Being of Dutch background, I enjoy traditional Dutch foods: pepernoten, speculaas, croquetten, boerenkoel, dropjes, and many others. I love sharing them with our children, and introducing them to different flavours (yes, a salty black licorice is delicious!). And so when I had a chance to share a recipe through the #GayLeaMom program, I wanted to choose a great Dutch recipe. When you hear Gay ... Read More »
I seem to be fairly alone in this opinion, but I’ve never been impressed by Snickerdoodles. The first time I heard that someone made Snickerdoodles for a cookie exchange, I was really excited. I was conjuring up images of melted chocolate, gooey caramel, crunchy peanuts. What I actually ate was a fairly plain flour cookie with cinnamon seasoning on top. Huh. Not ... Read More »
I always love recipes that simplify, and make our Christmas preparation easier. Well, this recipe is for a simple cookie dough that can be modified to make several different cookies. Ingredients:1 c. butter 1/4 c. chocolate chips (mini are best)1 c. icing sugar 1/3 c. dried cranberries & 2 Tbsp. walnut crumbs1 egg 1/3 c. red Christmas cherries chopped1 tsp. vanilla2 1/4 c. ... Read More »
With both our parents having been born in Holland, we have a fairly strong Dutch heritage. Not that we necessarily speak much Dutch, but we definitely enjoy the food! Dutch Christmas happens on December 5, when Sinter Klaas and Swaarte Piet come to the houses. Children leave their shoes out with a carrot or apple for his horse, and ... Read More »
We’ve been enjoying variations on this gluten-free cookie base for the past few months here in our house. The original recipe that The Burlap Bag posted was 2 ingredients: Bananas & Oats, with the mix-ins of your choice. The simplicity of that is nice, and a 2-ingredient cookie is a great headline on Pinterest to draw in a crowd, but I found ... Read More »
Hey! This is our 100th post! Happy 100 to us! 🙂 This weekend, I’m heading off to a friend’s cottage with 5 other girls from work, and I’m super excited for a) a weekend at a cottage and b) a weekend off from being mommy! However, heading out to a cottage for a weekend with 6 ladies means that we need ... Read More »
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