• Leo on October 24, 2025

  I remember coming across Everone Eats Well in Belgium in a grim little shop in Southwold. It was love at first sight. This reprinted / retitled version is glossy and beautiful but I still return to the original. Many of the recipes are family favourites and both of my adult children have their own copies. It helps that we all love Belgium.

• jinni on December 16, 2019

  This seems to be the same book as Everybody Eats Well in Belgium. There are a few photographs in The Taste of Belgium, line drawings in the older edition, but I think the text might be identical.

Notes about Recipes in this book

• Smoked trout mousse with watercress sauce (Mousse van gerookte forel met waterkers saus / Mousse de truite fumee avec creme de cresson)

  • vivaldi1206 on January 12, 2026

    Made the variation without the gelatin. Super good and great with crackers or in endive.

• Flemish carrot soup (Wortelsoep op z'n Vlaams / Soupe de carottes a la Flamande)

  • Rinshin on December 27, 2019

    Author indicated pumpkin or butternut squash can be substituted for carrots and half carrots and kabocha pumpkin were used. Followed the recipe but it did take longer for all vegetables to soften. The vegetable taste blended together and could not pinpoint one flavor over the other. Very good soup full of all the healthy vegetables in a concentrated and tasty form perfect for winter meal. Photo added.

• Leek and potato soup (Preisoup / Soupe aux poireaux)

  • sarahkalsbeek on December 31, 2021

    You can't get simpler than this recipe, and you also can't get more delicious! Easy, perfect soup. We served it with a ton of different toppings to mix and match - crackers, apple slices, extra sauteed leeks, toasted pumpkin seeds, drizzle of apple cider vinegar, crushed Aleppo pepper, and sauteed green peas.

• Celeriac soup (Knolselderroomsoep / Potage aux deux celeris)

  • ashallen on December 13, 2019

    This is a nice soup with a gentle celery/celery root flavor. The celery flavor's definitely mellowed by the heavy cream - I might try substituting some milk/chicken stock for some of the cream next time to see if a bit more celery flavor comes through. Makes a generous quantity - I was glad I used an 8 quart pot. Freezes well.

  • sarahkalsbeek on January 08, 2022

    Lovely, lightly flavored. Like to serve these soups with lots of toppings options. This time are toppings were goldfish crackers, leftover shredded pork from another dinner, pickled red onions, extra parsley, toasted pumpkin seeds, green onion.

• Hearty winter vegetable soup (Hutsepotsoep / Potage d'hiver)

  • vivaldi1206 on January 12, 2026

    So so good! Very much hits the spot on a snowy afternoon. Doubled recipe. Used normal bacon

  • vivaldi1206 on January 12, 2026

    Really good, used normal bacon and doubled recipe. Lovely and warming.

• Chicken braised in Belgian beer (Kip met Rodenbach / Poulet a la biere Rodenbach)

  • Leo on October 24, 2025

    Love this recipe. Planning on cooking it again this Sunday. Tough to find Rodenbach (and not keen on the flavour) so I tend to use Duval which is more easily available in the UK. Update: Cooked this for 7 using bone in thighs for ease and cooked it in the oven for an hour at 160C (fan). Used a little dijon mustard to help thicken the sauce as avoiding flour and cutting down on salt. Will repeat.

• Beef stewed in red wine with pearl onions and mushrooms (Gestoofd rundsvlees op z'n Limburgs / Boeuf sauté a la Limbourgeoise)

  • nicolepellegrini on March 11, 2026

    This was a great beef stew. I used a mixture of baby bellas and dried shiitake mushrooms, and also for the pearl onions I had some fancy, jarred grilled onions instead of blanching and preparing from scratch.

• Belgian meatballs braised in beer with endives (Gehaktballetjes gestoofd met witloof en bier / Fricadelles aux endives a la biere belge)

  • twoyolks on November 20, 2025

    Really tasty meatballs. I couldn't find Belgian endive so I just omitted it.

• Braised stuffed cabbage (Gevulde Savooikool / Paupiettes de choux farcies)

  • rchewing on December 15, 2024

    Used sausage meat.

• My mother's waffles (Moeders wafels / Les gaufres de ma mere)

  • twoyolks on January 17, 2026

    These were a bit bland all things considered. I did use all butter instead of butter and margarine.

• Hot chocolate sauce (Warme chocolade sauce / Sauce au chocolat)

  • twoyolks on January 17, 2026

    The consistency was way off with this. It was gloppy which is not what I want in a chocolate sauce.