‘We’re like flames in the darkness and stars up in the sky. And I can see how they sparkle, and they fade before my eyes. and the truth is coming closer like a wonder in disguise. We are caught here for a moment like an imprint of a hand on an old and frosted window [...]

Bake this fruity, spicy cardamom Cake! You won’t be sorry! Especially when it’s cold outside, or stormy, like right at this moment. In Holland we have this stormy weather often in late fall. It conjures images of people on bikes, leaning forward, trying to peddle against the wind, dry leafs swirling, trees bowing, darkness when [...]

Wii at Trifles are in the spell of the Nintendo Wii! The Wii has been launched two days ago in The Netherlands and wii got our hands on one of the few that arrived in the first batch. As you probably know the Wii has a wireless controller which can detect movement of your hand, [...]

Recently we got to try some Chinese black truffle from our vegetable man Dirk. Mind you, he did not try to sell it to us pretending to be the much more expensive Italian stuff, which seems to be common practice. Later he gave us some real deal black truffle so we could compare the two. [...]

Yesterday we decided it was a fish day. And for that we had to travel to Amsterdam, because there is only one place that sells the most amazing tuna (and smoked salmon! with MSC certificate): Frank’s Smokehouse! This day we were extra lucky. Not only did we get a tour of the place but we [...]