Rode Kool – Red Cabbage with Apples

Rode Kool – Red Cabbage with Apples

My Mom used to make this often when I was a kid, because it was one of Dad’s favorites. It is a delicous combination of sweet & sour with warm Dutch spices. It goes great with Dutch Spiced Beef and many other dishes.This dish was 

Hachee – Dutch Spiced Beef

Hachee – Dutch Spiced Beef

The name Hachee is derived from the French term hacher – too chop. Traditionally made with beef it uses onion, vinegar, and warm spices to create a richly delicious dinner. It can be served over boiled potatoes or rice, and it goes great with Rode 

Dutch Pea Soup – Snert!

Dutch Pea Soup – Snert!

This is a traditional dish in the Netherlands, with a ham stock and peas as a base for the soup and other vegetables and meats added for flavor. The test for a good pot of snert is that a spoon can stand up straight in 

Nasi Goreng (Indonesian Fried Rice)

Nasi Goreng (Indonesian Fried Rice)

This is a popular dish, not only in Indonesia but also in the Netherlands. You can make this as a side dish, and with the addition of some meat this can be a complete meal. It is often served with 2 eggs scrambled into the 

Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce

Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce

Chicken Skewers have become popular as a catering dish, showing up at weddings and meetings everywhere. Here is the original dish from Indonesia. You can cut the chicken into chunks or strips. Chunks work better if you will be eating with chopsticks, while strips look 

Dutch Lettuce Salad

Dutch Lettuce Salad

This is a traditional Dutch salad with a sweet and sour dressing made with bacon. I remember my Mom making this salad when I was young. The combination of soft egg, crisp lettuce and creamy dressing is delicious..

Boeskool

Boeskool

This is a favorite dish of mine from childhood. Made with potatoes and cabbage it is a type of an old Dutch dish called stamppot which is generally potatoes mashed with vegetables. This is traditionally served with mettwurst or some other smoked sausage, but my 

Oliebollen

Oliebollen

This is the traditional treat served on New Year’s Day in the Netherlands. Whatever you do, don’t call these doughnut holes!My mom would make these when I was a kid and I enjoy making them now when we have company at New Years. I like