Peking Duck At Night

And Other Attempts To Become Really Very Happy

'Mom, would you like to warm up some Chinese for me? says Boelie. It's half past one in the morning, an excellent time to warm up with Chinese food, isn't it? But when you are only four, such matters are more nuanced. He stands next to my bed with one of those overly awake, glittering eyes that on closer inspection turns out to be fueled by a severe fever. The steam flows from his naked body like a glowing radiator full of wet laundry, and from his mouth smokes the infamous sick child cone of the better French cheeses. 'I want some more Peking duck with sauce! he blares, and then starts vomiting profusely, of course right next to the trash can that I quickly try to shove under his chin.
With her cookbooks and her columns in Volkskrant Magazine and Jan, Sylvia Witteman (1965) attracted a large readership. Peking duck at night contains a generous selection of her work. The inconveniences of the daily life of a mother with three young children are described with great humor. And to her own surprise, everyone recognizes themselves in it...

• Dutch 
• Pocket 
• 9789041331670 
• Edition: 10th (2009) 
• March 2010 
• 240 pages