Baking

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 may be the last one to jump on the Thanksgivukkah train but there was no way it was going to pull out…

The sage in my garden is out of control and still going strong. Every weekend I expect it to be dead but…

For years I’ve always envied the little pumpkin shaped cakes I’ve seen on blogger and food sites. I finally bought myself two…

I finally caved and bought one of these pan last year in an after Halloween sale. I am so glad I did.…

As most people know, last year’s Halloween got Sandy-ed for most of us on the East Coast. For two weeks I was…

  Readers of this blog are well aware of my obsession with all powdered forms of food, spices, and herbs to experiment…

This is one of the ideas that looked much better in my head than the final product. Ok so some of these…

  Have you ever been to a party just relaxing enjoying yourself, talking to the other guests and then a food buzz…

I had a cousins BBQ at our place in PA this past weekend. With over 10 people, a record low for us…

In an effort to eat less sugar I went to the store and loaded up on fruit including these cuties/clementines. They tasted…

When I saw this month’s 12 Loaves Challenge (Holiday Breads) over at Cake Duchess, I immediately thought of all the bright and beautiful treats…

Lately I have been seen scooping up embarrassing amounts of butternut squash, roasting them and then making puree. Stockpiling it actually. Last week…

These macarons were made last summer back in Germany. I had purchased this bottle of balsamic date vinegar at the medieval fair…

“With Caramel Streusel” have to be three of my new favorite words. I’ll take caramel over chocolate any day although the two…

This St. Patrick’s Day weekend I plan to attend a party in upstate New York hosted by the Gays of Sullivan County. Yes, that’s their…

I am spending the last day of the year doing, what else, but making cookies. Glammy, glittery cookies for a sparkling new…

Last week I saw THESE beauties on LilaLoa’s blog. I knew immediately I had to try out the decorating technique she used.…

These would look way better if I had more time. Like everyone, it’s rush rush rush this time of year. They were…

The latest challenge over at Mactweets is to make macarons that capture the colors and favors of the holiday season. I’v already…