Desserts

I had this fig date muffin recipe saved from one of my German cooking magazines. Figs and dates were waiting in the…

In addition to desecrating knödel, I figured I should go whole hog or traif and repurpose charoset. It’s not my first time, I…

Easter Sunday and April Fool’s fall on the same day this year. A wee dilemma for me as I love to create faux food recipes…

The last few weeks has been a flurry of food events here in NYC. I know, boo hoo #firstworldproblems. Last week I marched…

Once upon a time in a galaxy far, far away, this space was solely a baking blog with a bit of travel thrown in.…

File this Coffee & Cake Ice Cream under “kitchen confessions: “I am a cake scrap hoarder.  Here’s the deal, every time I…

Before I get to these Prosecco Popcorn Cupcakes, does everyone have their Oscar ballots filled out? Which nominated movies are you rooting…

These started out to be heart shaped dinner rolls. I switched gears when I realized it’s been eons since I made and…

Heart shaped cookies are a must for Valentine’s Day. These are my offering for this your’s upcoming love holiday. I found this recipe…

When I saw a bag of Meyer lemons in the grocery store this week, I was so excited, I did the Dougie…

Who has returned to baking in the new year? Raising my hand here with this luscious Baked Apple Nutella Chocolate Cake. I’m back…

We’re in minus degrees here in my part of the USA. The freezing temperatures are what inspired these cute polar bear claw cookies. The…

Just looking at this gorgeous baked good can be intimidating, forget to attempt to make it yourself. However, when you read the frank step by…

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

Here is something sweet for my last Oktoberfest inspired recipe in this year’s series. Even though apple fritters or ApfelKrapfen are much…

These Rote Grütze Sticky Rolls have a bit of history. Years ago, when I first started traveling to Bavaria for work, one…

I’m streuseling again. It’s a verb I made up, like schnitzeling. To clarify, “Streuseling” is making a streusel dessert. While “Schnitzeling” is…

I admit I struggled a bit with this recipe. The most of which was I made the base before I realized both…

I don’t know how a package of buckwheat took up residence in my pantry but it has been living there for a…

Ok, so I am not done with rhubarb yet. Don’t judge. As long as it’s in the market, I will find uses…