• December 5, 2020
  • Eveline Broeders-Wilke
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Sinterklaas

Yes! Today it's Sinterklaas day, a children's feast!. Together with family and friends.....or not because Corona measures in The Netherlands  prohibits to gather with more then two people outside  the same household. So how did you celebrate Sinterklaas? Zoom? Facetime? Skype? Or just within your own household? Anyhow, Sinterklaas night is about being together and sharing. M and I, having no children of ourselves, haven't celebrated Sinterklaas for years. My mom used to bake 'gevulde speculaas' and buy 'chocolade letters' for us. Because we have to miss this here in the US, I baked 'pepernoten' today. The only spice we took with us was 'koek en speculaas' and that came in handy today. The appr. 75 'pepernoten' are delicious, but we are a little homesick now.

Have a beautiful Sunday everyone!!!

ps. This year my mom sent me a picture of her own baked 'gevulde speculaas'. It looks so good 😊 that I can 'smell and taste' it here.

 

comments:

  • The Sunnyside Sisters Bed and Breakfast / Patty C avatar
    Patty C
      
    December 6, 2020
      
    from Clarksville, VA
      
    I’m not sure what that is but it sure looks yummy! Kind of looks like our brownies with peanuts.
    • The Sunnyside Sisters Bed and Breakfast / {author} avatar
      E
        
      December 7, 2020
        
      It is yummy!!! Basically it is cookie dough with speculaas (cinnamon, clove amd nutmeg) spice fulled with almond paste😋
  • The Sunnyside Sisters Bed and Breakfast / Marieke  avatar
    Marieke
      
    December 7, 2020
      
    Nice you celebrated Sinterklaas Eveline! Do the pepernoten taste different in de US? I can imagine that this day triggers homesickness. Happily for you it is just one day!
    • The Sunnyside Sisters Bed and Breakfast / {author} avatar
      E
        
      December 7, 2020
        
      Thanks sis. Yes the pepernoten tasted almost the same as back home. Thanks to the speculaas spice:-) Thinking positive, I like that😄😘
  • The Sunnyside Sisters Bed and Breakfast / Richard Flapper avatar
    Richard Flapper
      
    December 9, 2020
      
    Oeehhh… lekkah!!!! 😊
    • The Sunnyside Sisters Bed and Breakfast / {author} avatar
      Martijn Broeders
        
      December 9, 2020
        
      Ja erg goed!!! (For Patty: Yes really great!!)
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