Sambal Oelek, fresh red pepper paste. Oelek means ‘ground’ in Indonesian.Traditionally, in a stone mortar with an oelekan (stone pestle) made with some added salt and some vinegar or lemon juice. The base and spicy seasoning in many Asian dishes and a side dish on the table. To wake up a dish or give it…
De patentbloem en paneermeel vlogen ons om de oren. The Dutchies van LA zijn weer samengekomen gisteravond om zelf bitterballen te draaien en kaassouffles te maken. Het was Dutch Snacks Galore! De bedoeling was om kroketten te rollen, maar helaas was de vulling niet hard genoeg om dat te doen. Had wat langer in de…
It’s 11 past 11 in the morning on 1/11/11. Great! After a fun NYE party with friends… and a short night, time to write something about the 1st day of what is going to be a great year! People trying to run to the post office wanting to get their stamp dated, only to find…
The alarm went off at 7am this morning. Had to get up early to peel the bananas and make the special batter! Pisang Goreng on my mind, an Indo food special (banana fritters) and of course Oliebollen, a true traditional Dutch food I grew up with. Oliebollen (literally oil balls) are a variety of dumplings…
“Ik geloof dat ik moet overgeven’, meldde de fotograaf op het zongestoofde dorpspleintje in Kreta. We hadden net een copieuze lunch genuttigd bij een authentieke Griekse familie en om niet onbeschoft over te komen, hadden we geen van de rijke spijzen van de moeder des huizes durven afslaan, ook al zaten we tjokvol van haar…
It’s that time of the year again that we prepare to eat, eat and eat some more!
The first workshop has kicked off last Sunday, Nov 21. We had 16 enthusiastic trainees preparing Indo food. There was so much going on in the kitchen that even the kids got involved. They wanted in on the rinsing, peeling, cutting, chopping, sampling and most of all the fun! It was like a chicken hen…
Bamboo skewers in the Dutch-Indonesian kitchen are used for BBQ Satay.
Een Hollandse vrouw liep met haar Indische man op de Pasar Malam (nu Tong Tong Festival) in Den Haag. Na een aantal uren in de warme tent te hebben gelopen, liep het paar langs de vele etenskraampjes. Ze ging er prat op dat ze zoveel Indische woorden had geleerd en inmiddels zoveel lekkere dingen had…
Today I am sitting at the table with my friend Corina from Amsterdam. We are getting up to speed, while enjoying an Asian lunch on a rainy (Dutch) afternoon in L.A. She is here to visit friends and to get inspired. This time it is for a DJ-course and for getting new indeas for her…
A behind-the-scenes look… busy with all the preperations for the cookbook. Culinary photography is a whole different ball game! We do it as fresh as possible, so we can eat it after the shoot!Kijkje achter de schermen… druk bezig met de voorbereidingen voor mijn 1e kookboek. Culinaire fotografie is een vak apart! We doen het…
A behind-the-scene look… busy with all the preparations for the cookbook.