December 2015

If you have any mulled wine leftover from Christmas, may I present a most delicious and beautiful way to use it up. …

Over in our part of Europe, after Christmas edible lucky pigs are everywhere. Pig shaped bread, chocolates, cakes, and marzipan clutter the …

Merry Christmas everyone! I’m late with this post but these were just too pretty not to share. You can also make these …

I made these for a recent UN spouse holiday breakfast. We started with breakfast and ended with salsa dancing. It must have …

These famous Painted German Springerle Cookies hail from the Swabia part of Germany. Their origins are traced back to the 14th century. This …

This lovely city was the last one to explore on the itinerary of my recent Thanksgiving week trip to Switzerland. I took …

This was my first year participating in The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap. It was so much fun benefiting a good cause, …

I stopped dead in my tracks when I saw a version of this gorgeous Pomegranate Soaked Apple Cake with Pistachio Streusel. This …

A dense holiday spice cake studded with bittersweet chocolate chip pieces. The star of the cake, aside from the spices, is the …

My visit to Montreux, an easy day trip away from Geneva, was a fun and fantastic day of extremes. In addition to …

The German name of these individual German Plum Pastries with Spiced Streusel is Streuseltaler. The translation means “streusel coins”.  A yeast cake …

On a recent on week long whirlwind trip to Switzerland, I visited several cities and Christmas markets. Dr, B had a conference …

This Cranberry Linzer Torte is a lovely cranberry torte to make this holiday season. If you have some leftover cranberry sauce from …

December 1 is always a sobering day for me.  Every World AIDS Day I think all day about the struggle of the 80’s and …