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 …