Poffertjes are little pancake puffs, a traditional Dutch treat, perfect for Pancake Day – Shrove Tuesday. Here’s a recipe, courtesy of dutchfood.about.com: Ingredients: 1 level tsp instant yeast 1 tbsp milk 1 cup buckwheat flour (100 g) 1 cup flour (100 g) 2 eggs 1 tsp sugar 1/2 tsp salt 1 1/4 cups warm milk…
This is a tale of land, wind and water that started from the moment we embarked on the ferry from Harwich in England. From high up on the deck of Stena Britannica, our ferry to Holland, the historic port of Harwich looks like a toy landscape on its promontory amid a ...