Look what I found; inside this traditional Indonesian sweet (dodol) box that I found inside my late grandmother’s art deco wardrobe, I discovered a stack of old family pictures dated from as early as the 30s. I felt like that I won a jackpot! There is wise saying that says that one should not reside [...]

Though very small in size, The Netherlands has many places of interests. The trick is you have to know where to look for it. To many unsuspecting souls, the country seems to be rather dull and boring. Flat landscape, less than tasty food, and the-oh-so-grey-sky! Though it has indeed many picturesque towns like Amsterdam, Utrecht [...]

Hello all… sorry for being absent for so long. A lot of things have happened, really, I owe you a lot of stories and explanation. But first let me give you this picture as a preview of what’s coming to COOKaLOCA… see you real soon!

Karin Luiten is an aspiring food writer and chef from Amsterdam whom I met and cooked together with last week. She is the owner of the successful Dutch food blog Koken met Karin and has just proudly published her second cook book Alles uit de Kast (everything from the kitchen cupboard) after the first book [...]

After having a series of unfortunate mishaps the whole week, eventually something managed to put a [big] smile on my face today. 1. Having my dissertation (finally!!) printed this morning! All those years of hard works have finally paid off. 2. Receiving an email from my cousin in Germany with this photo attachment. She found [...]

This summer we received so many delicious gifts from friends and families! Italian cheeses (Mezzano, Asiago and Piave),spices and a potato masher (for making gnocchi! I am eagerly waiting for the promised private Gnocchi making lesson!) from M who just returned from Padua !! Croatian black truffle from D (yummm), and Munchen white sausages and [...]

The ultimate test for the new kitchen came when you have to feed 23 hungry people. Yesterday, we held a joined birthday dinner for my husband and an Indonesian friend; a remarkable lady from Sumatra: H. We started the cooking from 11 o’clock in the morning. We prepared an array of Spanish/Mediterranean starters such as [...]

We finally moved in to our new house: Number 254. After 5 years living in Delft we decided to move to Rijswijk. New house, new stove (Smeg 6 burners!!), new dining set and new life. With a steep and narrow staircase; a very typical feature of an old Dutch house, moving things was not easy [...]

There goes my office The faculty of Architecture – TU Delft. The fire was initiated by a small short-circuit around the coffee machine on the 7th floor. The gigantic 13 storey building has been reduced down to ashes over night; along with my research datas that I collected over the years, books and memories. I [...]

Dear friends Sorry for the absence. I am in Indonesia at the moment with a bunch of International student. I am organizing a small workshop in Kotagede area, West Java, tackling the issue of post-earthquake urban renewal. After this I am flying to Singapore for a short stay. I promise to get back to you [...]