go camping a la seventies. and although cooking needs to be simple when camping, that doesn't mean you can't cook a great meal, penne with courgette for instance, easy, fast and delicious
photo: hans zeegers.

3 courgette, coarsely grated
1 dried chili pepper
3 garlic cloves, crushed
500 gr penne
grated parmesan
olive oil
black pepper & sea salt

heat the oil in a frying pan and gently fry the grated courgettes with the crumbled chili pepper, for about 3 minutes. add the garlic, cook for another minute than add pepper and salt. remove from the heat and set aside.
cook the penne according to the package directions. drain the pasta, reserve a little of the cooking water. combine pasta and courgette, add a bit of the cooking water if needed, stir in a handful of parmesan and serve with more parmesan.
recipe: leonoor ottink

house in france, use of colours and the simplicity of the house i do like. photos: dana van leeuwen

book by english artist david shrigley who makes fascinating and hilarious books, his latest book  'how are you feeling', via amazon

yes, spring.....love to put some of these blossems in a vase, reblogged from maison gai saber. carpet painted on the street in an alley by artist alphons ter avest

shocking pink sweater by weekday, horse print tube skirt, topshop, mule by maison martin margiela

an exhibition charting the influence of punk on high fashion has opened at the metropolitan museum of art in new york last thursday. aiming to examine the relationship between 1970s anarchic subculture and fashion today, vintage punk outfits are shown alongside contemporary clothing by brands such as alexander mcqueen, martin margiela and karl lagerfeld. photo above; chanel by david sims, 2011

and i so love this image of anna wintour as a punk from the ny mag, considered as an alternate cover for a series of articles related to the exhibition. 

'salt, sugar, fat: how the food giants hoked us', by michael moss, a book about the food industry in america and how sugar, salt and fat is used to make us addicted to their products...... and how we can fight back, a must read!!!

grilled prawn, so delicious. in a large bowl, mix the prawn with olive oil, a few cloves of garlic and a chopped chili pepper, seeds removed. leave to marinade for at least 30 minutes. grill the prawns for about 5 minutes, turning once. arrange on a serving platter and sprinkle with chopped cilantro or parsley and lemon juice. enjoy!

recipe: leonoor ottink. photo: mikkel vang

changing your working place for a short time is something i would recommend! first new york and now in a beach cabin along the coast f the golf of mexico, s peaceful and beautiful. the house is on a small island called pine island. shrimp and crab is what you get here.

'every grain of rice', by fuchsia dunlop, who is trained as a chef at china's leading cooking school and is internationally renowned for her delicious recipes and brilliant writing about chinese food. 'every grain of rice' is inspired by the healthy and vibrant home cooking of southern china, in which meat and fish are enjoyed in moderation, but vegetables play the starring role. 

try your hand at blanched choy sum with sizzling oil, hangzou broad beans with ham, pockmarked old woman's bean curd (!) or steamed chicken with shiitake mushrooms, omg, i can't wait..... or if you are ever in need of a quick fix (i am quiet often), try fuchsia's emergency late-night noodles....need i say more?

sweet sweet galaxy, 2011,  by australian artists pip & pop, visit their website and take a look inside their world......so amazing! snake ring, by grace lee designs, patent leather banana-yellow patent leather pumps by miu miu

goldplated braun toaster, designed in 1968, reblogged from another loves, montainbike by bmw, bmw enduro bike

a visit to mast brothers here in williamsburg/nyc was on top of my list. and yes today we visited the place. the smell of chocolate overwhelmed me the moment i went inside. indeed a great spot and worth to visit. by the way williamsburg is fantastic too, more images next time. photos: robert borghuis

may 4th, national death memorial day in the netherlands. photo of anne frank in may 1942. let us never forget.

asparagus, photos: mikkel vang, eat them as an antipasta, cooked until tender, sprinkled with seasalt, parmesan shavings, freshly ground pepper, a few drops of lemon juice and drizzled with good olive oil, delicious.

my summery and colorful house in amsterdam, i (nathalie) love to live in a house with lots of light and color so even on a rainy day it's not dark. thanks nathalie krag for making these beautiful images

bathroom library, reblogged from another loves

the last queen's day in the netherlands 

orange bike, reblogged from n w

 

remember yesterday's photo? OMG......we started working immediately today,  the roof and frontwall need to be rebuilded, so were demolishing a 400 year old roof......photo's, this one and the one from yesterday by eric spakman

yep! i (nathalie) am on my way to new york. can't wait to absorb this city and discover fun places. you will hear from me more when i´m there! photos: michael marquand