For some reason, staying up past midnight during New Year’s Eve and celebrating the new year has resulted in a lot of, once-a-year snacks all over the world. In the Netherlands, you’re bound to find a pile of oliebollen in…
Crispy, spiced, papadums (or papads) make a great starter or side dish to a meal. But what is the best way to make these thin Indian ‘crackers’ – and why are they so crispy? Let’s figure it out! Aside from…
Trying to decorate cookies or a cake with royal icing? But having issues getting the icing just right? If so, you’ve come to the right place! Even though royal icing might seem to be finicky, it is actually quite a…
Have you ever made icing to decorate your cookies, donuts, or maybe a cake? Were you also amazed at just how much powdered sugar you had to add to only a very little bit of water? It’s common for recipes…
A common snack for breakfast, or in between meals, in the Netherlands is a product called ‘ontbijtkoek’, ‘kruidkoek’ or ‘peperkoek’*. It’s best translated as a soft gingerbread cake. It’s soft, and moist, and contains a mix of spices. It’s so…
Who doesn’t want a light and fluffy, airy, donut? Well, maybe not everyone, but I sure prefer a light and airy donut over a dense greasy one. So when reading that a water roux (also referred to as tang zhong)…
Every time we whip up some egg whites into a white, light, and airy foam we’re a little amazed. It’s pretty special how such a simple ingredient can hold on to so much air! Even more special, when you consider…
Honeycomb definitely is one of the more theatrical candies to make. Once you add that baking soda to the boiling hot sugar, the fizzing and puffing are sure to impress your viewers. Once the show is over and your honeycomb…
When visiting friends who regularly brew their own beer, they told us about this great sugar syrup they had made to add to their beer. It was a dark brown, almost coffee/chocolatey, syrup with a great flavor. They had made…
Crispy and light brown on the outside, soft and cooked on the inside. Strong enough to hold its shape when held up straight and definitely not oily or soggy. Sounds like quite a good french fry (or chip, as the…
Some cooking instructions are so common, that you kind of assume them to be true. However, just because most recipes on Google tell you something, doesn’t mean it’s true, unfortunately. There are enough statements that are just copied along and…
It’s impossible to count all the different types of breads made in this world. There are simply too many. It’s even more impossible to count all the different iterations within one bread. Everyone makes their baguettes, naans, challah, or tortillas…