By Guus , 20 September 2009

Dutch treats here include the split pea soup with ham, gevulde koek, Dutch butter cake and others, but as the name suggests the specialty here are caramel cookie waffles. The stroopwafels are made from scratch with all natural ingredients from a traditional Dutch recipe. Since 1981.

By Guus , 20 September 2009

Nice run. No rain this time. Ran without a watch but my blackberry said it was 155 minutes, a nice time.

Saw 1 turtle, 1 black snake and 1 copperhead (!) snake on the trail. The latter, a pretty dangerous snake, was pointed out to me by some people standing still on the trail. Must be the weather.

By Guus , 19 September 2009

You know how you can feel guilty about not having read certain books?

Well, I've always felt guilty that there are certain books from high school I never got a chance to read. The last couple of weeks I've done some 'catching up' and I read a couple of the most popular high school books I'd not read yet.

So two were nice (I really enjoyed To Kill a Mockingbird) and two weren't very good. In the mean time I'm working on a new project that I'm enjoying very much; more on that later.

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By Guus , 19 September 2009

Terribly depressing. Nicely done how it transfers you into the depressing life of an adolescent, the author writes well, but depressing nevertheless.

By Guus , 19 September 2009

A Touch of Dutch is a cute store on Whidbey Island, Washington, a "place which seems literally
suspended in a time of by-gone days". They've been in business since 1995 and also have an on-line store.

The store carries a wide variety of Dutch products; their store has categories such as "Dutch Wedding and Party favors" and they even sell soccer attire of the Dutch national team. Exclusive to the store is a line of humorous Dutch cards (which is available for wholesale to other Dutch stores).

By Guus , 19 September 2009

The only real "brown café" in the United States! Owner Addy imported all furnishings from the Netherlands, and serves bitterballen & kroketten. Greenville, SC has the highest percentage European inhabitants per capita in the United States. (The website of the cafe has been down for a while, but it is definitely in business).

By Guus , 19 September 2009

This 'corner' store was founded by a lady who grew up in Pella, Iowa, a town with a large Dutch community. De Hoek Traditions specializes in delicious teas (they even make their own blends). Of course they also carry the Pickwick blend, and there's a number of Dutch delicacies for sale including rusk. Since 2005.

By Guus , 19 September 2009

"Dubbel Dutch opened its doors on November 8, 2003, and has grown ever since to become the Dutch hub for Dutchies in Denver-and-around, and has earned its marks with the neighborhood for the wonderful sandwiches and coffees that we serve."

Dutch in America.com visited Dubbel Dutch in January 2011; read our review here.