December 2013

This is my last post of the year so I am suspending Macaron Monday’s just for today and going out of 2013…

This ice cream is perfect for the holidays. Creamy white custard studded with jewels of pomegranate seeds, it tastes and looks a…

Wishing everyone a wonderful Christmas!  Here in Germany we celebrated Heligabend yesterday with a big family dinner and presents. Today is a veg out day.…

I’m spicing it up with allspice on this Macarons Monday. Macaron Monday is something I started without fanfare on this here blog…

Whenever I make gingerbread cookies, no matter what recipe I am using, I double the spices, add cardamon powder and sometimes even…

We just arrived home to Germany yesterday.  Jet lag be damned, I am so excited to be back in my kitchen, visit…

These were born out of an epic white chocolate/eggnog truffle fail. Last year after several attempts to make eggnog truffles,  I stashed…

A few month ago ago, we had a lovely colleague visiting from Istanbul and she brought with her several boxes of Turkish…

Lebkuchengewuerz is very popular in Germany over the Christmas holidays. It’s a spice mix that is a milder form of gingerbread flavors…

This is the last post in my series. This week we have already visited markets in  Cologne, Germany and Colmar France.  Stay…

Over the many years I lived in Europe, I have visited countless Christmas markets in many different countries. Last December I posted a…

Over the many years I lived in Europe, I have visited countless Christmas markets in many different countries. Last December I posted a…