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Posted on 3 October 201417 August 2015

Spicing with the Wonder Jar

honey lemon glazed fennel , FENNEL illustration and recipe by EDIE EATS by Edith Dourleijn

If I don’t know what to cook, I usually end up stirring some risotto. This recipe risotto with fennel and roasted tomatoes is one of my favorites.

. >> Here’s how I make it!

Posted on 26 September 201428 January 2015

Eating yourself into another season

WATERCRESS illustration and recipe by EDIE EATS by Edith Dourleijn

Isn’t it funny how eating a dish can make you long to be in another place? Or another season even? Id you have a sunny desire – try this recipe: Pasta salad with tomatoes, watercress and burrata.

>> Let me show you the recipe!

Posted on 19 September 20147 April 2015

Kale = kool

DINO KALE aka cavolo nero illustration and recipe by EDIE EATS Food Blog by Edith Dourleijn

Did you know that one of the most popular Dutch dishes since ages is made with kale? But now I prepare kale Californian style, like in this Raw kale salad with glazed parsnips and a quick shallot confit.

>>Let me tell you more about both dishes!

Posted on 16 September 201418 November 2014

What are we eating tonight?

Chicken veggie noodle soup with lots of ginger for the sick - CARROT illustration and recipe by EDIE EATS Food Blog by Edith Dourleijn

This illustration of carrots was the first I made, and finally have a recipe to use it with. It’s a lovely Summer-ly Buckwheat salad with peach and roasted carrots.

>> Let me show you how to make it!

Posted on 4 September 201412 July 2016

Yup, another recipe for banana cake!

BANANAS illustration and recipe by EDIE EATS Food Blog by Edith Dourleijn

3 Bananas getting brownish + 2 eggs that needed to be eaten = 1 banana cake!

Well, actually I baked 2 halves, and was wondering if that would change my way of baking banana cakes for ever.

>> Want to know why?

Posted on 2 September 201418 November 2014

Raisin grapes

RAISIN GRAPES illustration and recipe by EDIE EATS Food Blog by Edith Dourleijn

At the Farmers Market I learned about grapes that are specifically grown to become raisins. And that are lovely to eat when still a grape as well! Meet the raisin grapes.

>> Let me tell you all about it!

Posted on 25 August 201418 November 2014

How to recognize the Dutch!

ICED TEA illustration and recipe by EDIE EATS Food Blog by Edith Dourleijn

When you’re reading this, I am back to my home country for a week. So I’d like to take some time to introduce the tallest people on earth to you. And serve a cold brewed ice tea along with that.

>> Let me show you how to make it!

Posted on 19 August 201426 May 2016

Glowing with culinary inspiration

RECIPE Lavender Peach Desert -LAVENDER illustration and recipe by EDIE EATS Food Blog by Edith Dourleijn

The French dish Tian is a kind of a gratin but then upright. And without the potatoes. Oh, and I don’t do eggs in my gratin. Well, thankfully it is as great! Maybe because I put some lavender in it for a real Provençal feel?

>> Let me show you how I make it!

Posted on 13 August 201428 January 2015

My absolutely favorite summer pasta

Arugula Pasta with Fennel Sausages and TOMATOES -- illustration and recipe by EDIE EATS by Edith Dourleijn

As much as I love to tweak recipes to make them my own, there are a few that I simply cannot. This recipe Pasta Caprese is a classic and doesn’t need any changes.

>> Let me show you why!

Posted on 7 August 201425 March 2015

A dinner party in the woods

THE WOODS illustration and recipe by EDIE EATS Food Blog by Edith Dourleijn

Getting inspired by the recipes of Erin Gleeson from her Forest Feast Cookbook isn’t difficult. She presents her dishes in such a colorful way that you immediately want to run into your kitchen.

These zucchini cups are inspired on her way of cooking.

>> Get the recipe!

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Edie eats

[and teaches cooking classes in San Diego North County]
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Hi, I'm Edie, a former picky eater now teaching people how to cook good food.
Read all about my journey in food on my blog, or have fun with me in a real kitchen and cook together with me in San Diego North County.
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In short: Edie eats ..
.. home cooked meals - every day
.. fresh, whole foods
.. veggies & fruits that are in season
.. less meat, fish and dairy
.. dishes inspired from all over the world
.. these recipes

Edie blogs ..

  • A new direction
  • Vegan white sapote ice cream and an insight into my way of cooking
  • Stubbornly good white sapote ice cream – without an ice cream maker
  • Sensational salad with farro, carrots and pistachios
  • Pumpkin Bread with Sweetened Condensed Milk

my most used ingredients

  • BBQ side
  • beans
  • beets
  • bell pepper
  • cake
  • carrots
  • cheese
  • chicken
  • courgette
  • couscous
  • cucumber
  • drink
  • eggplant
  • eggs
  • fennel
  • fermenting
  • feta
  • fish
  • grill
  • lime
  • lunch
  • lunch salad
  • mushrooms
  • nuts
  • onion
  • oven
  • parmesan
  • pasta
  • recipe
  • rice
  • risotto
  • roasting
  • salad
  • sensational salad
  • side
  • snack
  • soup
  • spinach
  • stew
  • sweets
  • tomato
  • vega
  • vegan
  • vegetarian
  • zucchini

Summer foods

artisjok - illustration EDIE EATS by Edith Dourleijn
Recipe Grilled Zucchini Salad with cumin, lemon and fresh herbs - Recipe and zucchini illustration by EDIE EATS by Edith Dourleijn
Recipe Couscous salad with spinach and olives- SPINACH illustration and recipe by EDIE EATS Food Blog by Edith Dourleijn
Arugula Pasta with Fennel Sausages and TOMATOES -- illustration and recipe by EDIE EATS by Edith Dourleijn
Roasted beet risotto with goat cheese and walnuts RECIPE RED BEETS illustration and recipe by EDIE EATS Food Blog by Edith Dourleijn
YELLOW BEANS illustration and recipe by EDIE EATS Food Blog by Edith Dourleijn
CORN food illustration by edie eats food blog by edith dourleijn
honey lemon glazed fennel , FENNEL illustration and recipe by EDIE EATS by Edith Dourleijn
WATERCRESS illustration and recipe by EDIE EATS by Edith Dourleijn
recipe Watermelon Tomato Salsa - watermelon - illustration EDIE EATS by Edith Dourleijn
recipe Watermelon Tomato Salsa – watermelon – illustration EDIE EATS by Edith Dourleijn
5 Bell Peppers Paella -RED BELL PEPPER- recipe and illustration by Edie Eats Food Blog by Edie Dourleijn
Recipe Italian plum cake - plum illustration by EDIE EATS food blog by Edith Dourleijn
Malijano or Malidjano is a popular eggplant spread in Macedonia. Here's my recipe for it! EGGPLANT-illustration and recipe by EDIE EATS by Edith Dourleijn
Recipe Vegan White Sapote Ice Cream - white sapote - illustration and recipe by edie eats food blog by edith dourleijn
Chinese take-away style Broccoli and Beef - broccoli-Recipe and Illustration by EDIE EATS food blog by Edith Dourleijn-small
RECIPE Fruity Oat Bars - blue berry -iillustration - edie eats food blog by Edith Dourleijn-small
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