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Every good meal - no matter how small or quickly devoured - deserves to be shared with someone special. And this is exactly what I intend to do here and share with you great places to eat and delicious and easy to cook recipes.

Scrambled Eggs

Scrambled Eggs

Scrambled eggs are the perfect way to start the day. Although easy to cook, they can be tricky to perfect - neither too dry nor too undercooked.

Eggs should never be too complicated but are definitely best served up with a little something extra on the side - bacon, avocado, salmon, mushrooms...

Today's recipe will include prosciutto ham, chives and parmesan and of course the creamy scrambled eggs.

If you are unsure of how to make the perfect scrambled eggs I highly recommend this video from Gordon Ramsay; quick and straight forward.

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You will need (to make enough for two):

- Six free range eggs 
- Butter (one spoon) and crème fraiche (one spoon)
- Four slices of prosciutto ham
- chives (if you want)
- Parmesan cheese 
- Salt and pepper
- Sourdough bread

1. Melt the butter in the pan
2. In the meantime mix together the eggs but not too much. Avoid putting in the salt in the mixture as this will just break down the eggs and make them 'wattery'
3. Once the butter is melted and starts to bubble, add the eggs to the pan
4. The secret to the perfect scrambled eggs it to take them off the heat and put them back on the heat - three or four times while continuing to stir. Take them off the heat just before you think they are ready and look like they still need some cooking time. They will continue to cook whilst you stir and serve
5. Once off the heat add a spoon of cream to make them extra creamy and cooling them down at the same time. Now is the perfect time to add the salt and pepper
6. And voilà, serve the eggs onto the plates, add the prosciutto and sprinkle with parmesan, add the chives if you wish 
7. Serve with a couple of slices of Sourdough bread - the best kind of bread for eggs

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What sundays are for

What sundays are for

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De Beauvoir Deli bread and Pierre Marcolini Praliné spread make for the perfect Sunday morning breakfast.

De Beauvoir Deli is a great little deli tucked away in De Beauvoir (Hackney) brimming with home made cakes and pasties, toasties and salads, artisan cheese and cold cuts. 

Pierre Marcolini (now sold in Selfridges) is one of Belgium's haute chocolaterie and they make some amazing salted caramel and praliné spread. The 'downside' is that you have to eat the whole pot within two weeks of opening it. 

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Foodsterbox December

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Foodsterbox December

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I was really looking forward to my Foodsterbox of December - The Christmas Edition. And I can tell you, I wasn't disappointed. It was full of Christmas essentials and goodness. I was even able to use some of the products for our Christmas Dinner. The Christmas sugar from Terre Exotiquewas perfect to glaze the turkey or add some Christmas flavour to the warm apple juice. The Blini preparation from Marlette was super easy to cook - and when I say 'super easy' I mean I could do it with my eyes shut. They were perfect to serve the salmon and the foie gras on. I coated the foie gras blinis with the onion and salted caramel from Aix&terra, which was so good I had to stop myself from eating the stuff directly from the pot. xxx Finally, the MaisonDandoyspeculoos were perfect with our US original cheesecake and was a great way to finish the day.

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My First Christmas Dinner

My First Christmas Dinner

My First Christmas Dinner

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This Christmas has been a bit different than usual. First of all, I spent it far away from my family - well there is an ocean between me and Brussels after all. Secondly, I spent it in a city that completely embrace Christmas and the festive spirit - Loondon. Thirdly, it is the first year I celebrated Christmas with my boyfriend and the new addition to the family - Lemon. Finally, and this is the big one, I did all the cooking myself. It has been a tradition in our family for as long as I can remember, that my dad would spend the day in the kitchen cooking the bigest meal of the year. Thankfully, I picked up - and remembered - a few tricks over the years. The meal itself was a traditional glase turkey covered with bacon ans stuffed with apple and pork stuffing, with over cooked potatoes, carrots and greens. We had blinis (c/o of Foodsterbox), foie gras and 'oignions confis au beurre salé' (c/o Foodsterbox). The dessert was the bf's all time favourite classic US cheese cake.

I really hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, forget the presents, the festivities, the trees and even the food. As long as you are healthy and with people you love that is all that really counts. Merry Christmas and let boxing day begin.

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