Travelers Notebook
Deliciously Dutch Part II
The Dutch can boast a food culture that includes open-air markets with a variety of fresh food products that include meat, cheese, fruits and vegetables. Many Dutch who live outside the city have home gardens too. This allows for much of the population to eat locally and seasonally. The abundance of seasonal vegetables contributes to
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Poffertjes
Literally translated from Dutch to English poffertjes means fritter. These little cakes get their name from the Dutch word meaning to puff up like popcorn or popovers. This is a tasty Dutch treat served traditionally with butter on top, and a generous sprinkling of powdered sugar. However, there is no reason to stop there because
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Deliciously Dutch
Our vacation began in the town of Terborg, located in the providence of Gelderland, approximately 10-km from the German border. This eastern part of the Netherlands provides a typical Dutch landscape of abundant green space, farms, and bicycle paths in a country where they take their bicycles seriously. So seriously, that they are the only
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Be Home Soon!!
I am disappointed that I have not been able to share my travel experience with you while I am away in Holland. By the time, there is time to sit down in quiet space, it is far too late in the evening, and I am too bone tired to try to put sentences together.The trip
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Going Dutch
My wooden shoes are ready! The family is ready to enjoy a travel journey to Holland to spend with friends. As an extra treat, a speed train to Paris for a couple of days to see the sights. We are hoping to get off the tourist path at least for awhile in Paris, to enjoy