Enjoy a truly unique Sunday DUTCH BRUNCH – a traditional ‘Hollandse Koffietafel’ (literal translation: Hollandse Coffee Table). More than 25 different items of food and drinks. Learn about Dutch food customs and how to make foods like a Dutch kroket (small breadcrumbed fried food with a meat ragout filling) and ‘uitsmijter’ (an open-faced sandwich) and…
When East Meets West with Jeff Keasberry. A whole week Me, Myself and Chef Jeff were in wonderful New York to conduct two Indo Dutch cooking workshops in the Village for members of the Netherlands Clubs. Eager foodies ready to learn to cook and eat ‘Dutch Indies’ food, as there are not that many Indonesian restaurants…
What do you get when you cross a bamboo stick with a banana? Or better yet, a banana threaded on a bamboo skewer? Meet deliciously sweet, soft, crispy banana slices, deep fried in a special batter with melted chocolate and sprinkled with a Dutch umami: ‘grated mature cheese.’ What? Yes, not so strange. Have you heard of Chocolate…
Time flies when you’re having fun. Yes indeed. Last year flew by as though it was just one season. But, what a year it was, full of blessings and milestones. My first cookbook went to print in the Netherlands, which was one of the biggest pay offs of many years of preparation. To me, the…
‘Pea soup served over rice with sambal oelek? That is not ‘Indies’ cuisine! I get a similar response from people when I tell them that this Indies cuisine offers its own version of macaroni and cheese. Some frown when I explain that ‘Frikandel pan,’ (a meatloaf dish out of the oven) and Hussars salad with beets…
This dish still scores high on my list of comfort food. It’s my Dad’s picker-upper dish. Where other kids who were not feeling well would often get Chicken Soup, I was getting my Dad’s Mashed Potatoes with Sweet Peas. Yummm! Wake me up in the middle of the night and serve me this, why don’t…