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Exploring the Delights of a Traditional Dutch Breakfast

A Dutch Breakfast Adventure Breakfast, the most important meal of the day, varies widely across cultures, each offering its unique morning ritual. In the case of the Dutch, their traditional breakfast, or “ontbijt” as the Dutch call it, is a hearty and wholesome affair that reflects the country’s history, culture, and geography. Last summer we… Read More Exploring the Delights of a Traditional Dutch Breakfast

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A perfect winter meal, Split Pea Soup with Dutch pancakes.

I’m so happy that this soup is so easy to make and I don’t have to get any complicated, hard to find ingredients from the Netherlands. Just a delicious filling and healthy, hearty winter soup. The Dutch Split Pea Soup! For Americans it must be a very strange combination, but the Dutch crepe-like pancakes can… Read More A perfect winter meal, Split Pea Soup with Dutch pancakes.

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What are ”Nonnevotten”? How to make them at home for Carnaval.

It is the end of February. In Limburg, the south of the Netherlands, we celebrate Carnaval. Some people know it as “Carnival” in Brazil or “Mardi Gras” in New Orleans. During these festivities, in the Netherlands we eat some specific foods. On Ash Wednesday there are several ways we eat herring (raw or in a… Read More What are ”Nonnevotten”? How to make them at home for Carnaval.