Every New Year’s Eve my mom cooks up a batch of Oliebollen, a traditional Dutch pastry similar to a doughnut which is often eaten during the winter and always served on New Years Eve. Oliebollen, literally translated as ‘Oil Balls’ are made from simple ingredients of flour, eggs, milk and yeast and typically filled with either raisins or apples and enjoyed warm with a dusting of confectioners’ sugar on top. The delicious smell alone brings me right back to my...