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 …