17
APR
2015
Dutch Climate Case

Dutch Climate Case

Together with 900 others I am co-plaintiff in the Climate Case against the Dutch government. On June 24, 2015:  A final decision by the court is expected. Read more: http://www.urgenda.nl/en/climate-case/.Pictures with me at the court hearing on april 14 >>. Video about the...
17
MAR
2015

Sustainable recipes with VoetprintCooking®

Yes!! The English version of http://www.voetprintcooking.nl/en/ is live!  Voetprint Cooking® Would you like to know what the impact is of what you are cooking? Here are energy−saving tips by choosing your ingredients more consciously. Count the footprint per recipe. Enjoy 100...
03
MAR
2015

Meat substitute recipes

Here some delicious meat substitute recipes. Both traditional (eg tofu.) as newer meat substitutes (eg. Vegetarian Butcher or Quorn) are used. Note that if you choose meat substitutes with much cheese in it, this will lead to higher CO2 emissions. For more information >>....
03
MAR
2015

Legume recipes

Legume recipes are a good substitute for recipes with meat, because they are rich in protein and iron. Examples of legumes: peas, chickpeas (think of humus), white beans (in tomato sauce), kidney beans (chili sin carne), broad beans, lentils, also the peanut is a legume. Legumes...
07
DEC
2014

Nut recipes

Here some delicious nut recipes. Nuts, seeds (eg. sesame seeds) and hard seeds/kernels (eg. almond) can be used as a meat substitute. They contain, in general, among other things, the vitamins B1, B2, B6 and E and the minerals, folic acid, magnesium, calcium, zinc and potassium....
07
DEC
2014

Mushroom recipes

Spinach from the wok (4p) Ingredients Preparation 500g fresh spinach (mrt– okt)2 skinned tomatoes (jun–okt)1 chopped onion 400g sliced mushrooms 1 clove of garlic 2 Tbsp oil4 Tbsp sour cream4 large potatoesfresh herbs Wash the spinach and drain well. Place the tomatoes briefly in...
07
DEC
2014

Recipes with eggs

Delicious recipes with eggs. Eggs provide animal protein with relatively low CO2 emissions. (For example for 1 kg of eggs is less CO2 emitted than for 1 kg chicken.) Other than CO2 is you can pay attention to animal welfare. This is reflected in the EggCode. Read more>>....
06
DEC
2014

Fish recipes

I like to share delicious fish recipes (sustainable). Sustainable in the sense that they are caught or farmed in Europe. Furthermore they rate as “great choice” at de VISwijzer (Fishpointer). And there is the method of fishing: linefishing has a lower environmental...
06
JUN
2014

EigenHoutje Magazine

In the summer edition of EigenHoutje Magazine is one page included about  VoetprintCooking®. Tevens is er een lezersaanbieding opgenomen in de vorm van een “Win a cookbook”-actie. Indien je mee wilt doen aan de Duurzame Receptenwestrijd van ‘t Eigenhoutje...
05
JUN
2014

Sustainable Doing, Sustainable Eating

More than half of the Dutch feels the urgency to live more sustainable. The ministery of Infrastructure & Environment therefore wants to offer, together with others like Milieu Centraal, tips and tools for making a step towards a more sustainable living more easy. Op 10 maart...