I never would have found this place if my friend didn’t already know about it. It’s one of those restaurants in Amsterdam that’s totally unassuming from the outside with surprisingly delicious food. My theory is that these hidden gems have a higher density along Zeedijk (where WAU is located), but I need to do more research to […]
Read more...Thursdays are the days that I keep open for exploring the city, visiting museums, watching tv, or generally just doing whatever I want. Monday – Wednesday I try to get productive stuff done, but Thursday is for fun. With that in mind, I offered to make a big Thanksgiving dinner for Trenton and me on Thursday. […]
Read more...Hopefully this is not news to you, but Thanksgiving is an American (and, to a lesser extent and on a different day, Canadian) holiday. The Dutch celebrated the arrival of Sinterklaas a few days ago, and before that, there was St. Martin’s day, which apparently involved children going door to door with homemade lanterns made […]
Read more...Cooking is a creative outlet for me, and after a week of unemployment I was itching to stretch my muscles a bit. I’ve made two disastrous pots of stuffed grape leaves, but had never tried cabbage rolls. I decided to wing it. Here’s the recipe, a combination of what I did and what I wish […]
Read more...Trenton and I hosted an open house yesterday. From 10 in the morning until 2am, we had a steady stream of family and friends stopping by and I made some soup. I don’t really have the words right now to tell you what it meant to me to share so many hugs and say goodbye […]
Read more...I’m terrible with measurements and usually just cook by sight and feel. Apologies now if these proportions lead to a kitchen disaster. I’m going to get better. Ingredients:A bunch of fresh green beans (see?), about a pound (you could also use frozen french-cut green beans) 2-3 bulbs of shallots 1 TB olive oil 1/4 cup water1/3 […]
Read more...Trenton wants to make a collection of recipes but I’ve kind of been dreading the prospect of transcribing some of the dinners I make. I don’t measure ingredients; I don’t time anything. I taste a lot and make it up as I go. That said, it would be pretty cool to catalog some of my […]
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