Baking

Yesterday’s Diary of a Mad Hausfrau’s post space was dedicated to World AIDS Day, so Macaron Monday was pushed to Tuesday. You …

I love Thanksgiving, always insisting on celebrating this holiday no matter what country I was living in at the time. Creating the the menus, …

Last summer I met the Walnut Butter Man. Anthony Novelle is a sports nutritionist/wellness professional who created a line of all natural walnut …

These beauties are perfect for fall. They have the light feel of a meringue but are dense and nutty as well. Called …

Sometimes delicious things dovetail together. For example. I was working on a recipe for German Honey Cake for my German Food Page …

The idea for these Valentine’s inspired Linzer cookies came last year, the week after Valentine’s Day and then I forgot about it …

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 …

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. …

These Halloween Eek & Boo Cookies are a year in the making. As most people know, last year’s Halloween got Sandy-ed for …

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

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 …