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. …

Today is the birthday of this little guy: Darn Cute, isn’t he? I didn’t know him then. I met him years later …

Those wildflowers, Jamie and Deeba over at Mactweets challenged us this month to reinvent the chocolate macaron by pairing it with unusual flavor. …

One of my favorite cookbooks on my shelf is The Cookie Jar Cookbook by Steffi Berne. Each cookie recipe is beautifully photographed with …

Ever since I saw THIS fabulous Fight Club cake covered with poured fondant Ali over at Three Baking Sheets to the Wind created, I …

I love these Charoset Truffles for Passover.  Trolling for something different to make for Passover, I found this idea for Charoset Truffles …

This post is kind of surprising coming from someone like me whose middle name is practically “Wiltongelcoloring.” I tint and sparkle almost everything …

Let me say right off I was hesitant to make and post these thinking they might be offensive or taken the wrong …

I am back to practicing decorating sugar cookies and feeling a slight cookie redemption coming on after posting those wackadoodle goatlambs a few days …

I have fun making faux food for April Fool’s Day. Last year, I made French Fries Cookies with “ketchup” and “mayo” dips. …

At the beginning of this month I promised myself I was going to practice decorating sugar cookies with royal icing, trying out …

Before you say eeeeeeeew, let me assure you of two things. One, this cake tastes nothing like sauerkraut and two, it’s one of …

When I lived in Munich the Viktualienmarkt was the place to find exotic spices and produce, the biggest array of cheeses, herbs, …