Growing up in South Africa with Dutch parents meant we were accustom to Dutch cuisine as well. The Dutch side included boterham met kaas or pindekaas, (bread with cheese or peanut butter) stamppot (vegetable and potato mash), erwtensoep (pea soup)…
Author: Ieteke
This year was another ‘staycation’-year for us! As, I’m sure, for many of you who’ve just had summer holidays. And if you’re living on the green isle you’ll know by now that long stretches of sunshine during the summer is…
Tired of making banana bread and looking for an alternative? Well, what about a spice cake or kruidkoek? It’s also made in a bread tin and you eat it with some butter spread on top. In the Netherlands this is…
In Ireland we haven’t had as much sun as we’ve hoped for by now, mid-June. That means many flowers only started blooming a little bit later. This includes the flowers on the Elder tree. And this is important because elderflower…
Home is the centre of life. It’s the place where you feel at ease, where you ‘belong’ and where you can create different moods that reflect your own tastes. And this can be an apartment, a flat, a studio or…
I love cookies. Biscuits. Any type will do: butter, sugar, nuts, chocolate and more. The other day I was leafing through one of my Rachel Allen cookbooks when my eye fell on this recipe for Swedish Cardamom cookies. And I…
Most of us have a few ‘survival skills’ up our sleeves. Skills that make our days, weeks and years run a bit easier, more smoothly. We all have certain life hacks that help us. Some tips, tricks, coping skills or…
It is great to design your own space, to make a space fully functional to suit your lifestyle. Good design starts by thinking how you will function in the space – visually, physically and emotionally. And also think what will…
My almost son-in-law made us a delicious chocolate biscuit cake the other day. It was REALLY yummy and sweet with a delicious white chocolate topping. So, that made me think about biscuit cake in general and the recipe for chocolate…
Some time ago I read an article on how people style their homes. I was wondering about this, because it is so easy (and maybe a bit boring) to just follow the so-called rules about colours and patterns. But, don’t…