Amsterdam

A Meal Fit for a Queen, by Lauren

May 2, 2012

Queensday in Holland is one of the biggest and most celebrated holidays in the year.  It’s the celebration of the Queen’s birthday and Amsterdammers take to the streets in Orange clothes, accessories, costumes, boats, decorations, etc.  It’s like nothing I’ve ever seen before.  People put out their wares on the streets to sell, mark up [...]

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Addicted to the Pot, by Lauren

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Get your heads out of the gutter people, I’m talking about The Crock Pot!  It was a very merry christmas to me with a brand new shiny crock pot from my main man.  I used to have a crock pot when I lived in SF, but ever since moving to his tiny apartment in Amsterdam [...]

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The Chili Cook-Off Smack Down

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One Dish.  Ten Different Ways.  Lots of beans.  lots of beef.  All the condiments from three types of cheeses, home-made bread, home-made cornbread, sour cream, creme fraiche, yoghurt, scallions and saltines.  Five alarm, No Alarm, Sweet Potatoes, Chicken and Veg, North African and Parsi.  Damn!  What we have here kids is one mutha of a [...]

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Getting ready for the chili cook-off, by Hilary

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Okay… so I have been a little obsessed. His name is Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. My husband has been calling him my new boyfriend and I carry his cookbook with me wherever I go. A friend of mine told me about this program called the River Cottage which is on channel 4 at the moment. Celebrity chef [...]

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Ghetto-gether Alert! Chili Cookoff Announcement for Saturday November 12th!

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  As some of you awesome blog readers know Edible Europe has been hosting  monthly Ghetto-gethers in Amsterdam (OK its been a few months since the last one, but hey, I’ve been busy flying back and forth to London to work).  If you’re new to the site and wondering what the hell is a Ghetto-gether, [...]

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The Last (and First) Days of Summer by Lauren

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Sun.  Warmth. Shining. Summer.  This weekend was glorious.  At the end of September.  Amsterdam, if only you were like this all the time.  I would love you more, I really would. I remember visiting Syracuse University as a Senior in High School.  It was one of those spring orientations.  It was about 60 degrees and [...]

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Bring your Sunday Best by Lauren

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The challenge (even though I choose the theme) of bringing my Sunday Best stumped me. Up until the day before the Ghetto-gether event. (And if you don’t know about the Ghetto-gethers, click HERE) I really didn’t know what to make. In America Sunday is all about Brunch, but to be honest, I’m not even that [...]

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