
Every once in a while you have to give yourself something new and exciting to play with and in fact I got two new toys today. But then you know I have no self control to speak of so that must be the reason… I was meeting Julia and Dan for lunch today in Amsterdam. [...]

It took a while and there have been times when we were less then happy with our dust covered house but now finally I can tell you that the kitchen is finished. Phew… You thought it would never happen and that I would never return to blogging, right…? I felt like it at times too [...]

If you also follow me on facebook then you’ve probably already seen some photos of the kitchen in progress. It’s been a pretty dusty last two weeks and I miss being able to cook a proper dinner! I had wild plans of eating healthy but this whole renovation thing is weirdly tiring. I mean, I [...]

I never knew we had so much junk…. Pfft, ok, you probably were wondering where on earth I went to but if you follow me on facebook you probably know by now that we are in the middle of a kitchen renovation. That means there will be virtually no cooking for the next three weeks. [...]

Wake up, look at the alarm. Damn, it’s only 3 am… Too early… Go back to sleep. Wake up, look at the alarm… Hmmm, 5.30 am. That is late enough, isn’t it? I would jump out of my bed and run excited to my parents bedroom. Screaming something like ‘It’s my birthday, it’s my birthday!’ [...]

You didn’t think I had vanished from the face of the earth now did you? I’ve just been incredibly swamped with work ever since the new Year started. It’s weird, wonderful and a little troubling too. (knock on wood) It could be over next month, so I am taking everything I can to make up [...]

It’s here… Happy New Year! So let me first start by wishing everyone a fantastic 2012. Wishing you lots and lots of happiness, love and health for you and your families. Great food, friendship and more love. If you have any dreams or desires or plans for 2012, then I hope those will come to [...]

Wishing everyone out there a wonderful Christmas or Hanukkah and hope you get to spend the days with friends or family. Enjoy the food and have some relaxing time! Warm wishes Simone

What is it about lamb that makes it a meat that not a lot of people eat? I’m sure if I would ask any random person they would tell me they have eaten meat in the last year or so, but if the supermarkets are anything to go by then lamb is only on the [...]

As soon as I open our stock pantry I feel like closing the door right back again. There is so much junk in there that it scares me to start organizing. Going through the contents however I do find a large jar of poppy seed… Remember I told you I would probably have to give [...]

Halloween is not something we really celebrate here in the Netherlands. Well we do a little but there will be no kids knocking on our doors dressed up like ghosts or other scary creatures. Which is a shame really as I would love to see that! A few weeks later on November 11th St. Maarten [...]