Serves four: 1500 ml water 400 g brisket (rib of beef) salt 400 g green runner beans, cut into squares 400 g peeled celeriac in cubes 200 g waxy potatoes, peeled and cubed 2...

For two:   200 g minced lean beef or lamb 75 g bulgur 50 g chopped red onion 25 g chopped  red bell pepper 2 tbsp chopped flat leaf parsley 2 tbsp chopped basil pepper,...

Serves two:   200 g lean ground beef 2 tbsp breadcrumbs 1 tbsp finely chopped chives pepper and salt 2 tbsp butter 200 g unpeeled small potatoes 300 g cleaned Brussels sprouts 100 g cranberries ...

Serves 4: 500g lean boneless beef flank 1kg potatoes, sliced 800g carrots, diced 500g onions, finely chopped What did the Dutch eat before they discovered the greenhouse in the seventeenth century? Obviously the climate confined...

Serves four: 500 g lean minced beef 1 large egg 30 g crushed rusks or dry breadcrumbs ½ teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper flour 40 g butter 400 ml...

Serves 4   Soup: 2,5 litre water 1 kg boned and rolled meat 250 g lean minced beef 1 rusk 1 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon ground mace 2 washed onions (not peeled!) 1 bouquet garni: parsley,...

Serves four: 4 braising steaks pepper, salt 50 g butter 1 leek 1 bay leaf pinch of ground cloves 200 ml water cornflour potatoes to taste 500 g French beans butter, grated nutmeg Lapjes van...