At the beginning of this month I promised myself I was going to practice decorating sugar cookies with royal icing, trying out…
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March 2011
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Before you say eeeeeeeew, let me assure you of two things. One, this cake tastes nothing like sauerkraut and two, it’s one of…
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When I lived in Munich the Viktualienmarkt was the place to find exotic spices and produce, the biggest array of cheeses, herbs,…
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One of my favorite treats as a child was delivered by the Good Humor Man. When we would hear him cycling down…
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I love basil. I love orange. Period. These were perfect. The cookie itself is not very sweet but the orange frosting makes…
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When I saw a post on Cupcakes Take the Cake announcing a cupcake store, Wir Machen Cupcakes (translation: We Make Cupcakes) had opened…
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I travel a lot. When I am home for an extended period of time I welcome the opportunity to dive into my…
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I know I know. This is my second post today. I was going to put these together with the last post for…
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I am on a marshmallow making kick for sure. I already made a set for an Easter post. These four leaf clover…
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On one special trip to Istanbul I discovered sumac. I was trolling the Spice Bazaar saw a mound of it displayed and…
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This month’s Dessert Wars challenge went Green. We were given two lists of green colored ingredients and had to pick at least one…
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On my recent trip to NYC I had a list of bakeries to check out . Baked was at the top. Matt Lewis…
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Today is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Anyone who knows me well most likely remembers my AIDS activist days in the…
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Lemon and Lavender. So soft, sexy and spring like. I love the colors and the flavors and used this combination to accentuate…
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It’s that time of year again here in the Rhineland. Karneval. The songs, the costumes, the parades, the floats, the insane traditions…I…
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My love affair with the Milky Way bar goes back to my early childhood. Frozen or melted in my hot little hand,…
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One of my baking resolutions this year is to get much better at decorating cookies with the outline and flood method. This…