Hope you all had a merry Christmas? Yesterday we visited the Groninger Museum. The two exhibitions of couturier Azzedine Alaia and of Studio Job were both very impressive. Of course I forgot my camera and had to ask somebody else to take pictures. So one of these days I hope to show you the images of [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Food'
Easiest recipe in the world
September 1st, 2011 · 2 Comments · Food, Life
Because our climate is not very suitable for growing tomatoes I grow mine in a small greenhouse. Normally this time of the year there is an abundance of tomatoes… not this year though. We had a summer over here in The Netherlands with hardly any sun or warmth. In hopes you had a better summer, [...]
Extraordinary dinners
August 1st, 2011 · 3 Comments · Food, Uncategorized
In a previous post on this blog I wrote about the grand “open air meals” of the American artist and landscape architect Jim Denevan. Now the same type of extraordinairy dinners are oragnized in The Netherlands. With minimal resources the local chefs prepare extraordinairy dinners. There is for instance no power in the fields. It [...]
Tags:Buitengewoon in het Land·eating outside·ecologish food·Jim Denevan
Product designer aka beekeeper
July 27th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Animals, Design, Food
This is the most amazing, optimistical (eco-food) development I came across in a long time … I always found bees interesting and I think it a wonderful progression more and more young people become interested too. Do you know was that in big cities like Montreal, London, Paris and New York a whole Urban Beekeeping [...]
A Mint herb garden recipe
May 4th, 2011 · 4 Comments · Food
Together with chives and sage, mint is one of the first tufts of green in my herb garden. I use chives in salads and sage I use in various recipes, you can click here to see one of them, but what can one actually do with mint except making Moroccan tea? No idea really until [...]
Tags:herb garden·mint·sage
Mmmm… for you!
April 22nd, 2011 · 4 Comments · Food
Click over here for this delicious Ricotta doughnuts recipe.
The countryside of Groningen
April 4th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Architecture, Art, Culture, Food, Life
Yesterday Jan and I made a tour in the countryside of Groningen, that’s the province north of Friesland in The Netherlands, beautiful skies, many grassland birds, beautiful art and a small but nice Spring sun … We started at museum Het Kunstpaviljoen, an exhibition space in a home environment where architecture, interior and nature coincide. [...]
Piece of Cake
March 16th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Food, Uncategorized
Is this for real? Yes it is … Former ballet dancer Maggie Austin has drawn inspiration from her dancing days to create whimsical one-of-a-kind cake designs. Exclusively custom and exquisitely tailored, Maggie Austin designs display symmetry, elegance, and sophistication with the subtle yet unmistakable mark of haute couture.
Salon du Chocolat
January 19th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Food
For all you chocolate lovers here are some sweet photos… Lady Gaga had her meat dress but this is much more fun don’t you think? Once a year the world famous Salon du Chocolat takes place in Paris. Chocolatiers, chocolate producers, and chocolate fans descend upon the city for five days of exhibitions, demonstrations, and [...]
Small and cozy theater
January 18th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Culture, Food, Life, Uncategorized
Last Saturday was pretty busy in our Atelier. Customers from far and people from around the corner sat together drinking coffee and in between we also sold a thing or two. What more does a man want! One of our customers had a nice tip and although I myself have not been there yet, I [...]
