Recipe: Dutch Filled Speculaas Tray Bake (Gevuld Speculaas)

October 18, 2021.Reading time 8 minutes.

It’s finally getting chilly outside again and I am feeling all of the autumn vibes – I’m even looking forward to Christmas already! The changes in seasons also means a change in my baking. While I’m all about the light, fruity bakes in summer and spring, the colder months have me baking up a storm […]

Classic Dutch Apple Pie (with a little bit of soul)

November 3, 2013.Reading time 12 minutes.

The other day I was having lunch with my mother at La Place, which is a chain of buffet type restaurants in the Netherlands. Their food is usually pretty good — albeit a bit too expensive for a poor little student like yours truly — but La Place doesn’t exactly scream “passion for food”. Anyway, […]