Dutch

Learn to make “Gevulde Speculaas,” deliciously rich almond paste wedged between two layers of spiced cake or cookie!! The warm spiced flavors of the cookie layers, and the almond taste of the filling, pair so well together. For me, those are the flavor of winter and the holidays!! If you like speculaas (or speculoos) and

Why not start a brand new #Christmas dinner #tradition, the #Dutch way. Ever since the 1970s, many Dutch families have been doing this (Gourmetten) for Christmas dinner. It’s a hybrid between Raclette and Tepanyaki. It’s also a wonderful, relaxed, way to have dinner as a family, without too much stress!! There is plenty of time

Learn to make this traditional holiday bread, typically served at Christmas time. This easy stollen recipe creates two beautiful loaves filled with raisins, candied orange peel, hazelnuts, and of course the “log” of almond paste, which we make from scratch.

Learn how to make this traditional Dutch Sinterklaas cookie, Taai taai. A chewy honey spice cookie. This cookie has a lovely warming flavor, with anise, the speculaas spices, and of course the honey. You need to plan ahead for these cookies, as you make a starter dough from rye flour that needs to sit and

Learn to make this delicious Dutch Pastry that we eat at Sinterklaas and Christmas. I goes by many different Dutch names: banket, banketstaaf, amandelstaaf, or boterletter! All of those indicate that this is a buttery, flaky pastry filled with delicious almond. We make that almond paste from scratch but use store-bought puff pastry.