Recent content by Stella_maris

Well, as I am Dutch I'm not sure if you would like those dishes, the Italians that I've met in the Netherlands were all not so impressed with our local cuisine ;) I remember a Italian university friend who called our food 'barbaric' .... One of the most popular dishes in here, served as a...

It's 17 c in here, which is about 60F, and it has been raining non-stop since last night! I'm a bit tired of it now, I actually closed the blinds because I didn't want to see it anymore.

Thanks for the warm welcome :)

I had scrambled eggs. Perfect easy lunch for a Sunday.

I had a piece of salmon with spinach sauce in the fridge that's thawing right now. I'm going to add a leftover bit of Boursin cheese to the sauce. I'm going to make pasta to go with it.

A few ground beef recipes that are easy to make, not too expensive and will feed a family. Tomatoes filled with meat - Gevulde tomaten (traditional Dutch / Belgian) for 8 tomatoes 8 large tomatoes / 500 gr of ground beef (that's about 1.1 lb) / 1 onion, chopped / 1 egg / 4 tablespoons of...

This is very similar to a dish my own grandma used to make, using any kind of leftover meat (hotdogs weren't available in this country back in the days) . I also often use that cutting technique, i think it's easier. I would have cut the hotdogs that way too, just like carrots and other...

Today is a lazy day after a very busy week, so instead of cooking I bought a small macaroni/feta/olive salad and a meal of 5 cheeses pasta at the local Italian deli. It's one of my favourite places in the city, for the same price as a salty and greasy burger menu at one of well known fastfood...

Hello! Just a small introduction from me as I'm new to this forum. I'm Stella Maris from the Netherlands. I'm a fulltime office worker and parttime student (working towards a degree in law). Growing up in a family of farmers, I've always had an interest in food. Many of my childhood...