http://www.kayotic.nl/blog Welcome to Kayotic Kitchen. Where food and photography unite! Tue, 21 May 2013 12:03:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.kayotic.nl/blog http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/wp-content/mbp-favicon/kayotic_favicon.ICO http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/jamaican-style-chicken-burger?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jamaican-style-chicken-burger http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/jamaican-style-chicken-burger#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 06:38:04 +0000 Kay http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/?p=13743 Burger binge! Not that I could ever tire of my comeback burger, but the last thing I need is to get stuck in a burger rut now that June’s around the corner. So I came up with this baby. Here’s what happens when you turn my Jamaican jerk chicken into a Jamaican-style chicken burger. It packs a delicious punch. I toned down the heat making it a bit more family...]]> http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/jamaican-style-chicken-burger/feed 1 http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/sel-de-provence?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sel-de-provence http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/sel-de-provence#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 06:25:27 +0000 Kay http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/?p=13735 My love for special spice or salt-mixes is one of the reasons I spend a lot of time in my kitchen. Especially now that I’m growing and drying my own hot peppers and herbs, I tend to go a little overboard. Coming up with new blends is my favourite form of entertainment because there’s no such thing as one seasoned salt to rule them all, well, my beloved Lawry’s comes...]]> http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/sel-de-provence/feed 1 http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/beef-asparagus-stir-fry?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=beef-asparagus-stir-fry http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/beef-asparagus-stir-fry#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 08:40:06 +0000 Kay http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/?p=13722 Trying to cut back on take-out food. Yes, I know how silly that sounds. I have to admit: I don’t always make the healthiest of choices when I’m ravenous, strapped for time and ordering something online. Anything with melted cheese and 2500 calories is fair game then. Also, it’s pretty expensive—especially in the Netherlands. So I’ve been working on creating several quick dinner ideas. Those are the best, really, good food...]]> http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/beef-asparagus-stir-fry/feed 3 http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/cube-it?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cube-it http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/cube-it#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 10:47:34 +0000 Kay http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/?p=13701 Even though I’m pretty good at rolling sushi the traditional way, if I say so myself, still I got all excited over this bright red and fun gadget I got to test for Fonq. What is it? It’s a rice cube and it’s the best thing out there for sushi loving nori haters. I tolerate nori but am not crazy about it, far from it, which is why I prefer...]]> http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/cube-it/feed 15 http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/gnocchi-tomato-bake?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gnocchi-tomato-bake http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/gnocchi-tomato-bake#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 16:20:29 +0000 Kay http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/?p=13692 I’ve never been a gnocchi fan. There. I’ve said it. In all honesty: I think it’s the most boring food in the world. But my son, well, the kid loves all things even remotely related to Italian food. If it as much as looks Italian, he’ll eat it. Gnocchi isn’t something I’d want to make myself. Granted, home-made does taste somewhat better, but I still find it boring. So now...]]> http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/gnocchi-tomato-bake/feed 15 http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/windmill-nr-6?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=windmill-nr-6 http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/windmill-nr-6#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 07:51:55 +0000 Kay http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/?p=13682 Typically Dutch scenery and a perfectly normal, every-day view to me. So normal I hardly even register it anymore. This is Windmill Nr. 6 in Haastrecht—a small, cozy village nearby the village I grew up in and only a stone’s throw away from the edge of Gouda, where I currently live. It’s a so-called ‘bosom mill‘. Its function is to level water by pumping high water from one area (polder) to...]]> http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/windmill-nr-6/feed 5 http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/selada-ayam-bami-2?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=selada-ayam-bami-2 http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/selada-ayam-bami-2#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 06:15:52 +0000 Kay http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/?p=13665 Now and then I run into unique books. Books that leave an impression and are so much more than just plain cook books. This is one of them. The book is called Boekoe Bangsa, which means ‘Book of the family‘, and really, it’s the perfect name for it. It’s a book filled with beautiful, heartwarming and inspiring stories from Indonesian, Indonesian-Chinese and Moluccan families. In Dutch, though. It’s a book...]]> http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/selada-ayam-bami-2/feed 14 http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/byron-with-a-twist?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=byron-with-a-twist http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/byron-with-a-twist#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:44:50 +0000 Kay http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/?p=13657 These potatoes are a ‘quick’ variation to the more classic French Pommes de Terre Byron. I’ll post the original recipe as well, but simply had to start with these. They still take a bit of work, but mainly it’s oven-time. The first few words I muttered after taking a bite of these was: “What are these and how come I don’t have this recipe yet?“. You see, this amazing side dish...]]> http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/byron-with-a-twist/feed 5 http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/blond-amsterdam-2?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=blond-amsterdam-2 http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/blond-amsterdam-2#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:09:24 +0000 Kay http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/?p=13634 Thanks for entering, everyone! Random.org gave me #57, Marcia. Please drop me a line using the contact form in the website so I can get you your package asap! I wouldn’t be much of a Dutchie if I didn’t, at some point, introduce you to ‘Blond Amsterdam‘. Well, only those of you unfamiliar with the brand, of course. So what is it? Blond Amsterdam is really a kind of Dutch...]]> http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/blond-amsterdam-2/feed 70 http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/tjap-tjoy?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tjap-tjoy http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/tjap-tjoy#comments Sun, 07 Apr 2013 17:41:05 +0000 Kay http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/?p=13608 This is a great example of a Chinese dish that goes by several names, depending on your geographic location. Chinese restaurants in the Netherlands call this Tjap Tjoy, but it’s comparable to the American Chop Suey, even though my version doesn’t call for soy sauce. I’ve always been intrigued by Chinese dishes that have little to do with authentic Chinese food. These recipes are about as Americanized and Dutchified as...]]> http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/tjap-tjoy/feed 6