klary koopmans

It´s such a treat to be invited to a ´new´ house for the first time. As we parked our bikes, we heard the Louvin Brothers singing through th...

We´re planning yet another trip to the USA (leaving September 6 for a 3-week trip around the East and South.. woohoo!), and as I do a little...

It reads like a do-re-mi song doesn´t it? But what it actually is: an attempt at somewhat authentic Chinese cooking. I had Ma Po Dou Fo on m...

It's raining cats and dogs so what better way to beat the rainy blues than with some sunny pictures? We, the lucky ones, got ourselves a...

I don´t use a lot of ready made things - in fact, almost none, if you discount sambals, mustards and various condiments. It´s a very rare oc...

I have no clue. Tonight I´m supposed to attend the final meeting of my writing class. Judging by the activity on this blog the past couple o...

Dit keer had ik mijn afwezigheid niet eens aangekondigd, maar gebeurde het gewoon. Het tijdperk van uit eten en uit drinken en rondhangen in...

Een zomernamiddag in het Vondelpark. Warm gras, madeliefjes, een tevreden hondje. Nieuwe schoenen, blote benen, straks een biertje. Geluk.

Dennis is going to Berlin for a couple of days, with a friend. When he went to Avignon, I asked for calissons. If he was going to Paris, I w...

Not that I was actually feeding a crowd - there were 4 of us for dinner yesterday. But since the store where I was shopping only had organic...

... in the non-food category: I´ve been listening to a lot of Dusty Springfield lately, but today was the first time I looked for clips of h...

Als je van bakken houdt, maar geen zin hebt om elke maand een grotere maat spijkerbroek aan te schaffen (of, om toe te kijken hoe je huisgen...

We did have our steak last night and it was wonderful. I made a kohlrabi-stilton gratin to go with it - because I adore the taste of salty, ...

One of the many dinners out we had the past couple of weeks was at Pont 13 . Within one week, this place had been recommended to me by sever...