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For the love of men

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Shelves full of cook books. That’s me. I love to drool over the full-page, full-color pictures. I fantasize how my plates would look the same way. Of course they never do. Mainly because I never cook anything from my cookbooks. I just sit there  on my sofa, tea and chocolate within reach dreaming of my kitchen princess status. There’s one book that has the honor to be used though. It’s Nigella Lawson’s How to be a domestic house goddess. I love this pretentious title!   It has been with me for almost 15 years (horror! is it really that long?!). … Continue reading For the love of men

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Drown those puppies

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Nothing says Friday like a easy dinner. Any meal becomes a party when the regular potatoes are exchanged for French fries. Here in the Netherlands, we like them chunky and served with mayonaise. Fat, creamy with just a hint of mustard. It was only until I saw Pulp Fiction that I realized eating fries with mayonnaise is a Dutch and Belgian thing to do. VINCENT: You know what they put on french Fries in Holland instead of ketchup? JULES: What? VINCENT: Mayonnaise. JULES: Goddamn! VINCENT: I seen ’em do it, man. They fuckin’ drown ’em in this shit. JULES: Uuccch! Yes. I do drown ’em in … Continue reading Drown those puppies

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Jerusalem: A great holiday gift idea and content marketing inspiration

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I am a sucker for stories. And I loooovvve food. I couldn’t possible tell you which one of those two I like best! You can imagine that stories about food are one of my favorites. Nigella Lawson’s “How to be a domestic goddess” is definitely one of my favorite books, not just cook books. The funny thing is that this book was translated in Dutch as “How to be a divine house wife” – that’s something completely altoghether, but that is a topic for another blog. The original English version, full of baking, sugar and butter stains has a favorite spot in my book cabinet. But after years without competition, we finally have a contender. One that also serves as marketing literature. Continue reading “Jerusalem: A great holiday gift idea and content marketing inspiration”