Spicy Sausage Pasta Sauce

Last week I made dinner ahead of time, something I never do.
A spicy sausage pasta in a tomato based sauce.
I added a lot of chili and peppadews.
Not sure why, guess the red colours seemed appealing at the time.
It was quite a treat to just heat the sauce up and not have to bother with cooking anything except the pasta. Easy peasy. And it tasted good too ;-)

Finely slice and dice one onion and one clove of garlic. Heat up a tablespoon olive and add the onion and garlic to the pan, sauté a few minutes on medium heat until the onion becomes translucent. Slice up two pork sausages (or similar sausage) and add to the pan. Cook for a few minutes until the sausage gets a nice colour - not too long since you'll be adding the sausage to the sauce later to cook through. Remove from pan but leave the onion and garlic behind. Add a tin of whole tomatoes and let it simmer for 5 minutes in the pan. Season with salt, pepper and a teaspoon of sugar. Finely slice a red chili (with or without seeds) and a few peppadews and add to the sauce. Also add a dash of balsamic vinegar. Smash the tomatoes with your wooden spoon and add the sausage pieces back to the pan. Now let it all simmer away for 10 minutes or so - you might need to add some liquid if your sauce reduces too much. The sauce is ready when the tomatoes are very soft and the pork is cooked through. Add to the pasta of your choice and mix well. Should be enough to serve two hungry people - not really for kids though unless they like chillies.

Looking Back at King's Day

What a weekend!
We had a lot of fun and managed to get rid of some stuff in the process.
It was also exhausting because let me tell you that getting a spot to sell your stuff is quite a mission. You have to be there early and you have to be quite tenacious. With the help of my friend and neighbour we were successful in our mission.

The kids had fun running around and spending the profit of their sales. We had fun standing around, chatting, drinking beer and eating snacks whilst trying to sell our junk for as much as possible. It was a good evening.

The next day my sister in law arrived and I went to the vrijmarkt twice. Yes, twice.
Once with the kids and once with the whole family and our guests. We walked a lot, ate a lot and bought new junk which we will inevitably sell or donate. You will be amazed at what people sell. For now the kids love their new toys and we just try to contain the mess :-)

Hope you have a great week!

Kermis!

We went to a fair at the Griftsteede a week ago.
It was cloudy but not too cold and we were lucky enough to get home before the rain started.
The kids loved it. They wanted to go on every single ride... I even went on a giant octopus ride and quite enjoyed myself.

The only problem with an afternoon like this is the fact that every ride cost money and they certainly milk the parents. But hey, you only live once and I'm sure the kids will have some really good memories :-)

Tonight we're celebrating King's Night - I'm hoping to sell a lot of stuff so wish me luck!

Easter Breakfast for my Love

Yesterday morning the kids woke up early and I struggled down the stairs with them where we played for a while while their father slept in. As a treat we made him breakfast to be served in bed - a simple feast of croissants, boiled egg, cheese and jam with tea. We carried it all the way upstairs to the bedroom where he had the good sense to realise that croissants are not to be eaten in bed due to their general messiness, pastry flakes tend to go everywhere.

Today will be a busy DIY day at our new house - time is racing past us so we better get cracking!

Have a great week!

Happy Easter!

It is that time of the year again where we (over)indulge in chocolate eggs and quite frankly I cannot wait for it to be done. My supermarket had a lot of Easter eggs half price this week and to my shame I bought some... But it was for a good cause!

I finally used the glass jars which I've been saving (my husband calls it hoarding but we'll agree to disagree on that one). A quick trip to the hardware store for pink spray paint and superglue. Then some toy farm animals that were lying around became the centrepiece! Although I'm not sure I'm gifted as such with the use of spray paint but it turned out OK after a few layers of paint. Good thing there is lots of paint left so I can practise spraying stuff pink.

I'm saving these for the kids for Sunday morning :-)

Happy Easter!!

Breakfast for Dinner

Bacon and eggs tend to be classified as breakfast but in my opinion it is good any time, any place.
Since I stopped at the Mark & Spencer's on the way home from Woerden and just happened to have English muffins and cheddar cheese I figured it would make a great dinner. Bacon, eggs, cheddar cheese (yes, the real thing!) and a big salad to make sure we eat our greens... yummy yum yum.

Easter Egg Hunt

Yesterday we went to the IWCU annual Easter egg hunt for the kids.
The weather was about a million times better than it was last year! The sun was shining and it wasn't particularly cold - in other words the perfect morning to go running around outside.

The kids loved hunting for eggs and of course they loved eating them even more... unfortunately it is rather hard for the husband and I to resist them too so their stash is disappearing at an alarming rate.

My cute little bunny:

Hope you have a great week ahead!