Christmas

Here’s a Christmas side dish with sexy flavors that takes just a half hour to make. It’s vegetarian to boot. Shallots are…

What’s more festive on your holiday table than this tree-shaped cluster of dinner rolls?  This Dinner Rolls Christmas Tree recipe is not…

  How cute are these for your holiday party?For the cheeseball flavors, ( came up with artichoke parmesan (the snowball), sun dried…

I always believe pistachios class up the joint. Maybe it’s because of their gorgeous color and exotic taste. Maybe it’s just because…

In what seems like eons ago, I remember on one of my first Christmas time trips to Germany ogling zimtsterne / cinnamon…

Our Christmas cookie parade continues today with this twist on the traditional Austrian Christmas Kipferl. Presenting Orange Cardamom Hazelnut Kipferl. I love…

I’m kicking off December with a parade of holiday cookie recipes. And of course, I did not forget the glitter. The glitter is optional…

My first round of photos for this Apple Chestnut Bundt Cake was a disaster. The photos were not great.  However, I made…

Given that there is a significant chill is in the air, I say game on. If you have a half hour, make…

This gorgeous Hibiscus Sloe Gin Fizz cocktail means more than happy hour. It’s that time of the year to Rock the Red…

Happy Christmas Eve everyone! Here are some beautiful holiday bars to make this season. Yes, there’s still time to make these Quince…

I found this Advent Calendar Linzer Cookies idea in a German cooking magazine. As soon as I saw them, I started planning…

The only thing I love more than a cookie exchange is busting out the disco dust to decorate baked goods. Participating in…

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…