Nov 11, 2009

Speculaas Cupcakes (with White Chocolate Frosting)

Them be muffins. Somehow I’ve always wanted to say that! Not sure why. You guys had your Halloween, now it’s time to make room for Sinterklaas. I absolutely love how these cupcakes turned out. They looked so cheerful! Very Sinterklaas worthy. The cupcakes were really fragrant with just enough spices in them to make them taste more interesting than regular ones. Not too sweet either. Topped with white chocolate frosting, this was my…

Nov 5, 2009

Dutch Kruidnootjes

Now these are kruidnoten. Don’t ask me to literally translate that because, well, for the life of me I couldn’t. It would sound kinda strange. Kruidnootjes are tiny (gingerbread) cookies that are thrown around so our kids can eat them off the floor. Most of them scooping the lot in their tiny mouths with both hands. I so wish I could see the gaze of pure horror and shock in your eyes now.

Apr 22, 2009

Toffee Brownies

  I was seriously craving chocolate last weekend; brownies in particular. Yet there was one thing standing between me and my raspberry cheesecake brownies fix; our pathetic Sunday shopping ordinance. How dare they!! So basically that left me with no alternative than to make do with what I still had in my pantry/fridge. These turned out a little sweeter than my usual recipes, but nonetheless, I ate 2 big pieces! Then I weeped all the…

Mar 18, 2009

Chocolate Apple Pie

A few months ago I noticed a photo named ‘Dutch apple tart’ on foodgawker. It was a really pretty photo but that aside, it wasn’t the photo that caught my eye. I was genuinely surprised about the word ‘Dutch‘ in the title. Why? Well, it was simply an apple crumble. Tasty (and pretty) as they are, they’re definitely not a Dutch apple pie. Not even close.

Mar 2, 2009

Raspberry Cheesecake Brownies

  Sometimes you happen upon a recipe that looks so utterly delicious, you have no other choice than to roll up your sleeves, head over to your kitchen and get to work. In my case there’s also a little camera action thrown in, making it slightly more difficult at times. Pity me. That’s how it was when I happened upon this Raspberry Cheesecake Brownies recipe. Saw them in a magazine (Delicious), coveted…

Feb 23, 2009

Molasses Cookies

Thanks for all the molasses recipes! It turned out to be an impressive collection! I’ve ordered two extra jars … a girl can never be prepared enough. I happened upon a recipe I really liked. Or better said; I happened upon several recipes I really liked. Rather than choosing one of them, I just combined all of them. Tweaked them a bit -added and subtracted a few things- until I…