Food
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Harvesting Chilli Peppers in the Auk Mini: A Beginner’s Journey
Beginning of May the first chilli peppers appeared on my plant. They were small and green and this week they started to turn red so I am hoping to harvest them soon, all 3 of them. In the mean time a fourth chilli has appeared as well but that one is still green. If these…
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Solis Rice Cooker: Convenient Cooking Made Easy
After contemplating and hesitating for a couple of years whether or not to buy a rice cooker I finally made the jump and bought a small rice cooker from Solis at a local store last weekend and used it for the first time yesterday. Use is super simple, simply add the number of cups of…
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Café Vicogne in Stuivekenskerke
In the weekend we went for a bike ride around Diksmuide and made a drink stop in Stuivekenskerke in Cafe Vicogne. It was sunny so we could sit outside. We were with 19 so some rearrangement of the tables and chairs on the terrace was required. The owner didn’t object as long as we placed…
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Auk Mini Bell Pepper Tasting
Today we tasted our first mini bell peppers harvested from our Auk mini plant. They are mini and we only had 2. So I cut the both in half and added them to our salad so each family member could taste half a mini bell pepper. The taste was good, as was the texture which…
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First of May, first chilli peppers in the Auk mini
After months of growing and a long time flowering I finally have the first chilli peppers on my plant in the Auk mini. Last week I also harvested the first mini bell peppers. I still have to taste those. In the mean time a new pepper appeared on the plant. The tomatoes keep growing giving…
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Discover Chalet des Bruyères: A Hidden Culinary Gem near Ronse
When we recently visited Ronse we had dinner at Chalet des Bruyères. This restaurant without pretences actually turned out to be a real discovery. Excellent food quality and very friendly service in an old house from the beginning of the twentieth century. The interior is maybe not special and the place is small so if…
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Discover Quintine: A Unique Beer from Ellezelles near Ronse
Recently we were in Ronse where I discovered a local beer called Quintine they had on tap. It is brewed by the Brasserie de Légendes which started from something that reads like a dream/hobby project of the founders. If you watch the video then you learn it is a fusion of 2 breweries and a…
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Arboretum Wespelaar on Easter 2026
On Easter we got together again with the family for a lunch at home. In the morning we visited the Arboretum Wespelaar to look at their blossoming Magnolias. After the visit we went home to search for chocolate Easter eggs in the garden, some drinks and then a late lunch. We had sole filet prepared…
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Spijkerbos – Kwaremont rondtocht vanuit Zulzeke
Last weekend we had some time on our hands on Saturday and we needed to be in Ronse early on Sunday for a hockey game so we decided to turn the match day into a weekend trip and we went on Saturday for a walk nearby in Zulzeke. The walk was 16k but because we…
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Mini Bell Peppers and Cherry Tomatoes in the Auk Mini
End of last year I planted some mini bell peppers together with chilli peppers and cherry tomatoes. The cherry tomatoes appeared first with 2 bell peppers appearing next. While I have been harvesting cherry tomatoes now for a while I am still waiting to taste the bell peppers. They appeared relatively fast but grew slowly…
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