In the spirit of Dutch Beer Week (see May's Must-Visit Foodie Events), we'd like to highlight a few of our favorite recipes using Dutch beer:

Dutch Beef Stew with Bockbier & Winter Vegetables

Draadjesvlees met Oud Bruin Bier (Slow-Braised Beef with Brown Beer)

Crémeuse van Witlof & Witbier (Creamy Belgian Endive Soup with White Beer)

More on cooking with beer from About.com:

Basic Beer-Can Chicken

Mussels Steamed in Beer

Bratwurst with Sauerkraut & Beer

May is the month for food lovers in the Netherlands, with plenty of events to make every gastronome's heart beat faster:

Don't miss the Weekend van de Rollende Keukens. The 'weekend of the rolling kitchens' sees a motley crue of food trucks converge in Amsterdam's achingly hip Westergasfabriek for an outdoor foodie festival with a difference. Make sure you roll into Westergasfabriek this weekend (May 17 to 20, from 13.00-23.00).

Celebrate the summer this weekend at the Outdoor Eating festival. The event will be held on May 27 at De Kemphaan estate in Almere (11:00-23:00). The organizers promise tasting plates from local restaurants, foodie films, and a market with regional and seasonal products.

Discover the delights of our nation's favorite amber nectar during Week van het Nederlandse Bier (Dutch Beer Week), which runs through May 20. The event aims to introduce participants to hundreds of lesser known beers from the Netherlands. The line-up includes some 275 beer-related activities held at venues throughout the country.

Book your tickets for Taste of Amsterdam, the fourth edition of the international culinary festival, which is also popular in London, Edinburgh, Dublin en Melbourne. This year's line-up includes restaurants such as the dependably fabulous Lute, Toscanini and Sucre, and newcomers Bridges, The Butcher and The Harbour Club. Attend workshops and demonstrations and stroll around the small producers' market. Taste of Amsterdam will be held from Thursday, May 31 until Sunday June 3 in Amsterdam's Amstelpark. For opening times and ticket prices, see the event's English language site.

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These baked eggs are the meal equivalent of a comfy cardi, suitable for even the most lethargic of moods, when you want to eat well but can't muster the energy for anything too complicated. Made with iron-rich spinach, protein-packed eggs and cancer-fighting leeks, this low carb choice not only tastes good, but will do you good, too. Whether you make these baked eggs for breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner, this recipe produces an easy yet nutritious meal. Serve family style with crusty spelt bread for breakfast or brunch. Or, if you're having this for lunch or a light dinner, add a green salad.

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Spoil mom this Mother's Day with breakfast in bed or a basket of freshly baked muffins, cookies or cupcakes. If your mom prefers savory treats, she'll pounce on a plate of our Oude Kaas & Cumin Muffins made with aged Gouda cheese and earthy cumin.

Eggs are a pretty traditional choice for Mother's Day. What makes our Omelet with Turnip Greens, Chili & Chevre memorable, is the use of old-fashioned turnip greens. Chili and goat's cheese complement their peppery flavor and update these iron-rich forgotten greens.

Wentelteefjes, the Dutch answer to French Toast, is rich and cinnamonny, and a classic breakfast or brunch choice in the Netherlands.

When cooking with the kids, stick to something simple. Our Smoked Salmon on Toast with Chive Sour Cream recipe requires only the merest bit of chopping, stirring and toasting, and won't leave much of a mess for mom to clean up.

Photo © Karin Engelbrecht