Desserts

One day last week I was on my way out the door to the farmers market when I turned around still with…

Blame this Star Anise Ice Cream on this store a few blocks from our apartment here in the East Village. I just…

I am spending the last day of the year doing, what else, but making cookies. Glammy, glittery cookies for a sparkling new…

My sweet mother-in-law saved me some walnuts from the tree in our yard since I missed the fall here in Germany. So…

This Gingerbread Persimmon Curd Trifle might be the most perfect Thanksgiving dessert I have ever made. And I have made a lot…

This Peach Ground Cherry Galette is my second attempt at a galette. I made one the day before with just peaches to…

This is the last of the ice cream flavors I made before leaving Germany. In the days leading up to my departure,…

This cute little silicon pan has been patiently waiting its turn in my pantry for awhile now.   The patient pan and…

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…