Dutch Food

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New Recipe -- Pepernoten (Dutch Peppernut Cookies)

Made with rye flour and flavored with honey and ground aniseed rather than pepper, as their name would suggest, these chewy cookies are consumed in the weeks surrounding Sinterklaas. They ...
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Holiday Ideas from The Netherlands

I'd like to wish all my American and Dutch-American readers a very Happy Thanksgiving. While we don't celebrate the holiday here in Holland - in fact, we're in the throes ...
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New Cookbook Review -- Koekje

This tiny cookbook is like a cookie jar stuffed to the brim with delicious koekje recipes by two of the Netherlands's best-loved patissiers. The book features some 100 recipes, including ...
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New! Where to Try Dutch Food in Amsterdam

After a long love affair with all things foreign, Amsterdam's chefs have been rediscovering the simple joys of the Netherlands' native cuisine. Some serve traditional staples such as stamppot and ...
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What's the Difference Between Sinterklaas and Sint-Maarten?

Last week, I wrote about the feast of Sint-Maarten, and this week I mentioned the official arrival of Sinterklaas in the Netherlands. The names may sound confusingly similar, but these ...
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