tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25245259270014637632024-02-26T07:49:14.368+01:00Crazy Dutch FoodieA foodblog from a crazy foodie living in the Netherlands about food, wine and culinary travel.Crazy Dutch Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04610287339798664206noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524525927001463763.post-23858456461064091602014-05-29T20:21:00.003+02:002015-08-11T13:31:58.229+02:00Restaurant Beluga Loves You in Maastricht
I did not intend to write another restaurant review. In fact the only restaurant I blogged about so far was Beluga in Maastricht. That was last summer, just before they changed their concept.
Last weekend I finally got back to Maastricht to see and taste the new concept 'Beluga Loves You'.
Because my first post about Beluga is still very popular on my blog. And even more important, Crazy Dutch Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04610287339798664206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524525927001463763.post-83151484138648065082014-03-24T22:33:00.001+01:002014-04-05T08:01:37.787+02:00New cookbooks
As I have written before; I admit I have a cookbook addiction. So it's proabably no surprise that to me local cookbooks are the best souvenirs to bring home. From my recent trip to South Korea and Australia this was the 'catch':
Korean Family Foods
I only bought one cookbook about Korean food, even though I knew nothing about it before we visited Seoul. There were just not so manyCrazy Dutch Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04610287339798664206noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524525927001463763.post-6993513422525801752014-02-15T16:30:00.000+01:002014-04-08T18:05:39.807+02:00Foodie Valentine dinner; Mont d'Or Cheesefondue
If there is anything I dislike it's commercial holidays. It looks like Christmas is more about how much presents and expensive food you buy your family than about just being together. With Easter nobody is celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ; who would even think about that if there are chocolate eggs, chocolate bunnies and more chocolate around?
So it's probably no surprise that Crazy Dutch Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04610287339798664206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524525927001463763.post-33009555127773358202014-02-06T21:04:00.000+01:002014-06-23T21:03:26.379+02:00Foodie Destination: Lille My husband and I have been travelling all over the world. And when asked about destinations I would recommend it's really hard to make a choice.
But if people ask me for a nice weekend trip in Europe I don't have to think twice. I always highly recommend going to Lille in the North of France. (Flemish name: Rijsel). It has a beautiful old centre (Vieux Lille), easy and very cheap public Crazy Dutch Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04610287339798664206noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524525927001463763.post-75682710008019460622014-01-30T21:44:00.001+01:002014-01-31T07:41:15.520+01:00Little Aussi Beef & Beer Pies to celebrate Australia Day
It's been a while since I have written my last decent post. Not without reason; I was travelling South Korea and Australia for 7 weeks! There was either no decent wifi connection or just no time to write about all the great food that came along. But I'm back now, for quite a while since I don't have many holiday hours left, and can't wait to share my foodie travel tips.
We are home now for aCrazy Dutch Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04610287339798664206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524525927001463763.post-21252194272908716682014-01-08T22:28:00.000+01:002014-03-03T07:40:17.294+01:00Foodie New Years resolutions for 2014Since I have not completed all of my 2013 New Years resolutions I will start with that on my list for 2014:
1) Roast a leg of lamb; I'm still a bit afraid that it will be either to dry of still raw. And questioning if it will fit in my oven?!
2) Continue to blog weekly; Even though I have a lot of recipes, cookbooks and foodie travels to write about, I find it really Crazy Dutch Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04610287339798664206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524525927001463763.post-76723292261584907212013-12-24T07:02:00.000+01:002013-12-24T07:02:34.298+01:00Top 5 Most Popular Crazy Dutch Foodie Posts in 2013
With the end of 2013 coming closer I thought it was a good idea to share the most popular Crazy Dutch Foodie blog posts from last year.
Number 5 and 4 are about my foodie travels:
5) Foodie destination: Andalusia
4) Foodie destination: Sicily
3) Apparently I'm not the only one with a cookbook addiction! Number 3 best viewed post of 2013 is Confessions of a cookbook addict.
2) MaybeCrazy Dutch Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04610287339798664206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524525927001463763.post-36757330251719215522013-11-27T19:45:00.000+01:002013-11-27T19:48:16.163+01:00Low Carb Foodie; Part 2
Three weeks ago I decided to start eating less carbs. Mainly to eat less bread, potatoes, pasta and rice.
I experienced some headaches in the first 2 days. But after that I just felt more energetic and I didn't crave sugary snacks anymore.
As I wrote here before; I was very amazed about the fact that I did not miss the carbs as much as would have thought.
For me the most difficult part of Crazy Dutch Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04610287339798664206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524525927001463763.post-4243230531525483862013-11-20T08:54:00.000+01:002014-06-23T21:33:31.377+02:00Foodie destination: Mallorca
When
booking our next holiday I normally check the destination we have in mind on two points:
Food & Wine. As in; What are the local specialties?
Which restaurants should we definitely try? Are there any cooking courses we can attend? And are there local wineries
that can be visited?
From there
the accommodation is booked and we try to taste as much as possible in the Crazy Dutch Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04610287339798664206noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524525927001463763.post-12425838831454466652013-11-12T21:00:00.000+01:002013-11-12T22:22:35.386+01:00Low Carb Foodie?!To be clear; I don't diet. I just don't believe in diets. I do believe in healthy eating and running.
But the hype about popular Low Carb diets and colleagues talking about it did make me a bit curious.
Plus the fact that ever since I turned 30 running 2 to 3 times a week and eat everything I like just doesn't work anymore ;-)
So I decided that instead of totally eating Low Carb I would start Crazy Dutch Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04610287339798664206noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524525927001463763.post-81661490891288917222013-10-16T13:31:00.000+02:002015-05-15T13:55:04.276+02:00Amateur or professional chef?!
Why don't I start cooking professionally? As in; quitting my day-job and doing what I like most.
I asked myself this question many times in the past few years.
Well as I know now; it's so much more than just cooking!
I was one of the 18 lucky people who got the chance to experience a whole day in the restaurant 'In de Keuken van Floris' (translated as: In Floris' Kitchen). On the Crazy Dutch Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04610287339798664206noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524525927001463763.post-2616216544695113362013-10-09T19:06:00.000+02:002015-05-15T13:56:01.605+02:00Foodie destination: Groningen
My most popular blogpost is still the first one: Top 10 Typical Dutch Food to try.
Apparently more foodies are interested in what the Netherlands have to offer!
In addition to that here is an update with some of the local specialties from the province Groningen.
After travelling South & Central America for 8 months in 2011/2012 I realised that there were so many places in the Netherlands Crazy Dutch Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04610287339798664206noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524525927001463763.post-39208027700345806942013-10-02T19:29:00.000+02:002013-10-07T19:31:17.048+02:00The Perfect Afternoon Tea?
I love to enjoy a nice afternoon tea once in a while. In the Netherlands
it's mostly called 'High Tea' and apparently we are not the only country
who does that.
Also the Lonely Planet wrote an article about the worlds
best high tea's.
On this website I found an
extensive explanation about the history of English afternoon tea, which is
really interesting to read.
I never really Crazy Dutch Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04610287339798664206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524525927001463763.post-85488118080884434292013-09-26T22:29:00.000+02:002013-11-17T12:18:11.278+01:00Dried Date Cake; No Bake Treat
Sometimes you taste something and immediately want to know the recipe. That happened a few weeks ago when I was having lunch with a friend at Bagels & Beans; a Dutch franchise formula lunch and coffee room.
A very successful concept where they serve delicious bagels, homemade cakes plus freshly squeezed juices , coffee and loose leaf teas. Most of it organic and fair trade.
(They also Crazy Dutch Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04610287339798664206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524525927001463763.post-82997837675653188212013-09-18T21:57:00.000+02:002014-04-05T08:46:06.115+02:00Thai Red Chicken Curry with Cashews
As a foodie I like to try new recipes all the time. But I also really cherish my favorite recipes which I make over and over again for years and are always a succes.
One of our favorite
weeknight meals is Thai red chicken curry with cashew nuts. I think I once found it in the Dutch Delicious magazine, but I'm not sure because of the many magazine clippings I collected.
It has been Crazy Dutch Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04610287339798664206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524525927001463763.post-22577072936258741112013-09-11T20:41:00.000+02:002014-06-26T21:04:52.792+02:00The Perfect Dinner Party with Friends!
It was a LOT of work. It was so much planning, preparing, grocery shopping and cooking that I actually reconsider my idea of starting a living room restaurant! But OMG it was also so much fun!!!
I had celebrated my Bachelor of Law graduation with family by throwing a BBQ. But to celebrate with friends I decided to invite the 11 most culinary ones for a dinner party in our living room. Crazy Dutch Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04610287339798664206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524525927001463763.post-3961790414491881012013-08-25T11:34:00.000+02:002014-01-21T19:10:11.195+01:00Persian Grilled Chicken Wings
It seemed so easy; post one blog each week on Wednesday. But last week I had a very bad cold and felt horrible. And with posting a new blog every week the problem is not just to have a topic. I like to have a recipe with it, a recipe that I tried and tested before off course. Plus self made pictures to accompany the recipe and make the story more visible.
But sometimes our plates are Crazy Dutch Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04610287339798664206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524525927001463763.post-91545225212434831742013-08-14T12:00:00.000+02:002013-12-24T07:22:25.199+01:005 tips on how to throw a stress-free dinner party!
Dinner parties are really popular nowadays. With the economical crisis there is no better option to enjoy delicious food and wine for a fraction of the price you will pay in a good restaurant. Off course it does requires some time shopping for quality ingredients, menu planning and cooking.
For most people throwing a dinner party yourself can cause a lot of stress, which is really not necessary.Crazy Dutch Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04610287339798664206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524525927001463763.post-31892810395520593992013-08-07T15:52:00.000+02:002014-04-07T21:54:56.948+02:00Confessions of a Cookbook Addict
OK I admit; it's not just a hobby anymore it's more like an addiction. A cookbook addiction.
I'm not sure if there is a treatment for that…
But as long as I can afford it I don't think it's such a big problem.
Except maybe a space problem in our house. For now they are scattered around the house; the living room, the kitchen, the study and even the bedroom! &Crazy Dutch Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04610287339798664206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524525927001463763.post-57023241326996838732013-07-31T20:57:00.001+02:002014-04-05T08:52:43.159+02:00Restaurant Beluga in Maastricht
I have been lucky enough to have eaten in a few of the worlds best restaurants. Lunch at D.O.M in Sao Paolo, dinner at Astrid y Gaston in Lima, both of the *** restaurants in the Netherlands, Oud Sluis & Librije, and the Tasting Room in Franschhoek, South Africa. But my all time
favourite isn't ranked in the Worlds 50 best restaurants list nor
does it has 3 Michelin stars.
Crazy Dutch Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04610287339798664206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524525927001463763.post-25987818633412654902013-07-24T21:39:00.000+02:002013-08-07T17:06:51.529+02:00Watermelon Daiquiri; Summer in a glass!
Ever since we came back from our 8 month trip to South & Central America last year we have been wanting to make cocktails at home.
Before that we actually never really drank cocktails; I prefer wine with food and my husband can appreciate both wine or a good beer. In South America that was not a problem; especially Argentina and Chili have great quality wines. But when you're Crazy Dutch Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04610287339798664206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524525927001463763.post-57866931800183176442013-07-17T21:10:00.000+02:002015-05-15T14:23:32.090+02:00Dutch pancakes; budget dinner for one
Although I love cooking most of the time; I can't deny that I like it more if I can share it.
Most of the times that's not a problem; my husband is an enthusiastic and not so fussy eater.
But sometimes he must work overtime and let me know at the last minute... Whenever I cook just for my self I like it to be quick and tasty, so I often make Nigella Lawson's Lemon Linguine, Spaghetti Crazy Dutch Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04610287339798664206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524525927001463763.post-58082346775919888552013-07-10T11:20:00.002+02:002013-08-07T17:07:36.288+02:00Tasty tapas: Asparagus,Serrano Ham and Aioli
Although the white Dutch asparagus season has finished since 24th June, I can not resist sharing my favorite green asparagus recipe here!
I only made it twice this year but it's actually one of my most successful tapas recipes and never lasts long.
It's a combination of different recipes which I changed just a bit by blanching the green asparagus peaces for 3 minutes before putting themCrazy Dutch Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04610287339798664206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524525927001463763.post-83312019562055705752013-07-03T14:48:00.000+02:002013-10-06T18:44:29.311+02:00Finally graduated!!! Plus home made Cole Slaw recipe
It took me about 10 years to finish my Bachelor of Laws degree; but I finally graduated last Friday!
Me and my mother after my final examination
I'm so relieved not having the obligation to spent most of my free time studying anymore!
For months now I can't stop thinking about all the things I've been wanting to do but didn't have the time; cleaning up our house; spent more time with myCrazy Dutch Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04610287339798664206noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524525927001463763.post-49454727528136067712013-05-18T22:02:00.000+02:002014-05-18T22:26:26.367+02:00Foodie destination: IsraelBeing a crazy Dutch foodie who loves to travel it probably doesn't come as a surprise that most of my trips are planned around food & wine. It was five years ago that my husband and I had been to Israel, so when I was dreaming about a good plate of hummus last summer we decided to go back.
If you, like myself, are a big fan of Middle Eastern food there is just no better place in the Crazy Dutch Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04610287339798664206noreply@blogger.com3