When it comes to French baking it’s all about the simplicity in ingredients yet nothing less than sophistication.  That’s why the French Apple Cake not only uses the simplest of ingredients but it also has rum for that slight elegance of taste to each and every delectable bite. (more…)

The Raspberry Ricotta Cake is another excellent recipe I adapted from Bon Appetit.  I must admit it didn’t win me over with its name (um…ricotta in a cake??), but after reading all the positive reviews (and not to mention the very short list of ingredients) I had to give it a try. (more…)

It’s been several years since The Netherlands had seen any snowfall, but this past weekend changed that. We got snow! The kids were happy to be outside all day rolling around in the snow, eventually making a snowman, while I was inside making snowballs of my own, Snowball Cookies that is. (more…)

If you ever decide to buy a waffle maker, or you already have a waffle maker but never use it because you don’t have the right waffle mix, then this is the recipe you need because it makes the most delicious, light and fluffy waffles.  (more…)

Whenever I go to the supermarket I always buy bananas. Everyone in my family loves bananas. We definitely eat a lot of it, but in my house bananas means more to us than just a fruit.  It’s a quick snack that’s already pre-packaged and ready to go into the kids’ lunch bags, it’s a natural sweetener for our morning smoothies, it’s that (more…)

The French Toast Bake is knock-it-out-of-the-park delicious and it comes out perfectly every time. I am deliberately posting this recipe a few days before Mother’s Day so that you your kids, husband or partner have NO excuse (more…)

It’s spring break (meivakantie) here in the Netherlands, hence my excuse for this delayed post for my carrot cake recipe. I’ve been meaning to post it for quite some time now, at least before it was King’s Day, as it was my way of getting into the King’s Day spirit. (more…)

I never knew coffee was such a big part of the Dutch culture until I moved to the Netherlands. Just about everyone drinks coffee here, and not just one cup. Actually on average the Dutch consume 1.84 cups/day (6.7kg/capita) according to an article published in Worldatlas. This ranks the (more…)

Before I moved to the Netherlands in 2010 I never imagined baking a cake from scratch. I thought it was normal to bake a cake out of a box. All the dry ingredients perfectly measured and provided for you. All you had to do is add some eggs, butter and water. My cakes always came out perfect. (more…)