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Stamppot (Dutch potato and veggie stew)

By On October 24, 2010 · Leave a Comment

We had walked around all day, in the rain. We had visited places and were tired and hungry. The perfect situation to eat stamppot. The traditional Dutch dinner – hearthy, warming, and pretty dang tasty too!

My cousin and her family and 2 friends visited Amsterdam for a day. They were on [...]

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Salad in a tortilla bowl

By On August 6, 2010 · 34 Comments

I’m going to tell you a secret. If you’ve been reading my blog for longer than today, you might find it a very strange secret. And it isn’t all that exciting either. But… as a child I didn’t eat salads. I plain out refused it. I sincerely, sincerely, deep in my core despised salads. I [...]

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Spaghetti alla Carbonara

By On August 1, 2010 · 9 Comments

Yes, yes, I know, I’ve been a bad, bad food blogger for the last while. Not because I don’t want to post, but because besides the ice cream cake I posted before this, I really haven’t done much serious cooking. It stinks, I know, but what can you do. I’ve been working [...]

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wonderful food from the supermarket, lunch in Milan, photo by LdV

More Milan

By On July 3, 2010 · 20 Comments

So in Milan we did a lot… of eating!

We arrived in Milan early Friday afternoon. After taking a taxi to the apartment and drinking coffee, we walked to the grocery store across the square. I was amazed, this was a small, little grocery store, compared to American, or even Dutch stores. [...]

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Gnocchi alla Sorrentina, sortof

By On June 27, 2010 · 2 Comments

So I’m all Italian themed here, as you can see. 2 Italian dishes in a row. But both had been promised previously. I’ve been wanting to make my own gnocchi for a long time, but still haven’t succeeded. I don’t have one of those potato strainers, or whatschamacallit, which is essential for [...]

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