First of all… HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME! Yay, I’m one year older. Again. I have got to admit, contrary to my past belief, I’m not that great at this getting older thing. Mainly because I still feel like a 9-year old sometimes. Funny story which will totally back this statement: yesterday, I accidentally took a…
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Imam Bayildi – Stuffed Eggplant
Imam Bayildi is a Turkish recipe, that reminds me of those perfect days in the Mediterranean with the most beautiful dishes I’ve ever tasted. This stuffed eggplant is literally one of my favourite dishes. The easiness of the cooking process, the intense depth of the flavours, the simplicity of the ingredients; they all add up to…
Traditional Dutch Pea Soup
It’s cold. It’s windy. It’s slippery. Although I am a big fan of winter, it doesn’t seem like we have any proper ones in The Netherlands anymore. Sure, it’s colder than usual, but we haven’t had a decent pack of snow in years. The last time I was able to skate on natural ice was about 3…
Sweet Sunday – Chocolate Chip Muffins
Goodday, my lovely readers! It’s time to bring some sweetness in your lives! As I’ve been craving chocolate for days, I’ve decided to do something about it. The result? Chocolate Chip Muffins. Hungry yet? As always, I try to make my sweet recipes just a tad bit healthier by not adding butter or using white flour. Same…
Pizza con Verdure – The Easy Way
The title says it all. Although this recipe is a lot less fancy than it actually sounds in Italian. Basically, this is one of the pizzas I make after a long day of work when I’m way too tired and lazy to prepare anything. It’s not often that I use something ready made. But for…
Weekly Photo Challenge – Express Yourself
This wall represents everything that’s important to me. It’s got photos of my family and cats. Remembrances from my travels. Concert tickets. Souvenirs from places all over the world. Favourite artists. Inspirations. It’s an expression of myself. Weekly Photo Challenge – Express Yourself
Film Friday – Big Night
There’s food. There’s film. Sometimes there’s both. When heaven and earth collide, films about food happen. Therefore, I’m introducing a new bi-weekly topic on Basil and Oil; Film Friday. A post where I’ll talk about which film I love, and why, and where I’ll definitely urge you to watch it asap. The first food-film is a special one….
Nominated for The Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award
What, what, what?! I got nominated for a blogger award?! What is happening? This is so amazing, never would I have thought that anyone deemed my blog worthy of a nomination. So, Oh The Pink Life, I’m forever grateful to you. I know I’ve already said it at least twice, but thank you again! It…
Club Sandwich with Homemade Mayonnaise
A Club Sandwich takes me back to when I was living in London. As part of the curriculum for my study, International Hotel Management, I had to go on a traineeship abroad for 6 months. As a self-proclaimed anglophile, the choice for me was quite easy. It had to take place somewhere in the UK….
Sweet Sunday – Pink Macarons
Happy Sunday! Being a lover of Pavlova, I figured I should try making those cute macarons. They seemed to emerge out of nowhere the last years, and could literally be seen everywhere. I thought they were alright, but did not really understand the hype surrounding it. Until I made my own. Because how delicious are these…
Soul Food (That’s a What I Like)
Well, isn’t the quote below just one of the truest things you’ve ever read? Everyone can follow a recipe, everyone can learn a dish step by step. But to make it special, you need to have feeling for the food, for the ingredients, and for the flavour. A lot of passion and love goes into…
To My Dream Reader
I am currently participating in a Blogging 101 course in WordPress (the site that hosts my blog), which helps me to learn about blogging and challenges me to dig deeper in my blog and my inspirations. This also allows me to discover some new topics that I might want to write about. Today, I am supposed…
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