Remember I showed you all these eats in my last post? They were all things I wanted to share with you and I had to do it then, because this will be my last post.

Writing that down feels so strange and I know it may come unexpected for some of you, but it’s something I’ve been thinking about for a long time already.

I’ve been blogging for more than a year and a lot has happened, you can read more about it in this post. I started when I began to truly recover and all the energy and feedback helped me so much on this road. I loved to share my eats and challenges and got some great feedback and even made some real friends. Truly friends that are really special and precious to me.

But things have changed and I’m glad for that. Not every day is a struggle anymore, I’ve got a life back. A busy life, with work, study and lots of other things and I appreciate every single bit of it. But the need, the drive to blog isn’t there anymore. I believe it’s best to stop when things are still nice and it’s difficult to stop, not when blogging has become a negative thing to do.

I believe this is the time for me to stop blogging. I wanna thank each and every single person who read my words, my posts and my thoughts. Thanks for you feedback and your wonderful, amazing support that has been so precious to me on this road and in my life. BUT: I will still keep reading and commenting and I would love to hear from all of you. Feel free to send me an e-mail, I would be so glad to stay up to date and to keep in touch. Also: if anyone wants to ask something or needs support: contact me! I try to keep this blog online, because it may help some …

This is goodbye, for now. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart. I wish you nothing but the best. A healthy, beautiful life with the most wonderful moments. And please know: it’s always worth to fight! Believe me…

Lots of love,

Prepare yourself, for my biggest food post ever! A impression of the things I’ve made the last weeks:

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A salad with Thai and Vietnamese flavours: lettuce, marinated spicy chicken, tomatoes, cashews and a sweet chili dressing

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A side salad with lettuce and tomatoes, crawfish and ranch dressing. An unusual, but delicious combination!

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Another great side salad with arugula, raspberries, a few tomatoes and goat cheese with a raspberry dressing. Doesn’t it look pretty?

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A classic nicoise with a homemade vinaigrette dressing and a soft-boiled egg. Also really good in a flatbread wrap!

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Rice mixed with avocado and goat cheese (feta works too) is so nice to try…

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Roast an eggplant for about an hour and serve it with olive oil: pure and delicious. Beautiful heart too!

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A fritatta is great for leftovers! This one had potatoes, pumpkin, goat cheese, mushrooms and ham.

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Did you know you can easily make falafel from edamame beans? Great color too!

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Polenta (lots of cheese!) with chicken and a puttanesca sauce: tomatoes with olives and anchovies. Real comfort…

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Patak’s is easy to make a quick chicken tikka masala: so good!

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Panini with brie and roasted vegetables. Always delicious…

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A homemade banana souffle for a special dessert, airy and so good!

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And a ciabatta I bought with arugula, chicken and a great truffle mayonaise…mmm!

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Realisation I’ve recently made:

The reason I decided to show you all of these dishes in one post? I will tell you all in my next post, so make sure to read it!

Good eats I’ve recently discovered or made:

You have to try this recipe. It’s so good, I’ve made it twice this week (had to make my own enchilada sauce, but followed the rest of the recipe) and I never make things that often in such a short period. It’s comfort food. And more! So good… And doesn’t it look delicious too?

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I just love really good bread! This was a sandwich I bought with beautiful bread and a tuna salad. Nothing fancy, but perfect the way it was…

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Realisation I’ve recently made:

Long time no post…A lot of things have changed or are changing. Remember my work issues? Well, I had to quit my job about 1,5 week ago. It was pretty difficult for a while, but I knew this was the best. Since a few days, I work for a different employer and I’m really curious how things will turn out. It feels good, positive and nice…I’m ready for a new start.

I also start a new chapter in my studies. After my bachelor degree at univeristy, I’m now going for my master degree. I will start tomorrow and it looks like it’s gonna be a really challenging, but also a really inspiring year. I’m curious!

That’s it for now, have a great week!

Good eats I’ve recently discovered or made:

I always have dessert, but sometimes it has to be a little more special than a bowl of yogurt. I made a mini-version of this wonderful Nigella chocolate pavlova and it was so good! I used half an egg white, 25 grams sugar, 1 teaspoon cacao powder, a little vinegar and 5 grams of dark chocolate for the meringue. These little pavlovas only need 40-50 minutes in the oven. They are de-li-cious with whipped cream and raspberries. Try them!

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And a Red Parfait with layers of greek yogurt, crumbled cookies (you can use biscoff, amaretti, cantuccini, digestive…) and mashed strawberries and raspberries. So easy and so good!

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Realisation I’ve recently made:

I still think it’s so funny the last post was my 100th post…what a great time to publish my 100th blog post!

Yesterday evening was really special. Because of my recovery me and my parents went to a wonderful restaurant with Michelin stars, a big, big wish since a long time. I was looking out to this ‘reward’ for so long, during the worst moments I still knew I would go there someday, a better day. And now that day had come. It was everything I wanted and more, I had the evening of my life. Each of the 14 dishes was beautiful, more than delicious and so special. What a night…

Good eats I’ve recently discovered or made:

I did some good shopping in the US. I made a super-quick stop at the Wholefoods (finally! I only had a few minutes, so I had to rush, but it was good!), I bought new clothes and of course those products I can’t get here. Justins nut butters, Larabars (all the new flavors!), PB&Co… If you see this picture below, you will know I’m not exaggerating!

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Realisation I’ve recently made:

Thanks for all your sweet comments, they mean so much to me. Like I said in last post: I realise a lot has happened this year. With my birthday tomorrow, it’s time to reflect a little.

A year ago I was underweight, tired and miserable after several years of living with an ED and never truly recovering. I was weak and decided that I had enough, it had to be over, I had to make the changes myself. So I decided to do just that: it may sounds easy, but everyone who was (or is) in that state knows better: it’s one of the hardest things to do in life. I decided to fight each and every single day, every meal, every minute and to continue without looking back. I challenged myself over and over, I increased and increased my meals and portions and I just did it. It was hard, the changes were sometimes hard, but I knew it would be worth it…

And I was right. Because now, one year later I’m at a healthy weight, there’s life in my eyes, I can laugh and chat and dance and talk without being disturbed by ‘other things’ in my head. I can truly feel and truly live. (Which of course doesn’t mean everything is easy and ‘perfect’ now, because that’s not life. There are difficult moments, bad days and hard feelings. Also not ED-related of course. But that’s normal and it makes me appreciate the good things so much more)

To everyone who is doubting or scared I wanna say; don’t overthink it. Take one step at a time, but make sure it’s a step in the right direction. Don’t look back and do the right things. It will be worth it, more than worth it. Live your true life again. And most important: enjoy it!

To this I wanna add that I realize the focus of my blog has changed a little, I believe that’s natural when the focus of someone’s life changes as well. So this blog will be for instance about nice foods more than about challenges, just because they’re not really a (big) part of my life anymore. But if you wanna ask something about those topics: please feel free to do so on this blog or send me an e-mail.

I’m back!

It feels like so long ago…I just got back from my holiday in Florida, I had such a great time! There will be a post really soon to tell you more about that, first I need to unpack everything and get over this jetlag a little;) Of course I have to update myself with all the news on your blogs…And what’s the ‘almost 23′ about? Well, this friday it’s my 23th birthday! A lot has happened this year, big things have changed in such a good way…

See you soon!

EDIT: I just wanted to let you know I arrived safely in Florida!!! Great to be back in the US. But hey: where is that sunshine?! Have a great day everyone!

I love bagels: cinnamon raisin, pumpernickel or just plain…I like it! I made a nice bagel with cream cheese, soft goat cheese, a drizzle of honey, some arugula and chopped pecans. Nice!

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And this is such a classic: but it remains a favorite! Cream cheese, chives and smoked salmon on a bagel. Even better with some capers on top.

What’s your favorite bagel?

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Realisation I’ve recently made:

Well, I’m off to the Sunshine State:) Really looking forward to it! I’ll really try to post while I’m there, but for now: have a wonderful week!

EDIT: I just wanted to let you know I arrived safely in Florida!!! Great to be back in the US.  But hey: where is that sunshine?! Have a great day everyone!

I love bagels: cinnamon raisin, pumpernickel or just plain…I like it! I made a nice bagel with cream cheese, soft goat cheese, a drizzle of honey, some arugula and chopped pecans. Nice!

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And this is such a classic: but it remains a favorite! Cream cheese, chives and smoked salmon on a bagel. Even better with some capers on top.

What’s your favorite bagel?

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Realisation I’ve recently made:

Well, I’m off to the Sunshine State:) Really looking forward to it! I’ll really try to post while I’m there, but for now: have a wonderful week!

Sometimes a simple side salad can be a highlight: look at this summery salad! It’s a mixture of lettuce, some slices of fresh nectarine, prosciutto (I used prosciutto di parma: so good!) and a drizzle of balsamic reduction. And there’s nothing else this side dish needs: you’ll love it!

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But the rest of this meal was wonderful too: sushi (always good!) and a quick pasta salad (cooked pasta mixed with arugula and storbought chicken pesto salad). You know that I was happy with this dinner:)

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Realisation I’ve recently made:

Next week, I will be away for 1,5 week. I’m not sure if I will be able to blog, but of course I’ll try! Looking forward to go abroad and spend some days relaxing in (I hope!) the sushine, because the weather here is just terrible! But you can probably expect another post from me before I leave…

In this post I’m sharing things I’m loving lately, some of my favorite things this summer…

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Ranch dressing is so difficult to find here, but a few weeks ago I was lucky. And since then I have put ranch dressing on everything: from salad to vegetables to potatoes: I love it.

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And I am so loving this dish. I found out it works great with salmon and smoked mackerel as well…doesn’t it look like summer on a plate?

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I still love the Laragurt, has anyone tried it yet? Trust me: it’s good!

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Also really good are the cereals from Dorset. I love them for the package already, but they also taste so good! Unfortunatelty I can’t buy their porridges or fruit bars here, but…this flakes product with coconut, pineapple and papaya is so good and totally perfect for summer!

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And my choco-coffee-nana smoothie remains my favorite, I make it so often and it never gets boring. Haven’t tried it yet? You will love it!

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I love tea, especially ones with unusual flavour combinations and herbs. Pukka tea is de-li-cious. Like Dorset cereals, the package is beautiful and I love the flavours like ‘revitalise’…

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Realisation I’ve recently made:

And you? What are you ‘obsessed’ about lately? Recognize any of my things? I’m curious!