Monthly Archives: July 2009

breakfast in… Netherlands, Belgium or France?

07/19/2009 | Topic: places to go

… and soon I will add England to that list, oh, and Italy! But in the meantime, we as a family have noticed specific differences in our breakfasts across these 3 countries. I told my boys the other day “I love the second B.” The what? The second B… [more]

Croquettes… nothing to write home about

07/09/2009 | Topic: places to go

You know I love ranting and raving about food… sharing effort-worthy recipes and life-altering food experiences. I get a kick out of inspirations for a great new appetizer… and am proud of our family’s favorite dishes (a tough title to attain). But part of me shies away from critiquing… [more]

I will have a BOL please

07/04/2009 | Topic: just talk

No it isn’t a misspelling; bol is actually a Dutch word, a description of a certain kind of treat. I have seen apple bol, chocolate bol and the boys ate hazelnut bols (pictured). An apple bol is [generally speaking] a whole apple, cored and filled with brown sugar/cinnamon/butter and… [more]