Snow on the East Coast be damned, we are screaming our way toward Valentine’s Day. So I will cut to the chase …
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Winter Vegetable Cheese Strudel
I used to think winter was a wasteland when it came to vegetables. Then I learned about parsnips and leeks, savoy cabbage, …
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Pear Camembert Sage Tart
Pssst. I have a secret to tell. We’ll not exactly a secret. This is more like a confession. My January recipe posts …
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I saw a version of this recipe in one of my German cooking magazines and immediately fell in love with the idea …
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Recipes
Eating the Berkshires Round 3: A Mediterranean Bistro, The Apple Barn and The Freight Yard Pub
There was another whirlwind visit to the Berkshires in June. Links to my first two rounds are at the bottom of this …
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Happy New Year! These soft caramels, sprinkled with homemade prosecco salt, make a festive twist on traditional homemade caramels for your New …
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If you have any mulled wine leftover from Christmas, may I present a most delicious and beautiful way to use it up. …
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Over in our part of Europe, after Christmas, edible lucky pigs are everywhere. Pig-shaped bread, chocolates, cakes, and marzipan clutter the markets …
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Merry Christmas everyone! I’m late with this post but these were just too pretty not to share. You can also make these …
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I made these Easy Holly Christmas Cookies for a recent UN spouse holiday breakfast. We started with breakfast and ended with salsa …
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Painted German Springerle Cookies
These famous Painted German Springerle Cookies hail from the Swabia part of Germany. Their origins are traced back to the 14th century. This …
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A Visit to the Christmas Markets of Lausanne, Switzerland
This lovely city was the last one to explore on the itinerary of my recent Thanksgiving week trip to Switzerland. I took …
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This was my first year participating in The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap. It was so much fun benefiting a good cause, …
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Pomegranate Soaked Apple Cake
I stopped dead in my tracks when I saw a version of this gorgeous Pomegranate Soaked Apple Cake with Pistachio Streusel. This …
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Red Wine Lebkuchen Cakes
These Red Wine Lebkuchen Cakes are a dense holiday spice cake studded with bittersweet chocolate chip pieces. The star of the cake, …
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My visit to Montreux, an easy day trip away from Geneva, was a fun and fantastic day of extremes. In addition to …
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Plum Pastries with Spiced Streusel
The German name of these individual German Plum Pastries with Spiced Streusel is Streuseltaler. The translation means “streusel coins”. A yeast cake …
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On a recent on week long whirlwind trip to Switzerland, I visited several cities and Christmas markets. Dr, B had a conference …
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This Cranberry Linzer Torte is a lovely cranberry torte to make this holiday season. If you have some leftover cranberry sauce from …
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December 1 is always a sobering day for me. Every World AIDS Day I think all day about the struggle of the …