Archive for the ‘Recipes’ Category
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Vegetable medley
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
If you’re a frequent visitor to this blog, you already know that we LOVE vegetables. We eat them 7 out of 7 days . Here’s a colorful and tasty vegetable side dish that will be a pleasure to look at and eat! You can use fresh vegetables, but I usually get the frozen kind. Not [...]
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Kroepoek, quick Asian snack
Tuesday, July 12th, 2011
Post 101. That means we have posted 100+ entries on this blog since I started two years and 9 months ago! It’s been a fun way of sharing food adventures and recipes, and the plan is to continue until I run out of inspiration, which will probably be: never! So here’s something I want to [...]
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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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Saté or Satay
Tuesday, October 19th, 2010
Chicken or beef saté is a very popular Indonesian snack or appetizer, which can also be used to “dress up” a Bami or Nasi Goreng dish. Meat chuncks are marinated in a (warm) marinade of several spices that include ground coriander and cumin seeds. I usually prepare the marinade a day ahead, and skewer the [...]
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Cajun red beans and rice
Friday, September 17th, 2010
As promised, here’s a recipe of Cajun beans and rice I really like. It’s very similar to our Bruine Bonen (Surinamese beans & rice) and the big difference is in the andouille sausage. The dry beans should be soaked overnight, unless you’re using a pressure cooker or slowcooker. The pressure cooker will significantly cut the [...]
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Bruine bonen met rijst (beans & rice)
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
Also called “B.B. met R” which is the Dutch abbreviation for “Bruine Bonen met Rijst” (Brown/Kidney Beans with Rice). The closest thing to this Surinamese national dish I have had in the States, is the Cajun “Beans and Rice,” with Andouille (Cajun sausage) and ground meat (recipe coming soon). You could add these too, but if you want the [...]
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Fancy mini-trifles, also called Dessert Shooters
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
A couple of weeks ago I saw the cutest desserts ever at a Seasons 52 restaurant in Atlanta. We had a company dinner and the restaurant was amazingly crowded for a Monday night. Their unique approach to dining, offering a menu inspired by the seasons and the fresh market, is very popular. For appetizers we had [...]
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Baka Bana (Javanese plantain fritters)
Thursday, November 12th, 2009
Baka bana is Surinamese for baked (fried) bananas (plantains) and much easier to remember than the Javanese name Pisang Goreng. Pisang = banana, and Goreng = cooked or fried. We call plantains bananas, which is a bit confusing in English as the banana is the type that does not require cooking. Plantains should be cooked [...]
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Empanadas Argentinas
Sunday, October 11th, 2009
The Chilean empanada recipe I posted last year generated a lot of interest on this blog which tells me that people like empanadas. I would like to share one from Argentina that I received from Mariana. There are many varieties and the Argentinian empanada usually has olives, sweet paprika (bellpeppers) and raisins, however, since Mariana [...]
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Curry Chicken Surinamese style (Indian)
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009
Growing up in the Surinamese melting pot of cultures, I was exposed to curry dishes from Indian friends during their holidays or at parties. Since we love spicy food, we like any type of curry, but never so much as the Brittons who had a Curry Festival in London this week! They even refer to [...]
