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My new discovery: Yvette van Boven

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I have finally discovered a Dutch cooking diva!

For years I have been watching great British cooking television, especially Saturday Kitchen. I always wondered why I could never find Dutch cooking shows to watch and love.

The passion for fresh ingredients, their sincerity and their inspiring amount of knowledge meant that I fell in love with many TV chefs like Jamie Oliver, Nigella, James Martin and Paul Hollywood. Now that the Great British Bake Off is on, I just started baking again. It is safe to say that the BBC has a large influence on the food I cook.

Since August 17th Yvette van Boven has her own cooking series on Dutch public television, marking a significant event in Dutch TV history.

This is a lady that can inspire the masses! Both the experienced cook and the beginner can learn from her show. She gives you confidence by making cooking look easy, she inspires you to use every resource and she makes me feel extremely hungry.

Yvette strikes the delicate balance between being green and ecological while keeping it affordable and practical. She shows you how to make showstoppers like homemade Cherry beer without making it endlessly complicated.

Some of my favorite recipe’s so far are:

My lazy saturdays with James Martin

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At the beginning of this year I descided to blog about anything I love. This blog is about 2 of my great loves: weekends and watching food television. When we were students, we used to love watching BBC together on a saturday morning, while recovering from a night out. Now, we get relax after an early start with our toddler. One thing remains the same; at 11.00 (local Dutch time) we watch Saturday Kitchen.

In this TV show a few things come together. You see BBC chefs cook some great recipes, James Martin hosts the show with a calming and entertaining flair and you get to see fragments of old and new BBC cooking TV program.

You are wondering why you should incorporate James Martin into your Saturday routine? Here are my 5 reasons why;

  1. You get a good impression of what cooking programs the BBC offers, and as far as I’m  concerned BBC cooking TV is the best in the world. If you are not convinced, watching this show might convince you any way.
  2. You learn about cheap but good wines. You learn the lingo, making it possible for me to bluff my way through wine conversation (I use words like “terroir” and “after taste”).
  3. You get to see a wide array of food TV; from star chefs to home cooking showing easy and hard recipes! This means my husband can actually enjoy this show too, the incidental appearance of Nigella obviously helps as well….
  4. You get inspiration on what to buy on your Saturday market and cook for your weekend meals. Let’s face it, weekend is the only moment a working mom has time for this.
  5. I have a secret crush on James Martin. A man who can cook…mmm…mmmm…..mmmmm!!!

Wanna read more? Look at the BBC website.