…which is Happy Chinese New Year, in Dutch.
Just to share some photos of the celebrations in The Hague
Traditions
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- Kitchen Butterfly
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- February 13th, 2010
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- 15 Comments
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- Traditions
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- Chinese New Year Celebrations
Events in The Hague
The Year of the Tiger
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That’s how the Dutch describe this event people like me, who come only to watch the proceedings….and not take part! We do it voor Spek en Bonen – for bacon and beans!
Yep, that’s me 
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Would you take a dip in ocean waters….at 0 degrees centigrade?
- Author name:
- Kitchen Butterfly
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- January 4th, 2010
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- 20 Comments
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- Traditions
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- Events at Scheveningen
New Year's events
New Years Dive
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I’m an MOT (mother-of-three), life has changed since I was a teenager.
A long time ago, schedules were kept and routines followed. In the days BC (Before Children), alarm clocks worked and children slept in their beds. But that was a long time ago.
- Author name:
- Kitchen Butterfly
- Publish date:
- December 29th, 2009
- Discussion:
- 25 Comments
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- Cooking
Traditions - Tags:
- Christmas
Christmas dinner
Delicious Brussel sprouts recipe
Easy Turkey breast recipe
Pear and Cranberry sauce
Turkey breast hasselback
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- Kitchen Butterfly
- Publish date:
- December 24th, 2009
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- 17 Comments
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- Traditions
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- Christmas
Christmas wishes
Poladroid
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I’m amazed at how many events are happening this period. Sinterklaas and Christmas parties. An amazing time of culture and learning for me.
Today it is the perfectly timed Scandinavia Santa Lucia celebration, and the American School of the Hague, with its large Scandinavian community is putting on a show . I also say perfect because this afternoon, I head north (nordic north for the first time ever) for a relaxing, albeit cold weekend in Copenhagen with my friend, I’ll try to tweet if I can!
- Author name:
- Kitchen Butterfly
- Publish date:
- December 12th, 2009
- Discussion:
- 14 Comments
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- Traditions
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- December celebrations
Nordic traditions
Santa Lucia
Scandinavian celebrations
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If I say I love Sligro…one more time, what would you say or do? And The Haguest card, that brought us Eten & Drinken 2010? Would you think that I had gone over the top? Alright then, wait and see what fun we had and what great delights we had to eat at my very first Christmas party of the season!
So, after work today, we (as in the whole family) and friends included, trooped to Sligro, to the joy of my kids who have always longed to go to my fave shop but have never had a chance for kids under 12 are not allowed (large shop, numerous dangers…) and so, this was their chance!
We were welcomed by Emina, office manager for The Haguestcard. After Eten& Drinken 2010, we exchanged emails….but had never met. Would you believe that as soon as I started taking photos, she said ‘you must be the lady with the blog’. I was SHOCKED and promptly said ‘how did you know?’ to which she responded, ’cause people don’t go around taking photos…..’ essentially, I figured, like I do .
Anyhow, I have a trademark now…so I might as well enjoy it!
- Author name:
- Kitchen Butterfly
- Publish date:
- December 10th, 2009
- Discussion:
- 16 Comments
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- Traditions
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- Christmas party
Food fair
food fest
Sligro
The hague events
The Haguest card events
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Sinterklaas is come and gone, he’s hopped back on his boat – destination – Spanje! Dag, St Nicholas, tot volgende jaar (St Nicholas, till next year).
But no one calls him Nicholas. It is the name of a saint and much too ‘uppity’ for your everyday Dutch man. The Dutch pride themselves on being ‘equal’, except you’re the queen or otherwise blue-blooded. And so, St Nicholas became Sinterklaas!
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- Kitchen Butterfly
- Publish date:
- December 7th, 2009
- Discussion:
- 17 Comments
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- Traditions
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- Dutch Recipes
Dutch Traditions
Sinterklaas
Top dutch traditions
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We interrupt the Thanksgiving transmission to bring you breaking news – Sint is in TOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Author name:
- Kitchen Butterfly
- Publish date:
- November 21st, 2009
- Discussion:
- 15 Comments
- Categories:
- Traditions
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- Dutch celebrations
Sinterklass
Top dutch traditions
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Talk about melangés…talk about Indonesia and its delicious patchwork of influences from all over Asia – peanut sauces and hot chilies from Thailand, Vietnamese nam pla (fish sauce) and terasi (shrimp paste), Indian spices, Chinese stirfries… a conglomerate of tastes and techniques all rolled up.
More often than not, a typical Indonesian meal combines sweet, sour, hot and spicy, even throwing in a bit of punch. Some may find it too sweet but if it’s served right then you just love it.
Anyway, this weekend past, I got invited to a Braderie (dutch for fair) to celebrate Indonesia’s independence from Dutch rule (August 17th, 1949), conveniently close to where we live. Or so I thought till we arrived. To police. To no parking slots. To masses of beings… from all corners of the dutch earth. My kleine dorp (little village) was overflowing.
- Author name:
- Kitchen Butterfly
- Publish date:
- August 18th, 2009
- Discussion:
- 10 Comments
- Categories:
- Cooking
Traditions - Tags:
- Food fair
Indonesian
Saté
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