Recipes

You gotta have heart All you really need is heart When the odds are sayin’ you’ll never win that’s when the grin…

In my closet is a stash of liqueurs I picked up from various corners of the globe. This Violet one is from…

Friday the 13th was definitely doing it’s best to kick my ass. A batch of macarons made first thing in the morning…

I have been holding on to this German melon torte recipe for awhile now. Good thing I did because golden Honeydew melons…

Lemme say right off the bat this was an idea that didn’t turn out as well as I  expected.   I was…

I can’t even remember the last time I went to a baby shower and can count the ones I’ve been to on…

Frida Kahlo’s Almond Cornmeal Cookies came to me via a journey. With her fierce beauty and unique fashion sense, Frida Kahlo was…

With Cinco de Mayo almost upon us, I couldn’t resist making these. Last year I made chihuahua and margarita shaped cookies and spoke…

I got the idea for these cupcakes when I was visiting Munich’s Viktualienmarkt and I saw this huge maypole.  I had just…

April Shower bring May flowers. This is certainly true here. The trees all blossomed this month and the flowers have created a…

I watched Charles & Diana’s wedding with my grandmother Ruth across an ocean in her little senior citizen apartment on a Long Island beach.…

I know the title of this recipe is ridiculously long. Finding a proper title was ridiculously challenging. To include all the flavors…

Sea Buckthorn or Sanddorn is popular here in Germany. Mostly in the form of jam and liqueur. Many cosmetic body care products…

  In your Easter bonnet with all the frills upon it, you’ll be the grandest lady in the Easter Parade. –Irving Berlin…

For years here in Germany at Easter time I’ve seen and been charmed by these darling lamb and bunny cakes at bakeries…

Ever since I made these cookies last Fall I wanted to try them again with different flavor and colors. Back then I…

With all the baking projects I have been working on lately (I am dangerous when I am home for an extended period…

Earth Day is almost here.  It’s no secret we have been eating up our natural resources at a rate unprecedented in history.…

Victoria over at the District Chocoholic issued a Pimp My Easter Basket Challenge. The idea was to be ridiculous with an Easter…

I have a friend Fabio who makes the most amazing bread pudding. He uses coconut milk and coconut cream in the recipe.…