Delicious and crisis-proof budget dishes from top chefs
How do you eat reasonably well—and above all affordably—in times of coronavirus? That is the simple but effective idea behind the crisis cooking website, which esteemed food colleague Mara Grimm set up immediately after the lockdown was announced. She asked her favorite chefs (many of them also ours) about their favorite low-budget dish that everyone at home can make for really very little money.
Instant hit
The site became an instant hit (also in the Polman household). I’ll mention a classic such as panzanella (by Michel van der Kroft of ’t Nonnetje in Harderwijk), the famous Italian salad based on stale bread and tomatoes. And a retro dish such as brown beans with bacon and potatoes (Bas van Kranen, Bord’eau restaurant at Hotel L’Europe). Jonnie Boer’s meatball is also included (Jonnie’s tip: mix a little sambal into the minced meat).
Cookbook
And very soon Crisis Cooking will also be published in book form, supplemented with new recipes. Crisis Cooking was entirely conceived, written and produced during the coronavirus lockdown and will go to the printer on 1 June. Grimm is publishing the booklet independently. For every booklet sold, 2.50 euros will be donated to the food bank.
Budget book
To keep the price of the booklet as low as possible, Crisis Cooking is produced differently from most cookbooks. For example, the book is printed on leftover batches of paper. Photographer Arno Bosma photographs the dishes not in a studio, but simply at home on the balcony. No styling props are used either: all dishes are photographed without any fuss on simple plates. Old packaging material serves as the backdrop. Thanks to this low-budget approach, Crisis Cooking costs just under ten euros when pre-ordered.
Pre-order
Crisis Cooking is sold on a pre-order basis and can be ordered through 20 May 2020 at crisis cooking.
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