While in the airplane to Amsterdam, I already imagine sinking my teeth in my favorite snack and street food. The number one snack destined to meet its fate is the kroket, named after the French croquette. The Dutch kroket, is cylindrical shaped, deep-fried, breaded and filled with a creamy meat ragout (usually with beef, broth,…
DetailsLike a blast from the past, I saw a picture of my oma Keasberry featured in a 1973 edition of Prinses, a weekly Dutch magazine. I had never seen it before and was happily surprised. My facebook friend Cindy posted a snapshot of the pages soon after she had found it in her late fathers…
DetailsKeasberry is in the new glossy Indo magazine PINDAH (Indonesian for ‘move’), published and available now at newsstands in the Netherlands. I got to make a small contribution to talk about how Indo food feeds my “Indodentity” in America. Keasberry also made it to the list ’TOP 10 Dutch Indies/Indonesian cookbooks’ of three food writers…
DetailsThe “pilot” online Cook-Along with Keasberry is a wrap. The audience was our group of Dutch entrepreneurs who meet periodically for roundtable dinners. Due to covid19, with people staying at home, social distancing, I thought it would be a good opportunity to test my new online cooking class concept. As opposed to giving a demonstration…
DetailsToday, Dutch media reported: Iconic Dutch singer and actress Liesbeth List has died at her home in Soest aged 78. List, who sang the work of such greats as Jaques Brel and Charles Aznavour, became most famous for her partnership with actor and singer Ramses Shaffy who died in 2009. Their biggest successes include such…
DetailsOur family restaurant Djokja was located on the north side of the Ferdinand Bolstraat, considered a main arterial to the city center of Amsterdam. In the 1970’s residents fought a fierce battle to get rid of the cars. I remember it well, in 1975 burning car wrecks were placed strategically at each end of our block…
DetailsMulticultural LA offers a myriad of Southeast Asian cuisine. Thai food is by far the most popular with more than 1000 restaurants in the greater Los Angeles area. There is even Thai Town in West Hollywood with different eateries. The number of Indonesian themed restaurants in LA barely hits the 50 mark. Why is that? Let’s look…
DetailsThe Christmas menu in our family often consists of classic Indo and European dishes. One culinary tradition brought to the Netherlands from Indonesia (formerly known as the Dutch East Indies) is Ayam Kodok – stuffed chicken dressed like a frog. What, a trans-chicken? Yes, translated from Indonesian the word ayam means chicken and kodok means…
DetailsDutch people like home cooking books that contain traditional, but not too complicated recipes. They love cookbooks with familiar comfort food that enhance the homely atmosphere. Books which start with a personal story from the chef about those delicious meals from parents and grand parents. They want to read cookbooks in order to connect with…
Details“You Say Umami, I say Gurih!” You say that, I say this! It’s the same thing and has everything to do with taste. The popular word “Umami” (pronounced u•ma•mi) is not about “your mommy” or any insult but more about yummy! Umami is a Japanese word and literally means ‘savoury deliciousness’. It is often found…
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