Recipes

For those who have sworn off carbs for the new year, it’s time to get back on the carb train. Really. Enough…

How cute are these Lucky Pig Star Anise Rolls for your New Year’s dinner or brunch table? Let’s face it, 2016 has…

 This Creamy Hazelnut Chicken Noodle Prosecco Soup is a cross between comfort food and an elegant celebratory dish. A sexy, slightly tipsy…

Yes. I know Christmas was yesterday but we all know the holiday party train continues until January 2nd. Consequently, we all need…

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

This Thanksgiving Leftovers Flammkuchen is my best Thanksgiving leftovers repurposing idea yet. Admittedly, this is a little weird considering Flammkuchen comes from…

So I think I’ve already proven that boiled cider is my baking ingredient obsession this fall. I just can’t get enough of…

Shhh, don’t tell pumpkin but I prefer butternut squash. Vats of butternut squash soup emerge from my kitchen every fall but I’m…

I spotted a version of this Orange Hazelnut Molasses Cake in a German cooking magazine many years ago.  I’ve added a few…

This Pumpkin Fennel bread is a game-changer for me. I never liked the taste of canned pumpkin. Consequently, I lost years of…

This Butternut Ground Beef Casserole is the latest addition to my arsenal of butternut squash recipes. I love butternut squash. The flavor.…

This is the third challenge since King Arthur Flour launched their Bakealong and I’m having so much fun baking along with their…

Not only is this cake a cinch to make, not only does it serve an army, the best part of this fabulous…

I always crack up when I hear non-German speakers try to pronounce Käsespätzle. I snicker only because I am a smug biatch…

Admittedly, this Cream Cheese Buttermilk Leek Soup was “leftovers” inspired. So every time a recipe calls for buttermilk, I always end up…

This is the second month of King Arthur Flour’s Bakealong. September’s Inside-Out Pumpkin Muffins recipe features a streusel topping and a cream cheese…

This fall-inspired Baked Camembert with Honey Thyme Onions is so easy to make and is sure to add some zushz to any…

This Lavender Lemon Streusel Buttermilk Cake is the last gasp cake of the summer. However, I doubt if this will be my…

I met Kian Lamm Kho and his lovely partner Warren through my friend, Jackie Gordon, a while back. Kian is a food writer, cooking…

One of the cooking challenges I enjoyed most when I was the German food writer for a popular food site, was getting creative…