OATrageous Oatmeals by Kathy Hester
Not too long ago I was contacted by a book publisher, to ask me if I wanted to try out some recipes from a book they were going to publish in Belgium shortly. The title of the book was 'Heerlijke Havermout' or 'OATrageous oatmeals', written by blogger Kathy Hester, who has…
Kitchen Hero, bringing cooking back home by Donal Skehan
‘Ireland’s answer to Jamie Oliver.', that's the way RTE describes Donal Skehan, the young Irish chef from Howth, county Dublin. I've been following his cooking journey for years now and I simply love this guy! He's such a happy, creative, bubbly person and his recipes are just to die for.…
Beer & Cheese by Vinken & Van Tricht
A little while ago I was invited to a beer and cheese tasting organized by Belgian Beer and food in Antwerp. I had never thought about pairing beer with cheese before but ever since that tasting session I've been trying to find out more about good combinations. Some people have…
The Taste of Belgium by Ruth Van Waerebeek & Regula Ysewijn
First published in 1996 (and selling over 50,000 copies) but out of print for many years, now back by popular demand is Ruth Van Waerebeek's wonderful compilation of Belgian recipes. For this brand new edition, Ruth teamed up with Miss Foodwise (Regula Ysewijn), who delivered some absolutely stunning photos for…
Jamie Oliver’s Comfort food
One of the gifts that I got for Christmas this year was Jamie Oliver's latest book called 'Comfort food', which brings together 100 ultimate comfort food recipes. I had seen some recipes from the book before in his newsletter and on his Facebook page and it looked like it was…
Behind the scenes at Vette & Verhaart’s Qualimer mussel and oyster firm in the Netherlands
On december 11th I was invited to join Carrefour on a trip to Yerseke, Zealand (the Netherlands) for a behind the scenes tour in a mussel and oyster firm.We were invited on a tour at Vette & Verhaart's firm who sell their food under the Qualimer label, which you might…
Nigella Christmas
Here we are again, another year has gone by and we've arrived at December, the most festive month of the year. If you're the one in charge of this year's christmas family meal: good luck! I know it's not an easy task and it's very stressful at the best of…
Simply Italian by the Chiappa Sisters
You can never have too many Italian cook books, and if there's one you must try, it's 'Simply Italian' by the lovely Chiappa Sisters. I first saw the Chiappa Sisters on television, in their own show called 'Simply Italian' and I was really inspired by their recipes to try and…
The Flavour Thesaurus
Whenever I create a recipe, I'll either draw inspiration from food I had before, things I like myself or food magazines, tv shows, cook books and so on. But a few weeks ago, a friend recommended me this book called 'The Flavour Thesaurus', in which you can find a lot…
Milk and Cookies
Now that August is over, most schools everywhere have either already reopened or will soon open their gates again for millions of kids and students. What better way than to treat your kids or yourself to some lovely homemade cookies while heading back to school? This month's book tip of…