Sammsterdam

My husband asked me to make cake the other day. Our conversation looked kinda like this: Him: cake would be nice. Me: what kind of cake?...

You can bake a (low calorie) cake and eat it too!

Making a dessert doesn't have to be an all day, time intensive job and there is nothing wrong with using pre-made ingredients if that...

Speculaas...the new pumpkin spice in my book. I use my own blend in everything from cookies to gevulde speculaas

Easy chocolate chip cookies that let you use up odds and ends of candy in your pantry...yes please!

Gluten free, egg free, lactose free pumpkin cookie goodness!

Join me every Friday for a pop-up shop style bake sale and pick up some freshly baked pastries to start your weekend right!

These big and fluffy egg based cookies use simple ingredients and taste just like the store bought ones in Holland.

A fun and festive centerpiece to a spring dinner party, this palette knife painted cake was a great challenge to learn a new technique!

Kitchen poetry was never so sweet

Dutch Snacks....Do I Make Them? Ah, the elusive search for our favorite deep fried snacks always comes to a frenzy this time of year....

This recipe will feed a crowd. Perfect for a house full of teens, potlucks, or as my mom would do, send along with me to cross country...

Layers of delicately spiced cake and salted caramel buttercream covered with a homemade caramel drip.

A bunny cake for your spring brunch couldn't be easier, especially when you're making it with good friends!

Prepare yourself for the most delicious cookie ever to be seen alongside a cup of coffee.

Not all cakes have to be sweet, they can be savory too!

Simple yet elegant was the direction I took when making this wedding cake top for a very good friend of mine.

Classic Dutch krentenbol flavors are what these sweet raisin buns are all about. 12 for $25 and baked to order for each customer.

Egg yolks and citrus make these cookies beautifully yellow and delicious to eat!