We’ve been camping in the city of Ghent for 4 days and quite frankly, we love it. When we started preparing for our trip to Belgium, it would seem obvious […]
The Mussels in Brussels
I know, kids eating mussels? You’d be surprised to know that kids can eat and learn to love “fruits de mer” without cringing when they first see them. Moules-Frites (pronounced […]
Frieten, Frites, French Fries or Patat?
Whatever you call it, we’ve been eating this daily during our visits to the Netherlands and Brussels. Frites (let’s just call it this since we’ve gotten used to it), is […]
Move Over Sprinkles!!
There’s a new bad boy in the house, HAGELSLAG! Whoever said sprinkles were only for kids, cupcakes and ice cream were so wrong. The thing that freaked the kids out […]
More Poffertjes Please!
We had to write a separate blog post about this special dessert item. Since we’ve been introduced to this mouth-watering mini pancakes by our friends at Hungry Birds, we’ve been […]
Dutch Licorice: Why Kids Should Try Them
Dutch Licorice or “drop” is a popular snack item in the Netherlands. If you’ve ever heard the phrase; Never trust a Dutch person offering you a Dutch “candy”, you have […]
Tasting Suriname
While in the Netherlands we managed to meet up with a friend who we knew from Dubai 20 years ago. She invited us to her home to have a traditional […]
Oh Them Stroopwafles…
Waffles are my kids favorite breakfast item when dining out. They just can’t get enough of it. With syrup, without, with chocolate sauce or nutella, strawberries or cream, they like […]
Oahu Eats: A bit of Scandinavia in Paradise
Breakfast, the most important meal of day. Actually, its THE most important meal period, for my kids anyway. They look forward to the weekend when their Dad takes them to […]