Baking

I broke new ground in my kitchen with this Fig Rosemary Hazelnut Puff Pastry Tart. This is my first puff pastry tart.…

This Baked Apples Stuffed with Sage Beef & Rice is a surprise recipe. Baked apples are usually served up as dessert. In…

It may be a little late in the season to post rhubarb recipes, but I see there is still plenty around in…

What I like most about this Spinach Lemon Sunflower Gugelhupf is it is season-proof. So, it’s a perfect cake for any time…

When initially starting this Egg-Shaped Jam Sandwich Cookies project, the temptation to create Easter themed Linzers was strong. However, I resisted and…

I had a seed problem. Or rather my pantry had a seed problem. Different varieties of seeds, poppy, sesame, and sunflower, were…

This Red Cabbage and Potato Valentine’s Flammkuchen is a lovely idea for Valentine’s Day.  This Valentine’s Day-inspired recipe has red toppings.  Red…

What way to celebrate red hot love this Valentine’s day than making these heart shaped, beautiful Linzer cookies with a spicy center?…

Pssst. I have a secret to tell. We’ll not exactly a secret. This is more like a confession. My January recipe posts…

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 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…

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

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

We’re still on the quince train people, so stay seated. This is the last stop. A little secret about German streusel cakes……

I finally got fresh quince at a local farmer’s market in the East Village and I bought 6 pounds of them.  After…

  This Fall or holiday sheet cake sports a lovely patchwork pattern for the autumn season or for a last minute Thanksgiving dessert.…

Pumpkin Cinnamon Kipferl Cookies is my new favorite fall cookie. The last time I made these delicious Austrian treats, I put a…