May 2011

A Local castle? Yes we have one. When I mention it to my friends in the States, they crack up. As Eddie Izzard says,…

There are no special picnics or barbeques here these past two days. Everyone is off to work this morning. A regular weekend has just…

I am proud to be pinch-hitting today over at Frosting for the Cause. Regular readers of this blog may have noticed the Frosting for…

This guy was the result of a special request from one of my nieces. Today is her end of year school party…

For sure I have angered the Deutsche Backen Ordnung (German Baking Order) Gods and there will be thunder and lightning in these parts soon.…

These are the luxurious version of Hostess Sno Balls snack of my childhood.  Seduced by buying them for their color, I had…

Remember what I said about getting out of my possible cupcake/macaron rut on my last post?  Looks like the Lemon Almond Wheels…

Sometimes I don’t even know I am stuck in a baking rut until I see new ideas. On a recent trip to…

You gotta have heart All you really need is heart When the odds are sayin’ you’ll never win that’s when the grin…

In my closet is a stash of liqueurs I picked up from various corners of the globe. This Violet one is from…

Friday the 13th was definitely doing it’s best to kick my ass. A batch of macarons made first thing in the morning…

I have been holding on to this German melon torte recipe for awhile now. Good thing I did because golden Honeydew melons…

Lemme say right off the bat this was an idea that didn’t turn out as well as I  expected.   I was…

I can’t even remember the last time I went to a baby shower and can count the ones I’ve been to on…

Frida Kahlo’s Almond Cornmeal Cookies came to me via a journey. With her fierce beauty and unique fashion sense, Frida Kahlo was…

With Cinco de Mayo almost upon us, I couldn’t resist making these. Last year I made chihuahua and margarita shaped cookies and spoke…

I got the idea for these cupcakes when I was visiting Munich’s Viktualienmarkt and I saw this huge maypole.  I had just…