Tag: The Netherlands

Dutch Mustard Soup, Mosterdsoep

Dutch Mustard Soup, Mosterdsoep

Traditional Dutch mustard soup – creamy, and delicious- with depth from mustard, zing from goat cheese andbacon crunch- just like in The Netherlands!

Apple Bacon Dutch Pancake (Pannenkoeken)

Apple Bacon Dutch Pancake (Pannenkoeken)

Traditional sweet and savory apple bacon Dutch pancake recipe, or pannenkoeken, a thin crepe-like pancake served with powdered sugar.

See the World: A Day in Delft

See the World: A Day in Delft

I hope you enjoyed our little walk through the tulips.  I’m still having a hard time deciding which picture to enlarge and frame (because, how could I not?).  What do you think?

Anyway, continuing with our travel tale, we left our bikes in Edam and made our way to Delft, a charming little college town right outside of Amsterdam.  It just so happened we arrived on King’s Day! That’s right, it was King King Willem-Alexander 50th birthday and the whole country was celebrating in orange style.

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See the World: Our Dutch Tulip Trip

See the World: Our Dutch Tulip Trip

A recap of our Dutch Tulip Trip.

Dutch Poffertjes

Dutch Poffertjes

Dutch Poffertjes, are mini buckwheat pancakes, filled or not with all sorts of delicious. No special pan needed (though, preferred) and these will end up in your regular breakfast rotation!

Apple Banket

Apple Banket

Now that I’m fully back in the spirit of things (better late than never?) my house is busting at the seams while I prep for the remaining fam to make their presence known in Chicago later this week.  Time to get some traditions going starting with one that is not my own- this apple banket.

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Chicken Gingersnap Stew

Chicken Gingersnap Stew

This chicken gingersnap stew is inspired by the Dutch rabbit stew, hasenpfeffer, this mixes it up with chicken for a more supermarket friendly find.