Category: Life Style

While the joy of cooking lies in the journey to the plate, perhaps our meals deserve some time. Donna Hay proves that you can also impress with stews with this pork fillet in pancetta, from her book One Pan Perfect† Preheat the oven to 220 degrees. Mix the fennel, parsnip, pear, sage, vinegar, olive oil,…

First of all, you can choose from an optical smoke detector or a thermal fire detector. The former is the most commonly used. It contains a light-sensitive cell: if the light beam to that cell is interrupted by smoke, the alarm goes off. A thermal smoke detector signals a temperature rise. If only smoke is…

Realize how much unnecessary plastic is used Do those loose tomatoes have to be in a plastic bag, or can they also be loose on the belt? Do you need toothpaste in a plastic tube in a cardboard package, which you then take home in a plastic bag? Gaining insight into how many products (for…

Nearly one in four Dutch holidaymakers wants to camp at least once this year, according to a study by ANWB earlier this year. Many of our readers are camping in their own country this summer. R. van Donk goes to the campsite in Groenlo where private sanitary facilities can be used. “Very nice”. Thea Warkor…

Far away “In 2019 I left everything behind and left for New Zealand. Snowboarding for six months, that’s what I dreamed of. I took a course and camped in my converted car at the bottom of a mountain, by a lake. The area, Ohau, was small and quiet and every student shared the passion for…

1. Always use whole milk It may not be the most conscious choice, but it is the tastiest. In our opinion, a cappuccino with whole milk tastes significantly better than one with skimmed milk. Although skimmed milk froths well, it creates large bubbles and stiff and dry foam. Whole milk is creamy and soft and…

We were visiting the niece, and accompanying husband, of my girl. The conversation was, of course, about skyrocketing energy prices. They have also purchased solar panels. Good for the wallet and the environment. There was only one tiny thing. When they moved into their house, they had a beautiful wooden floor laid. The best man…

The lavish castle route starts and ends at Slot Zuylen in Oud-Zuilen, where the writer Belle van Zuylen was born and raised. From the castle you first pass Bistro Belle whose terrace is temptingly bathed in the sun. It begs for a visit, but we’ll save that pleasure for when we come back. After we…

With a team of veterinarians and many other volunteers, we sterilized and neutered more than 400 dogs in Curaçao in two weeks. Hard work, but it was very satisfying. We do this work voluntarily and several foundations and individuals have donated to make this project possible. Curaçao has a major stray animal problem, both with…

Royal Saint George (GB): beautiful cradle Great Britain sees itself as the cradle of golf and Scotland in particular has an unimaginable number of beautiful golf courses. Left golf belongs in our dream list anyway. Yet we choose The Royal St George in Kent, England. Simply because we’ve never played golf mecca St Andrews and…