Over the years I’ve tried out a lot of different kruidnoten recipes. Most we liked, a few not so much. The recipes come from cookbooks, magazines and websites. Earlier comparisons I’ve done are Vanilla Cupcake Comparisons and the Best Chocolate Cake Recipe. Kruidnoten Recipes Kruidnoten are cookies that are traditionally …
Another cookbook review and this time it’s a review about a seasonal cookbook. Namely a Strooigoed review. A book I bought last year and which has Sinterklaas recipes in it. The last cookbook review was on Cupcake Heaven Magazine, which is also on sweet recipes, just like Strooigoed. There’s a …
Let’s continue with the Sinterklaas recipes, since last Saturday he arrived in the country. It really is Sinterklaas season now. Sinterklaas is the perfect time to prepare a cake, so here’s a MonChou cake with kruidnoten. It’s a no bake cake with cream cheese. So if you have leftover kruidnoten …
This time we’re covering a Dutch traditional food in this series that has a specific season. Dutch speculaas is namely a product for November and December. So it’s the perfect moment to cover speculaas. Other foods covered in the series are Muisjes and Hete Bliksem. Let’s find out the origins …
Gevulde speculaas is speculaas stuffed with almond paste, and it’s amazing. It’s a traditional cookie/treat to serve around Sinterklaas in the Netherlands. This is around November and December. You can buy it in the stores in the Netherlands from September till December. Making it yourself at home is however not …
It’s that time of the year again to bake your own Dutch ginger cookies aka Dutch kruidnoten. Dutch ginger nuts (you can translate it in so many ways) are already for sale in stores since the end of August, but nothing beats homemade kruidnoten. It’s fun to make the Dutch …
In November, Sinterklaas will arrive in the Netherlands again. It immediately sounded like a good idea to combine speculaas and waffles together; speculaas waffles are really delicious! Speculaas seasoning is connected to the days getting colder, the time we need something to warm us inside. Speculaas seasoning has that effect. …
Another Indonesian dish! This time sajoer beans. These are green beans with a bite. Paul, my husband, loves them. He loves green beans, but he especially loves it when I prepare them this way. It’s a perfect side dish to serve with rice and some meat or tofu. The recipe …
I know it’s Spring and the weather is warm, and it’s not even close to Sinterklaas, so it’s not the season yet for these kruidnoten with cranberries. But I’m going to share the recipe anyways, so around November you can make these chocolate kruidnoten with cranberries and hazelnuts. (Or right …
This Raspberry Butter Cake is really delicious. I prepared it on Monday and now on Wednesday it’s almost gone. It’s that good. I actually wanted to make it for Valentine’s Day, but I already had other sweets prepared, so decided to postpone making this recipe. This cake would be perfect …