Lemon sorbet prosecco cocktail, yay for summer! | in my Red Kitchen
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Meyer lemon sorbet prosecco cocktail

Lemon sorbet prosecco cocktail, yay for summer! | in my Red Kitchen – Click here for this recipe in Dutch -> Citroen sorbet scroppino cocktail –

My mouth is half numb while I type this because I just came back from the dentist. It was the third Wednesday in a row that I had to be there. Or well, ‘had to be there’…

The first time I was there for a checkup after not seeing a dentist for 1.5 years. So now there is a lot that needs to be done, according to my American dentist. After an extensive checkup where fourteen pictures (both X-ray and normal) were made, I walked out the door with an extensive

Strawberry frozen yogurt popsicles with mint - I'm ready for #summer! | in my Red Kitchen
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Strawberry frozen yogurt popsicles with mint

Strawberry frozen yogurt popsicles with mint - I'm ready for #summer! | in my Red Kitchen – Click here for this recipe in Dutch -> Aardbeien yoghurt ijsjes met munt –

These past two weeks I have been ‘working hard’ to empty out the freezer. My lunch was baozi with a small piece of lasagna on the side. That evening we ate the last leftovers of the slow cooker chicken tikka masala and the next morning my breakfast was a sugar-free banana muffin.

I really wanted to bake some bread again, with my new KitchenAid standmixer I got for my birthday. At least, that’s what I told P. But secretly I had another reason,

Fresh pea soup with mint, the best soup for Spring! | in my Red Kitchen
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Fresh pea soup with mint

Fresh pea soup with mint, the best soup for Spring! | in my Red Kitchen

– Click here for this recipe in Dutch -> Doperwtensoep met munt –

Growing up at the east side of the Netherlands, my aunt and uncle had a huge farm, not too far from our house.

I can recall many happy moments there; playing with my cousins at the hayloft and finding a dead mouse, seeing a cow giving birth to a calf at night while we are watching through the video system how my uncle was assisting, camping in a little tent in the front yard, drinking really fresh

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Vietnamese spring rolls with black pepper tofu

I love these fresh Vietnamese spring rolls. Sure, I also love them fried but a fresh one is healthier and quicker to make.

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If you go to a Dutch market you will definitely find a food truck that sells fried Vietnamese spring rolls. It was always a treat if my mom bought these for us on the market on Wednesdays. On Wednesdays you have the afternoon off at elementary school, so when we came home at 12.30pm my mom sometimes bought us fried spring rolls and fresh steamed baozi for lunch.

And still, every time I eat a fried spring roll