tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post1062629746690631455..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: Oliebollen -- Maressa MortimerKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-38296891047515713802021-01-20T12:56:17.148+00:002021-01-20T12:56:17.148+00:00Hi Maressa, nice one! Oliebollen are great - well ...Hi Maressa, nice one! Oliebollen are great - well the first three are but fireworks is one Dutch tradition I'd gladly farewell. Kirsten Betthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16550668028537655925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-76373744917072648772021-01-16T14:02:30.692+00:002021-01-16T14:02:30.692+00:00Great to see you on the blog Maressa and a great p...Great to see you on the blog Maressa and a great post!Peter Leylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07717370262319438102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-39340428406626738752021-01-16T07:36:48.300+00:002021-01-16T07:36:48.300+00:00Thanks, Eden, that made me smile! Happy New Year!Thanks, Eden, that made me smile! Happy New Year!Maressa Mortimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09835960773324597236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-33400931518254012132021-01-16T02:04:41.006+00:002021-01-16T02:04:41.006+00:00Hi Maressa, fascinating topic.
Food and writing ...Hi Maressa, fascinating topic. <br /><br />Food and writing are two of my favourite things. :D<br /><br />I recently made Yorkshire pudding to go with turkey. I'm no fan of flour/bread products but my husband likes them so it's always fun to try them. As usual, I set off the smoke alarm because they have to be cooked at such a high temperature and it gets smokey from the oil!<br /><br />I will have to try oliebollen. They sound exquisite, and if it connects me somehow to the Netherlands - a place I really fell in love with when I visited many years ago, then I am game!<br /><br />Happy New Year!<br /><br />Sorry to be late, <br /><br />xox<br />edenEden Bayleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08043540142363106345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-77157705137394749992021-01-15T23:19:37.225+00:002021-01-15T23:19:37.225+00:00What a great post! I love the comparison you make ...What a great post! I love the comparison you make here between baking and writing. My favourite Dutch food is stroopwaffles. Sometimes you can get them in Aldi. I think I would love all Dutch food by the sound of it! Inspiring post xDeborah Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11156120348177986321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-58438351939538502912021-01-15T21:51:01.791+00:002021-01-15T21:51:01.791+00:00I loved this and I want one of those olliebollen w...I loved this and I want one of those olliebollen with my coffee right now! Perfect analogy - I'm editing my novel and everything you say applies to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-55445237740521321332021-01-15T21:48:15.179+00:002021-01-15T21:48:15.179+00:00@clare, They're less sweet, but very filling. ...@clare, They're less sweet, but very filling. Thank you, that's very kind of you!<br /><br />@Fran, haha, yes, if you've chomped your way through a half baked oliebol, a saggy middle in a novel is very self explanatory...! 😂Maressa Mortimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09835960773324597236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-81270072534003970892021-01-15T20:49:11.324+00:002021-01-15T20:49:11.324+00:00I've just eaten a full meal and a macaron afte...I've just eaten a full meal and a macaron afterwards with coffee but I still salivated at this. You can cook these for me any time. Also, have you heard of the idea of the 'saggy middle'? Some writers use this term to describe that central part of a novel that doesn't have the same tightness and quality of the exciting beginning and ending until you improve it. Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-23725673845541076002021-01-15T20:09:36.263+00:002021-01-15T20:09:36.263+00:00Really nice first piece! Introducing us to a tradi...Really nice first piece! Introducing us to a traditional Dutch dish... sounds yummy - how do doughnuts compare, and what sort of a story do they tell, I wonder?<br />Clare Weiner (Mari Howard)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03509159907199642490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-37135804968790578372021-01-15T19:03:56.614+00:002021-01-15T19:03:56.614+00:00I really enjoyed this, Maressa, and now I feel hun...I really enjoyed this, Maressa, and now I feel hungry!Ruth Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08003567520622418193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-30832453145288197942021-01-15T18:26:27.748+00:002021-01-15T18:26:27.748+00:00I love this analogy. Seriously, it made me think. ...I love this analogy. Seriously, it made me think. Great post and well done.brilliant post, Maressa. I love this analogy. Well done Wendy H. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04022089775887274043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-30296221982397898782021-01-15T18:14:26.349+00:002021-01-15T18:14:26.349+00:00You rather than me! I love eating them though...
T...You rather than me! I love eating them though...<br />Thank you, really appreciate it!Maressa Mortimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09835960773324597236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-84659839439504162282021-01-15T14:17:33.652+00:002021-01-15T14:17:33.652+00:00Made and baked just right, Maressa. Plenty of writ...Made and baked just right, Maressa. Plenty of writing food for thought...and it has left me wanting more. Reb MacRathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645014425062542505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-54255295378687365962021-01-15T10:23:57.176+00:002021-01-15T10:23:57.176+00:00Thank you, Sandra! Happy New Year!Thank you, Sandra! Happy New Year!Maressa Mortimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09835960773324597236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-84364365274103527822021-01-15T09:51:25.155+00:002021-01-15T09:51:25.155+00:00Happy New Year, Maressa! And thank you for this de...Happy New Year, Maressa! And thank you for this delightful post. It made me smile but also think.Sandra Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01761260568729338471noreply@blogger.com