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Dutch speculaas with almond paste

Speculaasjes are good, speculaas with almond paste is better. The version bought in Dutch shops is often a little on the…

22 years ago

Speculaasjes – Traditional Dutch Cookies

Speculaas or speculoos is one of the Dutch culinary specialties. It is a spiced cookie, made with wooden forms or…

22 years ago

Quince pie

Straight to the recipe A very special pie from the sixteenth century There is a growing interest for vegetables and…

22 years ago

Home Made Italian Pasta

The Italians are famous for their pasta. On this page you learn how to make fresh pasta, with eggs and…

22 years ago

Tortelli in brodo

Straight to the recipe An Italian recipe from the sixteenth century This is a real classic from the Italian kitchen:…

22 years ago

Sauces for broiled fish

Fish played a prominent role in the daily diet throughout the Catholic Middle Ages, because during set periods and days…

22 years ago

Just a little something for Valentine’s Day

Valentine's day is not a well known feast in The Netherlands, but it is being increasingly commercially exploited by florists…

22 years ago

Lamb-chops Pie

Straight to the recipe A Dutch recipe from the eighteenth century To serve lamb on Easter Sunday is an ancient…

22 years ago

Parsnip salad

Straight to the recipe A sixteenth-century Dutch recipe This winter salad for parsnips is taken from a Dutch cookbook from…

22 years ago

Medieval goose

Straight to the recipe An English recipe from the fourteenth century   Turkey seems to be the bird par excellence…

23 years ago