A couple of weeks ago we went to a concert at Chastain Park in Atlanta with some friends. Everyone would bring a dish and since it was a hot summer night, we decided to bring salads. As appetizer we made a smoked chicken salad on crackers and shrimp potato salad served as the main dish [...]

After having Colombian steak at El Arepaso in The Hague, I went looking for a Colombian steak recipe and found this one on the NY Times web site. The Colombian green sauce makes this dish very refreshing, due to the lime juice and vinegar. If you don’t like hot & spicy, you can reduce the [...]

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 [...]

Squeeze now, use later. Don’t throw out the leftover lemons and limes from a party, instead squeeze them and fill an ice-cube tray to freeze the juice. Once frozen, you can store the cubes in a plastic zippered bag or container and use them for recipes calling for fresh lemon or lime juice. Each cube [...]

A few weeks ago I came across an article on CNN providing some healthy tips for eating out. The topic is definitely getting more attention nowadays, because just this morning I saw on the news how fat affects your bloodstream after eating ‘bad’ food and ‘good’ food. Although most Americans want more healthy choices in [...]

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 [...]

I got this quick salsa dip from my Irish friend Ruth, who loves Mexican food! It’s really too easy to mess up and much better than salsa in a jar. Serve with tortilla chips. 2 tomatoes 1/2 red onion 1 green chilli (or red if you prefer, green just looks nicer) juice of 1/2 lime [...]

One of the things that helps me when I’m in a low mood is: Baking a cake! I forget everything else and really enjoy the process. After the cake is finished I taste a small piece and then I let others enjoy my baking because I’m not really fond of cake. This is a good way to [...]

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 [...]

If you don’t like the strong taste of fresh salmon (like my husband), you can try to use smoked salmon instead. I used it in a pasta dish and he loved it. According to him the dish was restaurant quality!