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Weekly Menu Ideas: 01-09
An easy weekly menu filled with comfort food.

Zaan
Aug 31, 20254 min read


Weekly Menu Ideas: 20-07
A South African Affair Each day goes by and I miss South Africa slightly more and slightly less. It is a weird feeling to describe. As a...

Zaan
Jul 20, 20253 min read


Weekly Menu Ideas: 02-06
Simple is often the best I consider myself to be a world class obsessive mom - not in the super annoying sense but I generally have a...

Zaan
May 31, 20254 min read


Weekly Menu Ideas: 26-05
International Burger Day - 28 May No matter where in the world you live, burgers are more than just food — they’re a way of life. There’s...

Zaan
May 24, 20253 min read


Weekly Menu Ideas: 19-05
For the Love of Salt One thing South Africans and the Dutch undeniably have in common? A deep, unapologetic love for fries . In South...

Zaan
May 17, 20254 min read


Weekly Menu Ideas: 12-05
The Strawberries Are Not Always Sweeter on the Other Side When I lived in South Africa, I used to dream of having a beautiful kitchen....

Zaan
May 10, 20254 min read


Weekly Menu Ideas: 21-04
The cost of food I am a currency converter, I have told you this many times. I am slowly but surely running out of fancy ideas to...

Zaan
Apr 19, 20253 min read


No Time Like the Present
The Disco Fever Ride at the Amsterdam Kermis The value of time is a strange concept. We are all told to appreciate it because it’s the...

Zaan
Mar 10, 20252 min read


The Power of the Sun
Sunny day at Scheveningen Pier, with the Ferris wheel and sea in the background, surrounded by coastal grasses. South Africans are, for...

Zaan
Mar 10, 20252 min read


No Guilt for the Stingy
The view through the rain from the outside ofRotterdam Central Station Nobody wants to be cheap, but we all love a good discount. I feel...

Zaan
Mar 3, 20252 min read


The Honesty System: Part 2
The Dutch Sunrise on a spring morning You know the feeling: that awkward moment in the store when the alarm goes off, and you know you...

Zaan
Feb 23, 20253 min read


The Honesty System: Part 1
Beautiful Plants with droplets of water in the park. I’ve always considered myself an honest person, and in my home, we have one...

Zaan
Feb 14, 20252 min read
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