Recipes

When I moved to Germany I carefully culled my cookbooks to see which ones would make the jump across the pond. The …

Jamie and Deeba, those wonderful gals over at Mactweets dedicated this month’s challenge to Pink for Breast Cancer awareness month. We were …

This gorgeous design is by our friend Marina I made these cupcakes for a surprise birthday party for my über-talented singer friend …

After Oktoberfest, I was over drinking Radler. So, to celebrate the last of the season’s plums I made cocktails! Plum Martini 1 …

One of the fun parts of Oktoberfest is shopping for and dressing up in trachten or traditional costume, (dirndl and lederhosen.) As …

Oans, Zwoa, Drei, G’suffah…goes the Bavarian chant after you sing “Ein Prosit”with your maß (liter sized beer mug) in the air.  Then …

Continuing on the plum theme, I was inspired when I saw this recipe at Tish Boyle. I used her recipe for the choux …

Fine, my mother in law made this torte for a family celebration in June and I just about fell on the floor …

This month’s Mactweet’s Challenge was Long Ago and Far Away.  Jamie and Deeba tasked us with creating a macaron inspired by a favorite childhood …

When I saw this incredible recipe for burnt honey ice cream from So Many Recipes…, I knew I had to make it. …

This was the last thing I was able to make out of my friend Trudi’s orchard in Temecula, CA before I had …

After my last post, I had a good amount of pomelo syrup left over. What to do?  Cocktails of course! Pomelo Martini …

Every time I visit California, it reminds me of how spoiled I was when I lived there from the abundance and varieties …

Back when I was a TV producer on the talk show, Attitudes, I got sent tons of books a week. I honestly …

I live for Fine’s Excellent Potato Salad. My German mother in law, Fine (pronounced Feen-eh – short for Josefine) makes, hands down, …

Oh the mixed emotions of denial, guilt and excitement of having bananas lay dying right in front of you. Several times you …

When I was a teenager, I worked as an assistant baker at Alice’s Restaurant. Yep, the one in the Arlo Guthrie song. …

I am a huge agave fan. I make ice cream with it and use it in many of my daily foods from …

The Amazing Jamie and Deeba over at Mactweets fun and exciting challenge this month was to create a macaron around a favorite …

When I found this recipe on Apartment Therapy’s The Kitchn I knew I had to make it. Then I saw a version on Real …