Whenever I make gingerbread cookies, no matter what recipe I am using, I double the spices, add cardamon powder and sometimes even …

We just arrived home to Germany yesterday.  Jet lag be damned, I am so excited to be back in my kitchen, visit …

These were born out of an epic white chocolate/eggnog truffle fail. Last year after several attempts to make eggnog truffles,  I stashed …

A few month ago ago, we had a lovely colleague visiting from Istanbul and she brought with her several boxes of Turkish …

Lebkuchengewuerz is very popular in Germany over the Christmas holidays. It’s a spice mix that is a milder form of gingerbread flavors …

This is the last post in my series. This week we have already visited markets in  Cologne, Germany and Colmar France.  Stay …

Over the many years I lived in Europe, I have visited countless Christmas markets in many different countries. Last December I posted a …

Over the many years I lived in Europe, I have visited countless Christmas markets in many different countries. Last December I posted a …

Even thought it’s a holiday weekend, I am skipping my usual end of month post where I publish a round up of …

I may be the last one to jump on the Thanksgivukkah train, but there was no way it was going to pull …

As I write this, these delicious nuggets are sitting in my fridge waiting their turn on the Thanksgiving dessert table.  When planning …

The sage in my garden is out of control and still going strong. Every weekend I expect it to be dead but …

For years I’ve always envied the little pumpkin shaped cakes I’ve seen on blogger and food sites. I finally bought myself two …

These were a big leap of faith for me. I had thought about using  Indian spices again after making these fennel macarons. …

For a scorpio, my scorpion experience has not been great so far. Once in Belize, I made the rookie mistake of leaving …

This is my Valhalla. The shop I love most in Munich and the gourmet shop I love most of all. No matter how …

These fall inspired caklets were an audition for a Thanksgiving dessert. They passed the test with flying colors.  At Thanksgiving, I like …

My mother is so cute. Since she has been aware of this blog, she’s always cutting recipes out of newspapers and magazines …

I don’t know why but these seemed to be the perfect November French macaron flavor. I love love love clove, probably much …

I finally caved and bought one of these pan last year in an after Halloween sale. I am so glad I did. …