Amsterdam Foodie

Ahhh February, my old friend! We meet again. You know how I feel about February: it’s all bills and work and tax returns and Valentine’s drivel. And now Holland has suddenly formed part of the Arctic circle and – as if things could get any worse – this February my passport is off in Paris [...]

I haven’t written a post this year. That would seem to be pretty poor form for a blogger. I kind of have an excuse, but it’s not a very good one. I haven’t been to any new restaurants, and I haven’t cooked much. There are reasons for this: I was staying in a chalet in [...]

I was reading a blog or a cook book recently whose author said that they thought pomegranates looked ‘festive’. I was surprised, because I thought they looked sort of summery, but then I discovered they’re in season in winter. Easily persuaded, my metaphor-inclined mind likened their red jewels to Christmas-tree lights, stained glass windows, and [...]

Is it just me or is November the longest, most boring month ever? It’s only the 6th and already I am bored of it. Then again, I have a very low boredom tolerance threshold. Twenty-four hours in my own company and I am climbing the walls. And cooking – a lot. Just to try and [...]

Since coming back from the Great American Foodie Road Trip, I’ve been thinking about ways to recreate the things I ate en route – but then give them a European twist. We saw pumpkins everywhere in the States as the season was in full swing while we were there. We’d eaten a memorable pumpkin pie [...]

Preparations for the Great American Road Trip are coming along swimmingly. I have had customized T-shirts printed (I know, I know – but if a job’s worth doing, it’s worth doing as cheesily as possible). I have been versed in the ins and outs of American football whilst getting drunk with an LSU fan, all [...]