An oliebol is a traditional Dutch and Belgian food. They are called oliebollen (literally: oil spheres) in the Netherlands.In English they are more commonly known as Dutch Doughnuts or Dutchies.(Wikipedia)
This is what we have on New Year's Eve! Many Dutch women have already started to bake "oliebollen"! I buy them, because we don't need so many. My sister, who lost her husband recently, will stay with me.
A Happy New Year! Our New Year starts with fireworks. Lots of noise, sometimes very colourful, but always risky for careless boys, who try to invent new fireworks.
Anyway we'll stay indoors and watch the spectacle from behind my windows.
15 comments:
The oliebol is delicious, I wish I could taste one.. Sorry for your loss, sending my prayer to your sister. Have a happy day and week ahead! I wish you and your family a happy,healthy New Year!
Oh, yes! I agree with Eileen! I'd love to have an oliebol -- right now!! Sending prayers and holding good thoughts for your sister and wishing all of you a very happy, healthy new year!!
I want some of those doughnuts with my tea. Happy New Year.
Worth a Thousand Words
Like Hawaii-style Malasadas...a Lenten pastry introduced y the Portuguese.
Enjoy a lovely time, and many happy returns of the day.
ALOHA from Honolulu
ComfortSpiral
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We have a great Dutch baker in our town, - I must ask him about oliebols - sound delicious.
My condolences to your sister and my best wishes to you and your family Wil for happiness in the New Year.
Those donuts looks delicious! Wishing you and yours a kind and wonderful new year.
Look forward to the dawning of a new year with hope and wishes for health and happiness to you and your family.
I have never heard of "oliebols" maybe they are known in the Flemish part of Belgium. People here in the French speaking part don't do them, or at least I have never seen one ! Usually they do a long lasting New Year's dinner with foie gras (I hate) and other sophisticated things. We did it in the past, now everybody brings a plate and wine and we make a buffet, that's far easier !
looks yummy!
ROG, ABCW
Yum Yum they look delicious, I love donuts but your version looks even more delicious
Best wishes for the new Year dear Wil,
Di.x
They look delicious! We always spend New Year's Eve quietly at home. If there are fireworks, Scruffy will hide in the cupboard where his kittilitter box is, up on a shelf at the back of the cupboard.
They look a marvelous New Year treat.
I've never tasted olibollen but they look yummy. Wish you a very happy 2015. Lovely pic of the fireworks.
Oh those oliebols look delicious. I would love to try one.
Happy New Year Wil. It is good that you can be there for your sister.
Lovely to learn about the Oliebol :)
You know what?
We have a similar sweet in Odisha (a state of India).
Have a great year!
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