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The Ingredients: Dough: Apple Pie Mix [Albert Heijn] Egg (1) 160g Butter Lemon (Grated peel)Filling: 6 Apples (Crisp-sour type) Nuts (Walnuts or Almonds) Lemon (Juice) CinnamonKitchen Appliances: Oven Ø24cm square baking form I was ready to turn my Life upside down and conquer the World of Pies. The day before, I was on my way to the neighbor city for a training session, with a distance of 20km to cover. Cycling on… Read More
Can you make a dish without paying for anything? And I don’t mean starting a fire by rubbing sticks together to cook your dinner – though it sounds like a fun experiment – but rather to get the ingredients from Mother Nature.Sneaking onto a farmland to steal apples and pears is cheating, but going to the forest and plucking certain shrooms, leaves, nuts or even berries to fill your belly without paying… Read More
“THIS IS IT!“Crunchy Sweet Potatoes in Breadcrumb & Parmesan Coating.Could anything be better on a Sunday evening? I wrote the grocery list, jumped on the bike and rushed to the closest supermarket to fulfill my destiny.It took me 30+ minutes of wandering to get 5 things.At first, I was trying to do it alone; to “get familiar with the placement of things, so I’ll know where to go the next time I… Read More
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step” Chinese Proverb It all started with a simple agreement: We’re going to cook something new every week – most likely dinner.The only rule is that we have to follow a recipe, whether from a cookbook or from the internet.That’s how we’re going to Master the Kitchen. He already made an incredible meal to celebrate my 500th day here, and now it… Read More
“I’ll be there around 7“ – Said the message Tuurlijk1.She is like those mind-blowing birthday parties – If the host says it starts at 6, people will arrive after 8.So I had at least an extra hour to play with. Our plan was to drink wine and chill on the beach, but that’s too dull for two rebel younglings, dus2 I figured it’s time to bring those legendary cooking skills to the… Read More
She did not stop at pasta. If there is one thing I decently struggle at, it’s the kitchen.By the age of 20, I was able to make the most delicious toasts and sandwiches, consisting of no more than two ingredients, plus the bread.The level of knowledge, I know. I remember the battle of making my first scrambled eggs.They just kept exploding in my hand, splashing the egg-white all over.“Be a little gentler”Thanks… Read More
TL;DR: IT WORKS! How? After the drop in my regular meat consumption I started to feel like no matter how much I eat, it never seems to soothe my hunger.The solution was obvious, I just had to cook some meat. Yet, there was one particular issue I had no idea how to deal with: I’m Horrible at Cooking If I manage to make scrambled eggs without setting the kitchen on fire, I’m… Read More
Road to a New Life 