Thursday, June 30, 2011

Dutch Stamppot With smoked sausage

1 Prepare the vegetables: Peel and roughly chop the potato, Butternut squash (pumpkin), sweet potato/yam, carrots, parsnips and turnip. Peel and finely chop the onion. Wash any grit from the leek and cabbage, then slice both fairly finely.

2 Place the chopped vegetables in a large stock pot, and add water to barely cover. Place over heat, cover, bring to the boil, then reduce heat and simmer until vegetables are tender, around 20 minutes.
3 Meanwhile, cook the rookworst as per the instructions on the wrap, or saute the chorizo, or other spicy saudage you choose, in a little oil. Slice, then keep warm.
4 Drain the vegetables well, then mash - but not too smoothly - some lumps are good ;-) Season with salt and pepper to taste. Add the butter, and mix through (use less than 1/2 cup if you prefer). If desired, stir through the chopped parsley.
5 Serve the stamppot topped with the sliced sausage, and if you are really decadent, with an extra knob of butter!


Ingredients:
2 lbs potatoes (900g)
1 lb butternut squash (500g) or 1 lb buttercup squash (500g)
1/2 lb sweet potatoes (250g) or 1/2 lb yam (250g)
3 large carrots
2 large parsnips
1 large turnip
1 large leek
1 onion
1 lb savoy cabbage (or use green cabbage, kale, Swiss Chard, silverbeet or collards)
1/2 cup butter (or less to taste)
salt and pepper
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves (optional)
1 1/2 lbs dutch sausage, such as Rookworst (or other spicy sausage such as Spanish Chorizo)


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Monday, June 27, 2011

How old folks get screwed in the Netherlands

It’s well known that, the elderly are prey for thieves.
Obvious was the stealing of jewellery and money in the special care facility’s, homes for the elderly and hospitals.


Now the robbers found another method, they put you inquarters that have no kitchens, so you can’t prepare a meal and charge $12.60 for badly prepared one.

These meals are prepared in huge kitchens, they buy in bulk so they can get cheap prices and a lot of the time they buy the second rate goods.

Soup from a packet is added and an ordinary custard.
In the local supermarket you can find a good quality meal for $5.60 witch you only need to put in a microwave.

We take good care of you, as long as we can steal your money.http://www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/10167040/__Alleenstaande_ouder_de_dupe__.html?p=24,2
That is the state of care in the Netherlands.






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Saturday, June 25, 2011

Some traditional Jewish Recipes

Here on this video's you can see some traditional Jewish recipes, have fun preparing them and bon apetit eating them!








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Friday, June 24, 2011