Carrot Ginger Dressing
You may recognize this carrot ginger dressing from dining at a Japanese restaurant. Somewhere in between plates of sashimi and teppanyaki salmon, there’s often a simple salad served. Just a mixture of...
View ArticleAsian Quinoa (with a very addictive dressing)
Someone told me that I had to buy the Mission Street Food cookbook (of course I did) and she was totally right. It’s not your ordinary cookbook – with mouthwatering pictures and totally focused on ......
View ArticleKale Salad
This summer I visited Northern Spy Food Co. in New York for an article about the best brunch places in NYC. The restaurant (named after New York apple variety Northern Spy) opened two years ago ......
View ArticleSmoked Fish Superfood Salad
I first discovered Leon through their cookbooks and immediately liked the concept of fast food that’s delicious and good for you. Their restaurants in the UK offer vibrant, satisfying dishes in a...
View ArticlePear Salad with Blue Cheese & Walnuts
This is one of my favorite salads and it’s too easy to prepare. There is something about the combination of sweet pear and tangy, sharp blue cheese that always works and they are lovely together ......
View ArticleSimple Zucchini & Caper Salad
While I definitely wouldn’t call myself a food snob, I do find the quality of the ingredients I use very important. Maybe that’s best notable in Italian cooking and therefore it’s no wonder the...
View ArticleSmoked Fish & Goat Cheese Salad with Beetroot Chips
For me a good salad is all about the combination of tastes and textures. And this salad is a perfect example: with its leafy greens, tender smoked trout, tangy goat cheese and the crunch ... Read...
View ArticleRose Bakery Inspired Salad Plate
When I was in Paris a few weeks ago, I visited both locations of Rose Bakery. This charming Anglo-French bakery and restaurant is extremely popular and known for its simple and natural dishes. People...
View ArticleRoasted peppers
These roasted peppers are one of my favorite side dishes. They’re too easy to prepare and a real crowd pleaser. Roasting the peppers makes them incredibly soft, intensifies their flavors and makes...
View ArticleSweet Potato & Quinoa Salad with Goat Cheese
Some of my most improvised dishes turn out to be unexpected successes. I love the combination of roasted sweet potato and tangy goat cheese in this salad. The roasted seeds add some crunch, while ......
View ArticleQuinoa bowl with avocado and roasted chickpeas
Somehow everything sounds better as a bowl. Breakfast bowl, sushi bowl… am I the only one who immediately gets hungry? One of my ultimate favorites is the bowl in this recipe: a quinoa bowl with ......
View ArticleDelicious Links + Mini Recipe: Quinoa, Sweet Potato & Hazelnuts
It’s almost weekend, so I’m sharing the most delicious links I discovered this week. Plus: an easy ‘weekend winner’ recipe, which you can also find on Instagram. DELICIOUS LINKS – These sticky...
View ArticleGrapefruit & Avocado Salad
This is one of those simple side salads you will make over and over again. The combination of bittersweet pink grapefruit with soft avocado always works and it’s even better combined with tangy goat...
View ArticleFreekeh with Pomegranate & Tomatoes
Recently I interviewed Nadia Zerouali and Merijn Tol: two Dutch professional foodies that share their love for Arabic food with the rest of the world. I find it very inspiring how sincerely and careful...
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