Allergies: dairy, egg, wheat, gluten, nuts A cookie for pistachio lovers, with a bit of a twist since it’s sprinkled with sea salt. They’re called pistachio pudding cookies, but there’s no actual pudding in them, only pudding powder in the dough. Pistachio pudding powder isn’t easily available in The Netherlands, …
Allergies: nuts, berries The easy thing about clusters is that they don’t need to be baked in the oven. They just have to go in the fridge for 2 hours. Easy, peasy. Next to this several people have told me that it doesn’t get any better than this. They find …
Pistachio lovers unite! This cookie is for you. A variation on the traditional macaron. This one not only has almonds in the dough, but pistachios as well. It’s a single macaron, not two macarons with filling in between. The cookie is gluten and wheat free, so suited for lots of …
Allergies: dates, fruit, almonds, cocoa Our family loves smoothies, and I’ve made many already. Sadly, smoothies aren’t always the healthiest. In comes the Healthy Sinterklaas Smoothie: good for you and delicious. And completely ok for the season. When drinking this smoothie, accompany it with kruidnoten, gingerbreadmen, Dutch speculaas, Chocolate Kruidnoten …
Continuing in the Sinterklaas mood, I have a Speculaas Pear Pie for you today. A delicious, thick crust of speculaas with a filling of almond spice and topped with fresh pears. It’s delicious and a real treat in these days around Sinterklaas. This time I tested a recipe from Koopmans. …
It’s Sinterklaas time in The Netherlands, so here’s a second Sinterklaas recipe I tested. The first I posted yesterday, kruidnoten. There are many sweets that are specifically for the Sinterklaas period. Speculaas comes in various forms, as chunks, stuffed and shaped in various figures. This time I picked a recipe …
Allergies: wheat, gluten, dairy Kruidnoten, also called pepernoten, are a seasonal product in The Netherlands. They’re one of the Dutch Traditional Foods you must try when you’re in The Netherlands. It’s a small cookie that’s eaten in the time around Sinterklaas. It’s really popular and usually available in stores from …
Allergies: gluten, wheat, citrus, egg, dairy A simple, yet delicious cookie: White Chocolate Orange Cookies. Lots of people will love it, it isn’t just a favorite for a few. Don’t worry if you’re not a white chocolate lover. The white chocolate is present, but not overbearing. So is the orange …