Plum Season

Plum Season

Plum season is here, so I thought I’d gather all my plum recipe’s for you in this one blog post. Cause besides eating them just like that or making jam with them you can do a lot more with plums:Pruimenseizoen is weer gearriveerd, dus dacht ik laat ik alle...
Dutch Plums

Dutch Plums

My brother has an orchard and is one of the top 10 plum growers in the Netherlands. Last week they started picking the first plums of this years harvest.This year he will be one of the selected sellers by GIJS, they select the best...
Scones

Scones

Something nice for breakfast or afternoon tea: scones. I started by following the recipe as described in the AVOCA cookbook, but than made an error when I was too enthusiastic pouring in the cream. The dough was too moist and instead of more flour I thought it might...
Sweet Saturday – Plum sauce

Sweet Saturday – Plum sauce

Stewed plums – Plum sauceGestoofde pruimen – Pruimen saus4 large plums or approx 250gr – 250gr pruimen of 4 grote pruimen1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon – 1/2 theeleepel kaneel1/2 teaspoon of ground star-aniseed – 1/2 theeleepel...
Sweet Saturday – Plum cake

Sweet Saturday – Plum cake

Plum under a CakePruimencakeabout 1 kilo of plums – circa 1 kg pruimen3 tablespoons of sugar – 3 eetlepels suiker1 sachet of vanilla sugar – zakje vanille suiker4 tablespoons of water – 4 eetlepels waterCake:125 gr sugar – 125...
Sweet Saturday – Plums in puff pastry

Sweet Saturday – Plums in puff pastry

Another recipe with plums:Nog een receptje met pruimen:Pie with plums and hazelnuts – Taartje met pruimen en hazelnotenpuff pastry (I use the ready made ones from the supermarket) – pak kant en klaar bladerdeeg1kg plums (firm)  – 1...