Tijdens ons derde Zussen High Tea uitje kwamen Moeder, Tante, Zus en Ik erachter dat een goede High Tea zo makkelijk nog niet is…
Er kan op vele aspecten ‘iets mis zijn’ en we zijn nog steeds geen perfect adres tegengekomen.
De Tea
• Wij willen eerst hartig, dan zoet.
• Wij willen onbeperkt thee, in alle smaken.
• Wij willen vooral sandwiches en scones.
De presentatie
• Wij willen een etagère op tafel.
• Wij willen een kneuterig restaurantje.
• Wij willen geen kippenhokgevoel.
Wat wij dus niet willen, is:
• Eerst zoet, dan hartig.
• Slechts één kop thee.
• Cremetaart en/of aardappelpuree.
• Een lopend buffet.
• Een onpersoonlijk restaurant.
• Een kippenhok.
Dus, wie weet er nog een High Tea locatie die aan alle bovenstaande uitspraken voldoet? En die bovendien niet verder dan vijftig kilometer van Utrecht afligt? Let me know!
Monday: Home made Pumpkin Soup with Garlic Bread at Mom’s place before going to Brother1 for a Quilt Meeting.
Tuesday: Hollandse Stamppot made by Sista, followed by some serious Crafting and Tea.
Wednesday: Curry with two colleagues in a student house in Amsterdam, accompanied by some Gossip and wine.
Thursday: Beef Chimichurri with Long-Lost-But-Finally-Back-in-NL friend A., followed by a Yummie Chocolate Dessert on the couch.
Friday: Sushi @ Kyushu in Utrecht, YUM, with our new ‘We were on TV in a show called ‘All You Need is Love’, do you know it?’ friends.
Saturday: Super Chique Cheese Fondue after a sporty day freeze-biking and ice-skating in and through Amsterdam.
Sunday: Veggie Bring Your Own Dish Pre-Christmas Dinner in Utrecht, with about Thirty Couchsurfers.
There is a special hangover soup, chorba, consisting of vegetables, a certain meat or fish and most importantly, lemon. As a finishing touch, you put a spoonful of garlic vinegar in it. Supposedly, this all helps to get rid of a possible hangover and provides you with enough vitamins to get through the day. I didn’t try it, I was going for a pancake instead.
Today we went to 7, a fast food place known for its burgers with fries. What you get is a massive round bread with a burger (or a chicken filet, or ham and cheese, or just cheese) topped with french fries and liters of sauce. It sounds fun, it looks fun and it tastes fun. Impossible to finish, but fun to have tried!
When you are invited for lunch, it doesn’t necessarily mean that you will eat at lunch time. It means you will have a meal somewhere between 1 and 5 pm. So I have had to say goodbye to my habit of eating lots of small portions of food per day. Here, I get two massive meals a day, dinner is unnecessary.
While I was eating one of my own dinner creations while watching a TV program on food blogs, I realized I should create the category food on my own blog. I mean, I have something to say about food quite often. And today, I also have a recipe to share. So, from today on, you’ll find this category here where I will share my findings on food. Starting with a recipe:
Corn Cookies
Mix / Mash
• Corn
• Chick peas
• Onion
• Eggs
• Oat flakes
• Pesto
• Garlic
• Salt and pepper
Into a doughy substance.
Heat oil in a pan and put heaps of the substance in the pan with a big spoon. Turn them and put a type of hard cheese on the fried side while frying the other side. YUM!