Eetcafe de Eend in Loosdrecht

One of our favourite places to go on a weekend for a lazy lunch is Loosdrecht.
It is especially nice in the spring and summer when the sun is out and you can sit outside on a terrace right by the water. But we inevitably find ourselves heading towards Loosdrecht whenever we can't decide where to go. It just never disappoints.

We had a lovely lunch at Eetcafe de Eend.
I had a goats cheese salad, the husband enjoyed a burger, the kids ate nuggets.
They had a baby chair for Stella and a colouring kit for Heidi so everyone was happy.
The service was good, we had a view of the water.
Definitely my kind of restaurant.

Weekly Menu

Selfportrait

As usual, playing with my hipstamatic app...

DWZI - Temptation

This week I was tempted twice.

Cris, my master baker colleague, brought two cheesecakes to the office. One to celebrate her mother's birthday, and one to celebrate that she passed her drivers theory test.

The cheesecakes were beautiful. 

Imagine it, an oreo cookie cheesecake.

I had to use every ounce of my willpower to resist the temptation.

And resist I did.

Of course the temptation did not end there.

My illustration teacher had a birthday this week and she baked a cake for the class too.

She promised to put the recipe on her blog... and she did :-)

When I reach my goal weight this is the first cake I will be baking!

It had nuts, courgette, and other really healthy stuff as ingredients.

Even though I did not taste it, and I didn't even get a photo, it looked really good.

Take my word for it.

Happy weekend everyone!

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Kids Food #1 - Scrambled Eggs with Ham

Eggs are versatile.
Eggs cook very quickly.
I like eggs and luckily for me, so do the girls.

Scrambled eggs with ham is a quick and easy dinner, or breakfast, for kids (or adults!).

Mix 3 or 4 eggs, add some diced slices of ham and scramble it all together for a couple of minutes.

Serve with wholewheat bread and a couple of cherry tomatoes.

Yummy!

Kids Food

Since we are on a strict diet for the time being, I decided to focus more on the kids' dinner.
I found a cool cookbook from the local supermarket, Albert Heijn, called Opperdepop. I actually bought it years ago and it has been waiting patiently for me to finally use it.
It is filled with good ideas and I'll definitely be trying a few.

Surprise Party at the Mary K Hotel

A good friend of mine gave her husband a surprise party at the Mary K Hotel in Utrecht. It is a really lovely hotel, filled with quirky design details.

The party was in the basement which leads out to the Oudegracht. It's the perfect venue for a small gathering of friends, or even a business meeting.

The catering was done by Anne Marije Eko Kitchen. Delicious sandwiches, a big salad, cheesecake... it was yummy!