Amsterdam Flavours

The elderflowers are now in full bloom. We have made a delicious elderflower cordial(syrup) from them🌿link in bio www.amsterdamflavours.com

Every Saturday morning, I head to the Noordermarkt early. Yesterday I spotted these beautiful zucchini blossoms and couldn’t resist buying them. I bought them for an italian dinner. I’m going to stuff some with ricotta and herbs, use some in a pasta dish and make tempura with the the rest. It’s wonderful way to enjoy this seasonal delicacy in several different preparations. Recipes you will find on www.amsterdamflavours.com

Last week we had the pleasure of catering a beautiful Italian lunch/ dinner accompanied by a selection of exquisite wines.
One of our desserts was a crostata/ frangipane, with the first apricots of the season, served with yoghurt icecream and roasted pistachios. It was delicious, especially when paired with the Tandarel Vino Dolce from Enoteca Sprezzatura Verkerk Import

Last week we had the pleasure of catering a beautiful Italian lunch and dinner, accompanied by a selection of exquisite wines. Among the desserts was a crostata/ frangipane with the season’s first apricots, served with yoghurt ice cream and roasted pustachios. It was absolutely delicious, especially when paired with Tandarel Vino Dolce from Enoteca Sprezzatura Verkerk Wijnimport

With my granddaughter Caatje, I cook and collect recipes for Caatje’s children healthy cookbook. Together we made delicious strawberry ice cream

There was to much sage delivered, so we decided to make sage olive oil, sage salt and sage butter from it

Especially for my husband and friends, I made crepes Suzette with homemade cinnamon ice cream and salted pecans, always a celebratian even in Spring

Young broad beans are deluciousd simple cooked and served with olive oil, butter, mint, pecorino or lemon. They are a classic ingredient in Medterrianean and Middle Eastern cooking and pair beautifully with peas, asparagus and fresh herbs . Young broad beans do not need to be double-podded

We had a beautifully decorated spring dinner, with flowers suspended gracefully above the tables and quests

Fresh red garlic at the Haarlemmerplein market on wednesday today. Use the stems in omelettes, risotto or pasta. Roast the garlic whole, it becomes soft, sweet almost buttery or slice raw into salads or tomato dishes