Tag: recipe
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Recipe: Pumpkin Soup (incl. pictures)
So last night was the night: I held my fall inspired dinner party. I cooked for 7 adults and 3 kiddies and I have to say it was a success. That is why I will share some of the recipes I used, especially because it’s the perfect food for this time of year. Recipe number…
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Recipe: French Toast w/ fresh fruit
It’s Sunday! And on Sunday’s I always like to have a bigger breakfast so I won’t need anything else during the rest of the day. This usually means I spoil myself rotten: croissants, bacon, eggs, or, like today, French toast. It’s quick, easy, fills you up for hours and most importantly: it’s incredibly yummy! It’s…
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Recipe: Smoothie Frenzy
Summer is here and that means it’s smoothie time! Because the arrival of summer means the arrival of delicious fruits that make great smoothies! Here is my basic smoothie recipe plus some tips for great fruit combinations and how you can change things up for variation, nutrition or fun. Ingredients: – 1 banana – 500…
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Recipe: Dutch Style Lemon Cheese Cake
Wow it’s been a while since I posted any recipes! It’s time I shared some of the goodness again. I made this cheese cake over the weekend for a friend’s birthday and it’s super easy to make. It literally takes about 30 minutes and it’s delish! Here’s how to do it! Ingredients: – 2 lemons…
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Recipe: Veggie Soup
Once in a while I go soup crazy. By that I mean that I start craving soup. I’m not a soup person. Not in the least bit, but I sometimes have these phases that I go through where I could literally eat soup every day. Now is such a time. So I decided to make…
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Recipe: Pound Cake + two varieties
I thought it would be time for another cake recipe. If you leave out the lemon & poppy seeds you’ll get a regular pound cake, so this is a versatile recipe. In fact, if you just make the regular pound cake and melt some chocolate, or take some cocoa powder and add it at the…
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Recipe: Pasta with Green Beans in a Blue Cheese Sauce
I like this dish because it is very simple and straightforward to do. Time indication: 20 minutes in all. Ingredients: – pasta (type & quantity are up to you, I prefer whole wheat penne to do this) – 200 – 500 grams of green beans (depending on how many people are eating along) – 20…
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Recipe: sweet & hot chicken wings
I’m not a big fan of spice food. That’s why, when I threw a dinner party almost a year ago, I decided to do two different styles of chicken wings as a starter. The first one were sweet chicken wings (also known as cola chicken) and the other were hot wings (also known as buffalo…
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Recipe: Potato wedges w/ turnip & steak of tartar
I tend to be a pretty on the fly cook. I just open up all of my cupboards and throw things together to make a meal. I’m the same when I go food shopping. I sometimes have no idea what I’m going to cook, so I just see what they have on offer and try…
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Recipe: Carrot Cake
This is the recipe for the carrot cake that I made for my birthday in July. I actually wanted to make a NY Cheese Cake, but it was so hot outside and cheese cakes need so much time to settle after it is baked, that I was afraid it would go bad overnight. Therefore I…