 Comments

Last Sunday we celebrated my in-laws’ 45 wedding anniversary. Some day I hope we get to celebrate our 45th anniversary (not wedding, as the chances for that are slim – not merely the  likelihood, but sheer age restrictions are present here!, but the us-being-a-couple-anniversary is hopefully doable.)
And if we get to do that, I [...]

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Ginger chicken (or great leftover dish!)

By On October 28, 2010 · 322 Comments

The fact that I had a bunch of different evening activities last week, led to an abundance of leftover meats and veggies in my kitchen. Not really leftovers though, more ‘food gone unused’. Food that still needed to be used in some way or the other. Food that’s changed purpose, over the course of a [...]

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We moved! (and are eating stew)

By On October 9, 2010 · 1 Comment


As I’m writing this I sit at my kitchen table, in my new kitchen, with a stew cooking on the stove behind me. It’s wonderful.

Thursday was moving day. At 8am the movers arrived at our old house and after a cup of coffee they started loading [...]

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