Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Nov 5, 2009, 1:00 am
Apple walnut clafoutis Before I started blogging I had never heard of clafoutis, let alone tasted one. But I kept seeing gorgeous examples of this incredibly versatile and yet so easy dish around the...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Nov 4, 2009, 6:54 am
Last night we had a lesson in patisserie from Carle Douglas from Douglas Delights. We had a patisserie lesson before from Rob in the first course,  but there is a big difference… Rob is passion...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Nov 3, 2009, 12:00 am
Home made pizza! Let me start by making a confession; I am not a big pizza fan…. Maybe I should be considering that my studio is actually located above the infamous New York Pizza chain!! It ...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Nov 2, 2009, 5:00 am
Peuterfonds events Naarden 2009 It’s been almost a year now that Tom, Ruud and Rolf decided to build a foundation that is aimed at giving children with health problems (either mentally or physi...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Nov 1, 2009, 1:35 pm
Oeuf Cocote I think everyone has moments in a month, a week or a year where cooking seems to take less of a priority due to all sort of different reasons. We’ve lately been having some serious ...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Oct 29, 2009, 6:00 am
Produce of the day; some alive and some not... I was a littttllle bit anxious about this lesson as, let’s face it, shells, shellfish and the like are not really (really not) my favorite kind of...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Oct 28, 2009, 8:02 am
Cinnamon pannacotta It had been a while since I last made panna cotta and I think the last flavor I tried was the lemon buttermilk pannacotta which was absolutely fabulous, but I wanted to try someth...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Oct 28, 2009, 2:00 am
Joepie 4 years ago (at 17) in the garden I think she was 6 weeks old when I first ‘got’ her and we actually assumed that she was a little boy. It’s notoriously hard to see with litt...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Oct 27, 2009, 1:00 am
Macarons I want feet, I want feet, I want feet.. But…. as you can see…. no feet (again) When I saw that the Daring Bakers challenge for october was making french macarons I figured I h...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Oct 22, 2009, 10:57 am
Chanterelle mushroom pie I was so happy when we went to the farmer’s market in Amsterdam on saturday to find an entire stall filled with all sorts of mushrooms. Remember that in the supermarket...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Oct 21, 2009, 1:54 am
Pumpkin focaccia Having bought two pumpkins at the farmers market on saturday, of which we used only half for this lovely stew, I had to ofcourse come up with other things to make! Luckily Jo from Fo...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Oct 18, 2009, 7:48 am
Pumpkin beef stew There is something so comforting about typical fall food. It’s the smell, the colors but above all the taste that make it so. When I read about the three ingredients for the R...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Oct 18, 2009, 6:34 am
Rescued Let me first start by telling you what happened or almost happened at the wedding I was doing on friday… We had been quite lucky all day with the weather as the forecast had been rain a...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Oct 16, 2009, 1:15 am
When I first read that we had white clam sauce on the menu for this week’s Cooking Italy, I was seriously doubting that I would be making this. You have to know that I am really not a fan of she...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Oct 15, 2009, 1:00 am
Homemade pate Remember when we started our cooking course in the Kookstudio in Amsterdam, back in March? After waiting for what feels like forever, yesterday we finally started on the follow up cours...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Oct 14, 2009, 1:00 am
I was pleasantly surprised and a little fearful when I learned that Jaden of Steamy Kitchen would be the host for this months Daring Cooks assignment. I have been reading Jaden’s blog for quite ...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Oct 13, 2009, 1:49 am
Now that I finally have my kitchen aid, I am convinced that the next appliance will either be the pasta maker or the icecream maker.. Summer is past now, so does it make sense to go for the icecream m...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Oct 11, 2009, 11:31 am
Just yesterday I was looking at Simply Recipes, the blog from Elise where she had a mouthwatering photo of some French Toast. I wanted to make a comment but it turned out that the comment section of t...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Oct 10, 2009, 12:26 pm
Ofcourse it had to happen at some point, but…. I made another recipe for our Cooking Italy group today which… well, wasn’t what I had hoped it would be! The ingredients were ok; I me...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Oct 9, 2009, 10:39 am
After doing the scones for the Monthly Mingle I got thinking that I would like to do some of those really typical sandwiches that you always get with a high tea as well. And I needed to make lunch at ...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Oct 7, 2009, 12:19 pm
I’m an avid reader of Meeta’s gorgeous and beautiful blog ‘What’s for lunch, honey‘ and so I couldn’t help but find the announcement for the Monthly Mingle on her b...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Oct 5, 2009, 3:11 pm
In case you were wondering where I have been for the past couple of days…. I guess you can tell by the above photos… Last year I was called on a tuesday evening if it would be possible t...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Oct 2, 2009, 5:00 am
... ’t found a day where I could sneak it in. We’ve both been too busy and there was hardly any cooking done, but yesterday was my only day of this week and – as a bonus – ......
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Oct 1, 2009, 11:42 am
Carrot soup I had been having stomach troubles all day today (the kind that makes you run to the bathroom about every 5 minutes.. ) but I did want to eat something healthy, hoping that it would cal...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Sep 28, 2009, 5:00 am
Crespelles filled with prosciutto, tomato and parmezan When reading this recipe I knew it was going to be a tricky one as it includes quite some mozarella as well as Parmezan. Having a guy who does n...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Sep 27, 2009, 1:00 am
With tuna When coming back from holiday one of the first things I did was to check out the new assignment for the daring bakers. I would ofcourse have less time then the usual month, so figured I sho...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Sep 26, 2009, 1:45 am
I don’t think I am making any of this in the right order but I’m having some trouble getting the right ingredients for the things I should be making. Angela was kind enough to give us a bo...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Sep 25, 2009, 2:36 am
I had a serious amount of puff pastry left over from something I will tell you about in a few days… and I wanted to use it. I am not going in putting stuff in the freezer. I usually end up for...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Sep 24, 2009, 6:02 am
Lemon mascarpone macarons It’s been a while since I made my first macarons and since this evening we are going to visit my parents in law I figured it would be a perfect day to make a new batch...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Sep 20, 2009, 1:30 am
As I mentioned yesterday already I joined the Cooking Italy group that Angela from Spinach Tiger started. It’s great fun and each month she picks four recipes that we cook out of the book ‘...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Sep 19, 2009, 10:50 am
Chocolate fudge cakes After spending way to much time away from the stove I figured it was time for some proper baking and what better recipes to try then Donna Hay’s? I love her recipes and ha...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Sep 18, 2009, 8:30 am
Mozarella, pesto and prosciutto sandwich It’s funny how autumn seems to have sneaked up on us without us being here. When we left the country only four weeks ago it was still middle of summer. ...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Sep 17, 2009, 6:26 am
You know how you can sometimes see a photo of a certain dish in a magazine and you think ‘yes! That is going to be de-li-cious!!’ and then you go out and make it and are… well, hmmm,...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Sep 14, 2009, 10:06 am
Bali food I can’t believe the past few weeks have flown by so quickly. We just arrived back this morning after a 16 hour flight. (Well, it was one flight of 2.45 hours and one flight of 13 hour...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Sep 7, 2009, 4:51 am
Wow… How hot can it get? We are now in Riung a little village situated by the sea (but without a beach) and it is incredibly hot here. So hot in fact that I am longing for cold rainy days in Hol...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Sep 3, 2009, 4:54 am
Sorry for accidentally posting a regular email on my blog!!! That’s a bit stupid and I am just glad the information isn’t very important or interesting. I guess I have to save the emailadr...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Sep 2, 2009, 10:03 pm
Hoi Pauline, Ik ben momenteel op vakantie in Indonesie dus vandaar dat het wat langer duurt voor je een antwoord krijgt. Ik weet even niet of er nog plek is op 26 sept. Er is een afmelding binnen geko...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Sep 2, 2009, 4:12 pm
While I am away on my holiday I have asked Olga, from Mango and Tomato to feature as my guestblogger. You know how those things go right, I meant to ask more of you out there so there would be regular...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Aug 30, 2009, 5:59 pm
I think I can safely say that yesterday we officially had the worst meal in the world! After a trip by bus and local ferry we arrived on the island of Sumbawa. The island here is much drier then Lombo...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Aug 29, 2009, 5:53 am
I first have to apologize for the crappy phone pictures. It’s the only way I can post here as they have never heard of internet cafe’s in this area, so I have to do with my phone. And fran...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Aug 27, 2009, 1:00 am
Three variations to the one theme Yesterday I all of a sudden realized that I had to complete both the Daring Bakers and the Daring Cooks this week if I wanted to have it completed before I go on hol...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Aug 25, 2009, 3:50 am
After a very long trip (it was a total of 25 hours to get to Indonesia including the stopover in Singapore) we arrived yesterday in the evening in Lombok where our first overnight stay would be. Just ...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Aug 22, 2009, 1:00 am
For the next couple of weeks Tom and I will be gone… We will be roaming the country of Indonesia and more specifically Nusa Tengara (Lombok, Gilli Meno, Sumbawa, Komodo and Flores) where we will...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Aug 18, 2009, 3:13 pm
Caprese sandwich Why is that the last days before you leave on a trip are always so hectic? And I don’t mean with packing stuff or arranging those last minute things. I’ve travelled enoug...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Aug 14, 2009, 1:00 am
Finished meal This month Daring Cooks challenge was hosted by Olga  from Las Cosas de Olga and Olga’s Recipes she chose a delicious Spanish recipe, Rice with mushrooms, cuttlefish and artichokes b...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Aug 11, 2009, 9:21 am
Delicious cannelloni I can’t remember when I decided to make this dish; I think I had seriously bought too much vegetables while at the market and simply was looking for ways to use it all befo...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Aug 8, 2009, 12:12 pm
The weather has been incredibly warm here for the last couple of days. The beaches are completely overfull and temperatures were in the thirties (Celsius) for a while. At some point it was estimated t...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Aug 3, 2009, 6:52 am
Rainier cherries I had seen Rainier cherries a couple of times on various foodblogs and had also read that they are not really something easily found in Europe, so when we were shopping for our barbe...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Aug 2, 2009, 9:35 am
Salad on a stick How terrible is it that it’s now august and this is actually the first time that we had a BBQ!! Ridiculous but true. You now how it goes right? Once the weather is finally good...
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Simone v. posted an article on Junglefrog Cooking - Jul 30, 2009, 10:08 am

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