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Give Away! Dutch Care Package! (time’s up)
Thanks for entering everyone! You guys are pie lovers for sure! Not a typically Dutch thing for the holidays, and not something I eat or make very often, but I’ll dive into some old cookbooks to see what I can come up with.
Random.org gave me #103, which is Michelle. Please contact me via kay@kayotic.nl or use the contact form in my site so I can get you your package! Hope you’ll like the goodies!
Why the sheep? Because it depicted my mood perfectly. Meeeeeeeh.
You see, there are days I’ll be confined to my kitchen, trying to whip up a half-decent meal after a long hard day, only to find the pasta boiling over staining my gas-stove to the point of demise, butter smudges on my new jeans, an ill-fitting bra that irritates the heck out of me and my kiddo slaughtering a good piece of salmon by stretching it out like a rubber Freddy Krueger mask all the while yelling: “Look mom, I’ve made a giraffe! And now it’s an elephant!”.
It’s days like this that make me wonder just what the heck I was thinking—how delusional I must have been—to ever think I could combine being a mom, having a life, work and a household with a food blog. I must have been stir crazy. I should be entering an insanity plea, really! Yet strangely enough I somehow always manage to find inspiration in the strangest places, just when I need it. Which really is nothing short of a miracle in that deranged household of mine where it’s never, ever quiet.
This time the inspiration wouldn’t come to me. No matter what I did; begging her on bended knee, crying, yelling, throwing stuff, she was relentless. I racked my head when a brilliant idea popped into mind! Give away! Now I turn off the stove and call the pizza line. Ain’t life grand!
I thought it would be fun to do another specific Dutch food items give away for you to mess with in the kitchen. Just like the one I did here, sans the small rookworst because our local grocery store (aka them evildoers), stopped carrying them for reasons unknown. I’ll replace it with a nice, big piece of Speculaas—a yummy and crunchy Dutch holiday cookie and will throw in a few random things. A fun Dutch care package. I kinda like getting people hooked on food items they’ll never be able to buy again. I’m evil like that.
- To enter, make my life easier by letting me know what kind of recipes you generally look for around Thanksgiving and Christmas time.
* Only one entry per person and no entries after Monday 10am CET, please. I’ll announce the winner later that day!
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olliebollen!!! (is that how you spell it?) Love this Dutch Christmas treat!!!
I like all the tried and true faves. Veggies are always at the top of my list. Creamy, cheesy and baked is good!!!
Aside from the regular turkey, mashed potatoes, and cranberry sauce, Thanksgiving is always accompanied by my grandmother’s schaum torte with strawberries. I think the recipe finds its roots in Germany but has since resided in Wisconsin making our Thanksgiving dinners unforgettable!
I usually look for “traditional with a twist” items.
The only thing I ever look for recipes for at Thanksgiving time are baked goods: pies, breads, etc. The rest I can make from memory since I’ve been helping my mom and grandma since I was a wee one.
I haven’t had a proper Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner for two years. Living abroad in Spain makes that a bit difficult. So since I still won’t be having an American Thanksgiving or Christmas this year, a Dutch one sounds lovely.
Steak, with a dark sauce like port or wine and delicious creamy potatoes. Mashed or baked. For dessert it’s Tiramisu and for snack peanutbutter cookies. Now that I live in London for a couple of months I realize how much I miss the Dutch food! Fabulous site, thanks for all the recipes; you make my life so much easier!
-Judie
I love fresh cranberries and I am always looking for new cranberry recipes. I love cranberry chutney, fresh cranberry relish, and I am looking for the perfect cranberry pie.
The one dish that I look forward to every holiday season is Pumkin Roll. It is a thin pumpkin cake frosted with cream cheese frosting and rolled up like a jelly roll, so that when you cut a slice it is a swirly looking cake.
Stuffed oven baked turkey and a deep fried turkey, cornbread casserole with maple butter, broccoli cheese casserole, gravy, green bean casserole, fresh cranberry punch, turkey vegetable soup, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, sugared dates, and I make about 14 pies. If you are coming to my house, I’ll make your favorite pie.
I HAVE to stick with some of the traditional recipes, but I always look for new ways to cook the turkey and some desserts.
Hi Kay,
I still would love a Taai Taai recipe!……but not having that dream fulfilled…. I would love more appetizer ideas. I recently started catering and also throw some parties around the holidays that are appetizer based. I love the stuff you have on your site so far and I know that the Dutch have really great finger foods!
I love to make anything cranberry related–cranberry sauce, turkey, brie and cranberry chutney sandwiches—-pumpkin blondies, creamed spinach, stewed tomatoes–YUM!
Pies. Must have pies and I like to keep challenging myself with new and interesting variations. My goal is to try to find some golden syrup which makes the best pecan pie (have not been able to find any here). Holiday time also means winter and that means soups, and I have cravings for good old-fashioned chicken soup (never learned how to make). But, mostly I miss my Oma’s homemade chicken soup (can’t find anything like it here–mostly I think because I can’t get any lavas).
You have some great recipes! Thanks for the give away. I would say I look for good side dishes and also good dessert. And potatoes. Always potatoes.
pumpkin!! my absolute fav (:
Sweets are perfect for the hoidays!
I look for savory dishes – vegetable sides, breads, appetizers. I need something to balance out all of the sweets!
Anytime I come here, no matter the season, I’m looking for something truly Dutch. Rarely disappointed.
BTW, I’m giving away an Apple iPod touch on my website this week. Check it out.
I generally like to look for new ways to make old favorites. New turkey techniques (hello brining!) and new alternatives to the usual green bean casserole and marshmallow yams.