Christmas

My new favorite soup ideas are simple, flavorful soups with epic garnishes. I saw this beautiful creamy chestnut soup idea in a…

Pineapple Christmas Cream is my German mother-in-law’s famous dessert. Consequently, every year at Christmas the family clamors for this and her other…

I’ve been to a lot of European Christmas markets.  In summary, some are dazzling, some are ho-hum and some are disappointing. I’m…

Duck Breast in Sherry Cream Sauce is a special dish for a special occasion. Furthermore, duck always seems to be a special…

Here’s a Christmas side dish with sexy flavors that takes just a half hour to make. It’s vegetarian to boot. Shallots are…

  How cute are these for your holiday party?For the cheeseball flavors, ( came up with artichoke parmesan (the snowball), sun dried…

I always believe pistachios class up the joint. Maybe it’s because of their gorgeous color and exotic taste. Maybe it’s just because…

In what seems like eons ago, I remember on one of my first Christmas time trips to Germany ogling zimtsterne / cinnamon…

I’m kicking off December with a parade of holiday cookie recipes. And of course, I did not forget the glitter. The glitter is optional…

I found this Advent Calendar Linzer Cookies idea in a German cooking magazine. As soon as I saw them, I started planning…

The only thing I love more than a cookie exchange is busting out the disco dust to decorate baked goods. Participating in…

Merry Christmas everyone! I’m late with this post but these were just too pretty not to share. You can also make these…

I made these for a recent UN spouse holiday breakfast. We started with breakfast and ended with salsa dancing. It must have…

These famous Painted German Springerle Cookies hail from the Swabia part of Germany. Their origins are traced back to the 14th century. This…

This was my first year participating in The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap. It was so much fun benefiting a good cause,…

The German name of these individual German Plum Pastries with Spiced Streusel is Streuseltaler. The translation means “streusel coins”.  A yeast cake…

These Glühwein Hazelnut Linzer Cookies are my nod to missing all the German Christmas markets as we are in the States this…

What’s more Christmassy than Gingerbread? This is a creative way to add flavor to French Macarons. I used gingerbread spices in the…

I made a red version of this last year. It was such a hit, I had to make another. And of course…

  Over the years, Christmas fruitcakes have been revered and reviled. However, this mandel früchtekuchen, or Almond Fruitcake, version lives up to classic German…