Real food for real life.
A colourful lentil salad with roasted sweet potato, green asparagus, avocado, tomatoes and crunchy cashews, finished with a simple honey mustard dressing. Fresh, nourishing and perfect for days when you want something healthy that still feels comforting.
Easy fluffy vegetable omelette with spinach, mushrooms and tomatoes, perfect for using leftover vegetables and making a quick healthy meal.
A nourishing, creamy lentil dahl with roasted cauliflower, warming spices, fresh herbs and yogurt. Comfort food that leaves you feeling grounded, satisfied and energised instead of heavy.
Even though it is summer here, sometimes I just feel like a warm nurturing dish. Something that warms my body, gives my face a glow and, as a bonus, is full of all the right nutrients.
Bam! Switching all my carbs to wholegrain/wholewheat, so wanted to try a poke bowl with brown rice instead of sushi rice. And thank god, it does not disappoint, too much :-), and I feel very fulfilled. For the salmon skin lovers like me, bake it (salted) in the oven on […]
Inspired by one of my favorite restaurants in Amsterdam North, Pllek. I would move mountains to make some time to go get their mackerel salad or sandwich. This is my attempt to mimic the salad and its not disappointing! I forgot about fennel…., but now its back and tastier then […]
Easy breezy fast lunch. This, or a version of this, is my goto ‘i have little time, but do not want to eat a sandwich’ lunch. Halloumi, it is not for everybody, but it is for me. And wraps…, wraps is my religion, wraps is my sandwich. This is a […]
Yes you are busy, working on the computer, deadlines, and want to grab a quick bite. Forget that quick sandwich, instead go for a quick & easy vegetable bowl. Grabbing something done is easy, but this takes only ten minutes longer, will taste way better and will also make you […]
I love wraps, salad wraps, corn wraps, vegetable wraps, halloumi wraps, salmon wraps, what ever the.. wraps. And art puzzles, one of my guilty pleasures, that hardly anyone I know understands. Puzzles.., is that not for retired grandmas with not much to do. Well maybe, but also its something for […]
This classic Indonesian vegetable dish, which literally means ‘Mix Mix’, is a very easy quick to make meal. I have been introduced to Indonesian food in my early childhood. My friend’s parents owned an Indonesian restaurant, and when I stayed over (quite regularly) we usually ate at the restaurant, not […]
Hello you, My name is Peggy and this is a place where I share recipes, life hazards, philosophical mind spinsels and everything somehow wrapped in a coat of food. Because I find that food talks life. I love dishes that are quick, nourishing, pretty, made with love and sometimes a little bit messy. Real food for real life.