Desserts

One of the items I picked up at a local Medieval fair was quince wine. The wine has a lovely light sweet…

Dear Germany:  This month marks 10 years since I have taken up residence within your borders. It’s certainly hard to believe how…

The great thing about strudel recipes is the ability to exercise your kitchen creativity to switch up the flavors. There are three…

Yesterday was my mother-in-law’s birthday. Germans are already following the advent calender and celebrating Christmas. So instead of making her a cake, I…

We were nuts at home. Literally. The two walnut trees in our garden were shedding nuts faster than we could gather them…

Omg – big luscious chewy chocolatety moistness. This cake could sustain a group of castaways on a deserted island for a month.…

This tart has many names depending on where in Germany you live. Pflaumenkuchen in some places. In Bavaria, it’s called zwetschgendatschi. Here in…