Oliebollen sounds so much more festive and healthier than Oil Balls, the literal Dutch translation of oliebollen. Heck, even Donuts and Funnel Cake sound better than Deep- Fried-Bread-with-Sugar-On-Top. Isn’t it interesting what a name can do? Sometimes you might forget what you’re eating. My favorite deep fried snack is still a chocolate covered and chocolate chip filled donut from Fosters Donuts in Thousand Oaks. I don’t even know if they exist anymore, but this used to be a family tradition for us on weekends or holidays and we have so many fun memories around this food group! 🙂

Today I was asked to volunteer to serve oliebollen to all the students at our school.  It’s a tradition at our kids’ school to serve these to all the children when they come back from the holiday break. Word spread so quickly that there were FREE OLIEBOLLEN and even the upper school kids came to fight for a position in line to get their fair share.

HERE I AM with Rachel, serving our friend Cami, after all the kids were done eating.

Oliebollen are Dutch pastries normally eaten during the Christmas Holidays and New Years Eve.  They are sold at fairs and throughout winter time. Everyone here goes crazy over these and gets so excited to eat them, including my kids. Most kids prefer them plain with powdered sugar. However they also come with currants, and sometimes you can order a special one with apples inside, or sometimes even with a creamy custard filling.

Are you hungry or did you lose your appetite? For me, I skipped ’em today, but they are really good!