On an early spring break in the province of Zeeland I came across a mold for making ‘Hernhutterjes’. These are a type of old Dutch cookies, or so we believe in Holland. You can see the shape in the picture. But I do not know why they have this shape or why they are named [...]

We were fortunate enough to spend the beginning of the New Year in beautiful Norway. It is great to experience a real winter around this time of the year. So we made the most of the snow and did all types of sledding, dog, horse drawn and several odd devices that get you downhill in [...]

It’s 5 days until Christmas and the world around me is white. It’s just a little veneer of white, but it looks beautiful all the same. It has been freezing these last days and together with the fog, it has created a thin white coating on everything, including the branches of all the trees. In [...]

With this recipe I combine the best of two worlds: The buttery, sandy dough of the Dutch ‘appeltaart’ with the filling of a pie from ‘La Normandie’. So, no cinnamon this time, but you do get the long lingering scent and taste of Calvados (‘apple brandy’). And the baking of apples in sugar and butter [...]

I am trying to stick to seasonal food as much as possible. But this Christmas everything went horribly wrong with my red fruit trifle. It tasted great but next year I will challenge myself by making something seasonal, local and delicious. It’s the way forward I believe. I know it’s hard to stick by this [...]