After the birthday week we had a much quieter week. At the end of week 12 2021 I had an online cooking workshop and in the weekend we built a new bed for Yuri. We ended the week with McDonald’s from the McDrive. Week 12 2021 Monday My mom always …
Week 11 2021 in Food Photos
This week Yuri turned 11! We celebrated at home with several cakes and a few friends of Yuri. In the weekend we visited both grandparents with cake. So Yuri had a fun birthday week, although without a party, that’s how our week 11 of 2021 went. Week 11 2021 Monday …
Week 10 2021 in Food Photos
Week 10 2021 in March was the national Week zonder Vlees (meatless week), so we ate no meat. Except for the weekend when we had a weekend getaway for Yuri’s upcoming birthday. In week 9 most recipes came from Het Complete Pastaboek, this week most are from the Ovenbijbel. Week …
Week 9 2021 in Food Photos
The first week of March was week 9 of 2021. We ended week 8 with a visit to the beach and spring weather, that luckily continued at the beginning of March. We ended this week at home, with a friend of Yuri staying over. Week 9 2021 Monday We started …
Week 8 2021 in Food Photos
The last week of February, week 8 in 2021, I tried out a lot of new recipes and we went on a short bike ride . A lot of recipes from the cookbook Just Cook It from Sergio Herman. A famous Dutch chef. Week 8 2021 Monday At the …
Kruidnoten Tiramisu: Alcohol Free
Tiramisu is a traditional and delicious dessert. However you do have to love the taste of coffee and with alcohol in it, it’s not really kid-friendly. Luckily there are many variations on tiramisu, like this Kruidnoten Tiramisu. There’s no alcohol in it and you can leave out the coffee. It’s …
Pancake Surprise Cake
Paul and Yuri had so much fun building and decorating this cake. Most of the fun from making the Pancake Surprise Cake came from eating the decoration (candy) while preparing the cake. Luckily they only ate a bit and there was enough left over to decorate the cake. At Sinterklaas …
Easy Recipe for Stuffing for Thanksgiving
We’ve road tripped across the US several times and on one of our last trips we had a Thanksgiving like dinner, which included stuffing. This made me curious to make it at home, so I used an easy recipe for stuffing and prepared it at home. We loved this easy …
Baked Sweet Potato Casserole
We don’t celebrate Thanksgiving in the Netherlands, however I was curious to try out traditional recipes made on that day. So I tried out Baked Sweet Potato Casserole. The combination of sweet potatoes and marshmallows sounded odd, and candy in a main dish was new, but we loved it. Although …
Spiced Cupcakes: Perfect for the Season
Cupcakes are delicious and usually pretty easy to prepare. These Spiced Cupcakes are no exception to this. I made them for Sinterklaas, which is a Dutch tradition and celebration for kids in November/December. Speculaas seasoning is a traditional seasoning that’s used for cookies and treats for this holiday. This time …