I never use a recipe book that doesn’t have pictures. I badly need the inspiration, and I tend to learn visually. So when I searched for a Dutch recipe for kruidnoten I was absolutely blown away by the gorgeous images on kayotickitchen.com. Talk about inspiration! Kay even has beautiful pictures of the preparation of her dishes (so if I don’t quite follow due to translation issues, I can follow her step-by-step pictures).
Now I’m moving my laptop to the kitchen. I’m going to try the recipe for kruidnoten, in honor of the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson arriving in our great land. By the way, Kay was happy to let me use her image for this post. I wanted you to experience her magic on my blog.
Kruidnoten is a traditional Dutch Sinterklaas treat, and Kay does a great job of describing the event in her blog. That’s KRAUT-note-en, but I’m sure I can add a few more syllables in my native southern US accent.
Just a quick warning. Plan on losing track of your time when you visit kayotickitchen.com. This year I’m hoping to have a wonderful Kayotic Thanksgiving and Christmas feast, instead the usual chaotic one. I wonder if Kay’s home is as beautiful as her culinary arts.
December 2, 2009 at 4:19 pm |
Hi Janie,
This is the first year our family is using your website to do a Secret Santa.
Being Dutch, I’m enjoying reading about your connection with your Dutch cohorts and incorporating Dutch recipes and Sinter Klaas traditions in this activity! My Dutch parents would give each of us children a chocolate letter (the initial of our first names) for Sinter Klaas. Droste makes these and you can order them from any Dutch food website. My mom and her best friend also made Appelflappen( a fried apple treat, with a crepe-like outer shell) and Ollieballen(big doughy balls with raisins and courants in them). Dunkin’ Donuts has something pretty close to these in their stores.
Hetty in Maryland
Keep up the good work!
December 2, 2009 at 5:03 pm |
Hi Hetty, so glad you’re enjoying http://www.DrawNames.com! Thanks for adding the traditions that you enjoy… I’ll be looking for those chocolate letters in the specialty stores! Janie