February 2010

I was quite excited when I read what the Daring Bakers challenge for this month was gonna be… Tiramisu…  And it would be hosted by two of my favorite blogs! Tiramisu is an old time favorite in this household and in fact something I make almost every year for New Years when we go and [...]

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Tagliatelle with saffron, bacon and peas

by Simone (junglefrog) on February 24, 2010 · 22 comments

in Food and Drink, Italian, Recipes

What I sometimes like to do and I am sure I have told this before, but o well, I am getting old so then it is allowed to repeat onces self (within reason ofcourse..lol) When I need to work in the studio I sometimes decide I want to prepare a nice lunch; first to eat [...]

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I have been working on the Daring Baker challenge for the last two days and all that time Tom has been anxiously watching the process and suggesting I finish it all for tuesday so he can take it to work and share with his coworkers… Unfortunately for him that is not gonna happen! It needs [...]

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White bean salad with bacon and rocket

by Simone (junglefrog) on February 20, 2010 · 25 comments

in Recipes, Salads

It’s been an unsettling week the last week, where you sort of start to wonder if you all of a sudden found yourself in a really bad movie… The week started with the funeral of my brother’s father in law who passed away the week before. I then got a phonecall a day later from [...]

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Chocolate Valentines!

by Simone (junglefrog) on February 15, 2010 · 30 comments

in Desserts & other sweets, Food and Drink, Recipes

There’s is something so utterly satisfying about good chocolate that I immediately said a wholeheartedly YES when Kate from Serendipity asked me if I would like to participate in a valentine chocolate cooking. Kate was kind enough to supply the chocolate for this and it was within days that I had a package of really [...]

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I almost didn’t have time to make this lovely challenge for the february Daring Cooks, but thanks to the lousy weather I had to stay at home today instead of going to Belgium… So I guess that was a lucky coincidence to otherwise nasty weather… The 2010 February Daring COOKs challenge was hosted by Michele [...]

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Pea soup

by Simone (junglefrog) on February 10, 2010 · 27 comments

in Food and Drink, Recipes, Soups

I have been posting a lot of soup recipes lately now haven’t I? Probably because a good soup is comforting, warming and – not unimportantly – it is also very quick to make. So I love trying out new soup recipes for lunch. Especially now that the weather seems to go back into full wintermode [...]

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Happy birthday to me!

by Simone (junglefrog) on February 9, 2010 · 47 comments

in Current Affairs, Food and Drink

I was wondering what to name this post and then I thought ‘O, what the heck…’ Anyone can know I became 25 today (and a bit..) lol… Ok truth be told it is my 47th birthday today… Jeeezzz, don’t you agree that that is dangerously close to 50? I don’t feel 50 or 47 for [...]

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Vealtartar and chicorysoup

by Simone (junglefrog) on February 3, 2010 · 15 comments

in Appetizer, Kort lontje, Recipes

I promised you I would give the recipes of our cooking club, didn’t I? Well here is the first part with the starters. Very simple recipes but very tasty. If I had to pick one then my favorite is the soup which was lovely and went really well with the scallops inside. I did like [...]

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