Recipes

You can’t go wrong with Champagne French Macarons for your New Year’s Eve festival. These look so festive. I used a few …

I don’t know why but I find these macarons Christmasy. Maybe it’s the spicy shells and the beautiful red lingonberry preserves.  This …

Last December, we returned to our home in Germany to spend the holidays with our family. Like every magical Christmas spent in …

Today is World AIDS Day and the official theme for 2014 is Focus, Partner, Achieve. So, Instead of Macaron Monday,  the blog …

A while back I Instagramed this picture of a HUGE pink banana squash I bought at the Farmer’s Market in Milford PA. …

This German treat, often called Olga Brezeln,  is a cross between a pastry and a cookie. The recipe uses both plain cookie …

This dessert, called “Cognac Pflaumenpudding” in German is more like a boozy jello mold. However, the flavor is much bolder than a …

One of my absolutely favorite treats as a child was butterscotch pudding. I also seriously coveted those butterscotch hard candies my grandmother …

In exploring Germany’s regional dishes and desserts, I found this delicious dessert made with rye bread called Bielefelder Schwarzbrotpudding. Bielefeld is a …

These French macarons have such an elegant flavor I was tempted to save them for a special occasion. We had friends visiting …

For Today’s Macaron Monday, I’m reaching back to last year’s Halloween inspiration with these freaky and fun pierced tongue French macarons. To …

I’m taking a break today from seasonal black and orange to bring you the pink today.  This light and fluffy dessert recipe …

When it comes to creating French Macaron flavors, Kalustyan’s is the gift that just keeps on giving.  Picking up several different powders from a …

It was a small coincidence this beautiful Madeleines: Elegant French Tea Cakes to Bake & Share recipe book by Quirk Books arrived just …

So all those pumpkins I roasted and made puree out of awhile back?  Except for the Tarragon Roasted Pumpkin Hummus I made, …

It was only a matter of time before these healthy little chia seeds made it into a French macaron shell in my …

The leaves are a falling. The fall colors are spectacular and I am once again obsessed with my collection of leaf-shaped cookie …

We have several black walnut trees on our Pennsylvania property. Each year as the nuts fall, I say to myself, “Self, please …

This hummus is so easy to make but I had a hard time making it. A few weeks ago I collect four …