ORANGE CITY, Iowa — The Dutch Bakery is a made-from-scratch bakery, said Kathy Meendering, day manager. "All our products are started from scratch with the basic ingredients of flour, sugar, and ...

The price of the Sinterklaas staple, the chocolate letter, has risen by 25% since last year because of failed harvests, inflation and a volatile market fed by speculation, the Financieele Dagblad ...

Nearly all the chocolate letters on sale for this year’s Sinterklaas celebrations come from sustainable or fair trade sources, according to Oxfam Novib. Some 22 million of the 23 million letters which ...

On the night of the 4th, Sinterklaas visited us and left us with pfeffernusse and chocolates. Traditionally, a chocolate letter of the person’s first name is left, along with pepernoten speculaas, a ...

Photos: Sinterklaas 2023 in Rhinebeck The only crowd barrier, to keep people out of the path of the parade, was a simple strip painted on the street, back of which people were supposed to stand to ...

The Northwest Iowa epicenter of all things Dutch, Orange City, really struts its heritage during the annual Tulip Festival.

Kitchen Window: Belgian Sweets Not Just For 'Sinterklaas' Spiced cookies shaped like windmills or villagers mark celebrations of St. Nicholas (or Sinterklaas) — and remind food writer Emily ...

On the eve of Sinterklaas, kids leave out carrots for Sinterklass' horse — which he rides instead of a sleigh with reindeer. And instead of stockings, kids leave out shoes ...

On a white horse, Sinterklaas leads families carrying lanterns in Holland, Michigan, on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018.

Rhinebeck’s Sinterklaas festival began 37 years ago to foster community spirit at the Christmas holidays. Today, it’s still opening hearts to the magic of the tradition.