Category Archives: Food & Drink
A Hamburger for Mike
A work colleague named Mike introduced me to the word Humongous, he was an American, and in the USA you certainly need more than one word to describe something that is simply “Huge”. I knew the word existed but until I … Continue reading
Cheese bread
If you still have leftover cheese from Shavuot – then you had better check that it has not gone bad 🙂 In any case this is not a recipe for solving leftover issues… Ingredients 25 g melted butter 250 ml … Continue reading
Osen – what?
“… and when you get to Amsterdam, you have to eat at XXX, get there at XXX o’clock, you may have to wait in line, but it is worth it, and you must … Continue reading
Know where you came from to know where you’re going…
It was recommended by TripAdvisor, by VirtualTourist,and most important – by Shavit the carnivore, so after a day filled with windmills, wooden clogs, water canals and pickled herring, and after we located our friendly B&B, we made our way to Haarlem (The … Continue reading
A recipe for a quite weekend
Everybody is familiar with pancakes and French toast, some have heard of scones, but there are other similar and slightly less familiar Anglo-Saxon batter recipes, for example pikelets. Another quick fix for Saturday morning that the kids (and adults) can enjoy. The combination … Continue reading
Bread without yeast – the black version
Q. What do you do when you want bread and have no yeast? A. We already answered this. Q. Any what if we don’t have white beer? A. Use malt beer The result will be a bread that is a lot … Continue reading
A lovely sight
I don’t really like doughnuts, certainly not those you can buy in the supermarket, but even the fancy ones that can be found in top notch bakeries are not really my thing. Even when filled with fancy cream, coated with Belgian chocolate and … Continue reading
Put it acider
Have I already mentioned that I do not like beer? I think I mentioned it here. So I continue my search for good ciders. This time I ran into one with a great label It waited patiently in my fridge … Continue reading
Non-de-cider
My apologies if I am going to disappoint anyone, but I do not like beer. The smell is wonderful, but as far as I am concerned the flavour is lacking. I know there are many beers besides Maccabi & Goldstar. … Continue reading
What do you call it?
What would you prefer to taste and eat? Eggy bread, French toast, or fried bread? Even though they are 3 different names for the same dish, to me the first sounds repulsive, the second appetizing, and the third rather plain. If … Continue reading