posted by Simone van den Berg on February 5, 2018
Is is really february already? Wow, I can’t believe that the year is already getting away from me with lightning speed… Before I could say ‘Happy Newyear’ it is already February. I’m pretty sure it must be a sign of getting old. Haha… or...
posted by Simone van den Berg on December 30, 2017
Dutch oliebollen I figured I could not leave the year 2017 without giving you the best recipe everrrr for olieballen. It’s a Dutch treat and doesn’t translate all that well. You could call them donuts as that is what it most closely resembles but...
posted by Simone van den Berg on December 23, 2017
Christmas on a budget Christmas and in general the entire month of December is certainly not the most budget friendly. It looks like nothing is enough. I heard that people have been shopping here online for 385 million euro of stuff. 385 million! That...
posted by Simone van den Berg on December 18, 2017
The perfect leg of lamb Are you already feeling the christmas stress? Or is everything already arranged and the whole Christmas menu a done deal? I am taking it really easy this year as we are going out for dinner. Twice… It’s actually not...
posted by Simone van den Berg on December 12, 2017
Snow and traffic We’ve had a massive amount of snowfall the last two days. And while I totally love looking at snow it always seems to evoke a complete panic across the nation in terms of driving. Traffic jams, accidents and the like. I...
posted by Simone van den Berg on December 1, 2017
Almost Christmas Can you believe it is december already? Whatever happened to the year? In just three weeks time I am up for the exam for my holistic nutrition course. The first test exam we did a few months ago, I failed miserably, but...
posted by Simone van den Berg on November 11, 2017
Almost december Can you believe it? It seems just minutes ago that we celebrated the start of 2017 and for some weird reason it is now all of a sudden almost the end of it. Already… I guess part of it is due to...
posted by Simone van den Berg on October 5, 2017
In my previous life when I still worked at an office (for Nike) my boss came from Croatia. We’re talking at least 20 years ago so the war was still fresh in everyone’s mind. Croatia as a holiday destination didn’t really come to mind...
posted by Simone van den Berg on September 10, 2017
I’m back It kind of feels like I have been traveling forever… But I am back for a week now before moving to Croatia for a few days. Life’s hard.. 🙂 We were on holiday in Greece for a week, I got back for...
posted by Simone van den Berg on August 21, 2017
Swiss chard Whenever I see a bunch of Swiss Chard I have a hard time resisting it. It is so lovely and colorful that I keep buying a new bunch (or actually I buy it online at my organic veggies webshop) and since it...
