Inspiration from James

• Winter

I confess: I am a sucker for seasons. As soon as one season turns into another, I adapt like a leaf to the tree. And now that temperatures are dropping and it's already getting dark in the afternoon, he ... Read more

• Autumn

Sinterklaas is synonymous with a house full of mystery, expectant faces and a moon shining through the trees. But also chocolate letters, gingerbread and speculaas. How to celebrate Sinterkl ... Read more

• Winter

Around the holidays, we like to compete with each other: who puts the most culinary dinner on the table? Then throughout the evening, one gastronomic masterpiece after another passes in review. V ... Read more

• Autumn

Vegan food is hot. Even if you are a horrified carnivore and have said goodbye with pain in your heart to all those summer barbecues, cooking occasionally with only plant-based ingredi ... Read more

• Autumn

You have to hand it to our eastern neighbors: they know how to throw a party. And because we Dutch like to party and have a beer, every year around the end of September we go to a party. ... Read more

• Autumn

Once the worst of the summer heat is out of the air, perhaps the most interesting season of the year arrives: autumn. Nature erupts in flaming shades of red, the coolest cloud formations ... Read more

• Autumn

Halloween and pumpkins are like two hands in one. And once your hollowed-out pumpkin is Halloween-ready, incorporate the pumpkin flesh into a steaming fall dish. It can be that easy. ... Read more

• Autumn

Logs crackling caught fire in the fireplace and the bottle of red wine has already been uncorked, as around four o'clock this afternoon the sun was already disappearing from the scene toward the other side of the globe. The he ... Read more

• Autumn

Wanting to enjoy the cold to the maximum means enjoying hot drinks to the maximum. A mug chock full of warmth that brings the color back to your blue lips and the feeling in your chilled hands or those ... Read more

• Autumn

Nuts are an all time favorite around here. They give a dish or cake a delicious crunchy bite. And a handful of roasted nuts is always welcome as a snack, because nuts are also a ... ... Read more

• Summer

Fresh white tablecloths, mood lighting, tinkling glassware and a lot of conviviality well past sunset. Summer lends itself perfectly to intimate dinners with your sweetheart on your balcony or on the ... Read more

• Summer

You poke the coals until they are red hot. Pull a beer out of the fridge. And install yourself on the patio or on your balcony. Nothing more to do. There is little so summery as sitting outside with ... Read more