She was only 2.5 years old, when my niece Kimberly got her first cooking lesson from me. I brought her Chef gear and all the ingredients to make our first batch of Chocolate Chip Cookies. My all time favorite, and now hers too! We had so much fun that now, whenever I visit her, the…
Nothing beats the smell of home baked cookies. This stimulating experience actually starts with the licking of the mixing bowl to the tasting of the warm cookies, fresh from the oven. It also evokes a nice reminder of the time when I, as a child, assisted my mom in baking an apple pie. I like…
In honor of our King Alexander, we present an appropriate cake that belongs to the classics in the former Dutch Indies: Konginskroon (Dutch for King’s Crown). It was already found in East Indien cookbooks as early as the 19th century. There are various recipes and often it is about layers of cake sprinkled with a…