Red and Yellow Bell Pepper Soup
From 2008-2015, I had a cooking blog - this blog. It started out small and slow - I travelled a lot back then and putting my favourite recipes online was a far lighter way of carrying them around than dragging physical cookbooks. I didn’t take pictures and was still teaching myself how to cook - much of it by way of experimentation. I was looking for a way to keep track of what I’d made, and lo and behold - Ilse’s Kitchen was born. Years later, I began working for an NGO called foodwatch. When food became work, the blog became complicated and I took it offline. But I work elsewhere now, and food is a hobby again. And the blog has been on my mind - a lot. So after giving it some thought, and then some more, I decided to put it back up. The principle will be very much the same as it was when I first started out - I’ll do this mostly for me. But while I’ve taken a few courses here and there, I’m no master chef - so if I can do it, anyone can. I’m happy to pass on what I’ve learned and...