Christmas Menu Inspirations – Starters

How are you all? Busy preparing for Christmas? Do you already have your entire menu planned or are you still looking for some inspiration? If it’s the latter, you came to the right place.

Your Favourite Recipes on Basil and Oil

To celebrate my first year of blogging, here is a list of the recipes which seem to be your favourites! What is your favourite? Do you have any recipe that you would like to see on the blog? Let me know! Maple Syrup Chocolate Cake Arancini Chocolate Chip Muffins Pink Macarons Pizza con Verdure Caprese…

Week 4 of the A to Z Challenge

Here’s what happened in week 4 of Italian Cuisine! Q is for Quattro Staggioni R is for Ricotta Pie  S is for Sicily T is for Tagliata U is for Uva a.k.a Italian Wine V is for Vitello Tonnato  

Week 2 of the A to Z Challenge

And we’re rounding up week 2 of the A-Z Challenge! Quite a stressful week for me, as the Wi-Fi in my hotel in Rome did not work properly, which caused some issues. But hey, at least the photos and recipes are authentic Italian, right? Here’s what I’ve posted this week: E is for Even More…

J is for Joy of Italian Cheeses

What’s a month of Italian cuisine posts, without one on the fabulous cheeses the country produces? Here are my favourites: Pecorino My personal favourite is, and forever will be, Pecorino cheese. Made of sheep’s milk (hence the name, as pecora is Italian for sheep), there are several regional versions. The Pecorino Romano is most popular outside…

My Favourite Easter Recipes

Easter is almost upon us! Just one working week left, and then it’s time to celebrate and mostly eat lots of stuff. For once in my life, I am actually not in Holland during the holidays. No no, the time has come for me to finally pack my bags and travel to Rome for a…

Healthy Chicken Burgers

Nearly there! It’s almost weekend again! What makes it even better for me? I am going on a holiday! Together with the whole family, I’m going to Corfu, an island on the west coast of Greece. Hello sun, sea, Retsina, and Feta. Goodbye, weird weather in Holland. As I’m trying to pack for the trip,…

Sweet Sunday – Chocolate Banana Bread

Never have I had a more lazy Sunday than today. Rarely have I had less motivation to do anything than today.Oh, how I love Sundays. What makes it even better? It’s Sweet Sunday! And as usual, I have a yummy recipe for you. Today, it is also incredibly easy.Basically, this bread or cake (whatever you…

Beet Soup

The weekend is here! A very warm weekend that is. It’s been hot here in The Netherlands for about two weeks now, which is something us Dutch cherish as we are not always this lucky with the weather. Last Sunday I shared a recipe for Blueberry Nectarine Soy Popsicles that’ll help you cool down in…

Eggs Benedict Part 4 – Putting it all together

You made it! The final part of the Eggs Benedict series is here! This part is quite easy, as it just shows you how to put all previous parts together and actually create the dish called Eggs Benedict. So, in order for you to be able to make this you’ll need to check out the…