Archive for the ‘Holland’ Category
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Asparagus wrapped in bacon
Wednesday, June 1st, 2011
This is a simple recipe to dress up asparagus with bacon and a drizzle of garlic butter to complement your steak or grilled chicken dinner with a festive look. It is a favorite in my family and works as well with green beans (haricot vert). Bacon gives the vegetables a smoky flavor and garlic just [...]
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Red beet salad (Dutch)
Saturday, September 26th, 2009
This is going to sound weird, but I never knew there was a red beet salad recipe, until several years ago when Wilma put together this salad at my house. Before that I only knew how to use it in Huzaren Salade and as pickles to enhance a meal. I was pleasantly surprised about how refreshing it was and have to admit that I really enjoyed the [...]
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Culinary adventure in Holland (part 3 of 3)
Monday, August 10th, 2009
Somewhat of a delay in posting the final part of my culinary adventures, but blame that on technology. After finishing the article, complete with picture gallery, I clicked the Submit button and …. oh no!! My entire article disappeared to Lalaland! Needless to say I felt very much like crying (after cursing a bit), but I [...]
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Culinary adventure in Holland (part 2 of 3)
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
The Wedding week in Den Haag. Throughout the week we had home cooked meals prepared by Mom or me. Curry fish, eggplant or bitter melon with shrimp or cured beef, pom. One day I cooked spaghetti and on another day, chicken in soy sauce with rice and cauliflower. Nothing fancy since we were doing finishing [...]
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Culinary adventures in Holland (part 1 of 3)
Saturday, July 25th, 2009
Honey I’m baaack!! It’s been weeks since my last entry, but for a good reason! At the end of May I went to Holland for my sister’s wedding, taking some time to visit friends and family as well. Whenever we go see family, it’s ripping and running (as much as jetlag allows) and there is [...]
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Huzarensalade (Dutch)
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
This is one of my all time favorites: Huzarensalade, a delicious (pink) potato salad that could be served as a meal salad or as an appetizer. So where did the name come from? The Huzaren were Hungarian riders of origin, fighting for the Imperial Austrian armies against the Turks. Huzaren were especially useful to explore [...]
