Top 5 Asparagus Recipes (from bloggers)
It is asparagus season in Belgium!! Which is why you see markets (and supermarket) shelves overflowing with gorgeous white asparagus (otherwise known as “wit goud” or white gold in Flemish because it is considered a treasure!). Some say that the white asparagus has a milder & sweeter taste than its…
Top 5 “Fun with” Fruit Recipes (from bloggers)
When 0ne thinks of fruit, they think biting into an apple, making a tart (or tarte tatin), a banana bread or just a simple fruit salad. But some of our bloggers have taken things to a whole new level – but getting funky with fruit… that is right, they have been hugely…
Top 5 Easter Recipes (from bloggers)
I hope you all had a very nice Easter! Hopefully with lots of chocolate Easter eggs! Although that habit seems to be typical for Belgium and The Netherlands. Other countries apparently hide cooked eggs, painted in all sorts of colours. No matter what kind of eggs you’ve had, I hope…
Top 5 Rice Recipes (from bloggers)
Rice is one of the most widely consumed cereal grains worldwide…. and for obvious reasons – it is widely available, can be grown almost anywhere (as long as there is sufficient water), provides excellent nutrional value and has various varieties – making it a vital staple in so many countries in so…
Top 5 Vegetarian Recipes (from bloggers)
Long gone are the days when “Vegetarian” meant a bowl of wilted salad leaves or overcooked vegetables! There are now even restaurants in Belgium dedicated to serving tasty, filling and nutrious vegetarian meals (i.e AMI and Dolma) or at least have a wide variety of vegetarian offerings (i.e. SOUL). Some would argue that…
Top 5 soup recipes (from bloggers)
Although Spring has not yet made a full appearance yet, we are starting to see longer days of daylight and with this in mind – we know that sunshine & warmth will soon follow! But while the days still remain on the cooler side – we can still enjoy a few more of our…
Top 5 Immune System Boosting Recipes: Garlic (from bloggers)
Today we are continuing with our monthly Top 5 theme of recipes to boost your immune system. We got started last week with dishes that are full of Vitamin C, but today we turn our attention to Garlic. Garlic is a low-calorie, immune boosting superstar. Yes, it stinks, but it’s…
Top 5 Immune System Boosting Recipes: Vitamin C (from bloggers)
I’m tucked up in bed with tonsillitis, Maxine has had a terrible cold; each time I look at Social Media someone else is ill. So, to welcome in 2015, our Top 5 posts for January are going to be all about boosting our immune systems. Let’s get started with five…
Top 5 December Recipes (from bloggers)
I love December. It’s a month full of joy, family time and holidays! We’ve had Thanksgiving (for those of you who participate), we’ve had Saint Nicholas and Christmas! Now there’s only one left and that’s New Year! I’m already excited about it! I hope you had wonderful holidays with friends…
Top 5 Apple Desserts (from bloggers)
I had a reasonably traumatic experience when I was 6; I took a bite out of a big juicy Granny Smith apple, felt a stab of pain and looked to find that my tooth had come out as I was biting the apple. To 6 year old me, apples were…