Divine wine

13 years ago

An exquisite drink from the seventeenth century Straight to the recipe During the seventeenth century a meal was often concluded by drinking…

Chicken with spring vegetables

13 years ago

Straight to the recipe A recipe from the First Stadtholderless Period On 30 April 2013 Dutch Queen Beatrix abdicated from…

White tourte, a favourite of Pope Julius III

13 years ago

Straight to the recipe Sweet Italian pastry from the sixteenth century In the Netherlands we are used to abdications. This year,…

Peperkoek, the Dutch version of gingerbread

13 years ago

A delicious treat This 'pepper cake' is very popular in the Netherlands, and is known under several other names, like ontbijtkoek (breakfast cake)…

Red cabbage the Dutch way

14 years ago

Straight to the recipe A nineteenth-century recipe with apples and apple syrup Originally I had planned a completely different recipe…

Dutch beef stew or ‘hachee’

14 years ago

Great with mashed potatoes and red cabbage Hachee (pronunciation ɦɑʃeː or hashay) is a traditional Dutch winter dish with beef. It has an almost medieval flavour, because…

Pasties with sweetbread

14 years ago

Straight to the recipe What Johann Sebastian Bach might have eaten in Leipzig The connection between the pasties and the…

Lucanian sausages

14 years ago

Straight to the recipe An ancient Roman delicacy In June 2012 I gave a talk about Roman Food at the Roman Festival in Nijmegen,…

Mashed potatoes and endives

14 years ago

A very Dutch summer fare This dish, boiled potatoes and uncooked endives mashed together, was the favourite dish of my…

Real Dutch ‘Slavink’

14 years ago

A very special meatball This meat dish is typically Dutch. I have not been able to find an exact translation of…