Laat je niet afschrikken door de hoeveelheid ingrediënten! Bibimbap IS helemaal niet moeilijk om te maken. Het bestaat doorgaans uit verschillende rauwe en gekookte elementen, samengebracht door de rokerige en pittige Gochujang-saus gemaakt met Koreaanse chilipepers. Het gerecht is bovendien perfect voor het vooraf voorbereiden (meal preppen): kwestie van ingrediënten voorsnijden en in bakjes doen. Fijn klusje op zondag als je weet dat je een drukke week voor de boeg hebt.

My absolute favorite time of the year is now, when we still have warm sun, the days are getting shorter, the light is magical and the smell of autumn is there. It has not been a great tomato season here, but we do have many small golden beauties, almost overripe. It’s so easy to roast them with balsamic and garlic and enjoy them with a very simple pasta.

Lobia Masala or Black Eyed Peas Curry is a popular dish in North India (and Pakistan), and very easy to make in a pressure cooker or instant pot (see boxed text below) . It is made in an onion-tomato gravy, with ginger, garlic and a tasty combination of spices.

Since I am the happy owner of an instant pot, I make many more Indian dahls, legume stews, soups and endless more (freezer friendly) meals. The ingenious device has a timer, so you can decide when your food should be ready. After a long walk in the woods, when you come home from an assignment, after chopping firewood or working in the garden for a few hours?

A very ordinary Saturday morning that couldn't be more beautiful. Rain was predicted again for the afternoon so I harvested ingredients for tonight's dinner (recipe below) in time and picked fresh flowers. Absolute beauty in the backyard.

I've always wanted to write about the gherkin. Is it just a small, early-harvested cucumber? Why the spiky skin? Now that I have so many growing in our greenhouse - I can harvest almost daily - I thought it was time look into it. Why are the ‘cornichons’ I eat in France so much more sour than here at home in the Netherlands? If you've also been walking around with these questions for ages, and I am almost certain you have, read on.

If you've ever travelled to East Africa, you've most probably tried mandazi (fried donuts) with bharazi often found in smaller restaurants or sold by street vendors. We loved it! Traditionally bharazi is made with pigeon peas.

UGANDA ~ Ever since we visited Uganda, we enjoy making mandazi now and then: light fluffy doughnuts. They are a great snack on their own but we love them paired with bharazi, an East African dish of pigeon peas simmered in coconut milk.

Did I ever tell you my favorite color is green? I often use the color in my designs, my most worn sweater is green, I like to wander for hours in the woods among trees in all shades of green, I prepare a lot of this color on my daily plate and it will not surprise you that I am not very disappointed if not all my tomatoes turn red or orange. Because yes, then I just make .... Indian green tomato chutney!

This bok choy (paksoi) dish can be prepared in less than 10 minutes and is among the easiest, most tasty preparations of cruciferous greens imaginable. It pairs beautifully with almost any Asian dish, but I prefer it on its own, with a bowl of rice.

This bok choy (paksoi) dish can be prepared in less than 10 minutes and is among the easiest, most tasty preparations of cruciferous greens imaginable. It pairs beautifully with almost any Asian dish, but I prefer it on its own, with a bowl of rice.

Tuscans are known as mangiafagioli (‘bean-eaters)’) and this filling soup has a long history in rural Tuscany where big pots were cooked in farmers’ families so that this delicacy could be enjoyed for days on end by re-heating the soup prepared in advance.

You may want to include more cruciferous vegetables in your diet, both for their health benefits as well as their ability to grow fast in almost all places. I will add a recipe every Monday.

Cruciferous vegetables, like broccoli, are widely promoted as important part of a healthy diet and have been associated with reduced risk of heart disease and stroke, and are being studied for their potential role in cancer prevention.

Women belong in the kitchen, right? So on this International Women's Day I'm sharing a simple, healthy and plant-based recipe with you from India.

Here’s an easy, quick and healthy recipe for you! You can make this broth in less than 30 minutes, refrigerate it and have it on hand during your busy week. Combine it with vegetable leftovers, with rice, quinoa or chickpeas and enjoy a tasty, plant based, oil free soup packed with healthy ingredients.

Compared to a white potato, a taro root has three times the amount of fiber, and is also a rich source of potassium, iron, vitamin C, and vitamin A. Many reasons to try this tasty Rajasthani curry!

Rajasthani parathas (a flatbread native to the Indian subcontinent) are made with a blend of chickpea and wheat flour, and this version is spiced with curcuma, fenugreek and ajvan seeds.

On Zanzibar, an insular autonomous region of Tanzania, I met Zainabu, originally from Mozambique and now frying doughnuts in a road stall.

She fried many a day and taught me how to make them.

It’s not threateningly cold on my French mountain as yet, but I have prepared myself. Not least because I have more talent for preparing Christmas dinners for birds than for people.⠀