February 2011

Celebrating My Blog’s 1st Anniversary with a German Marzipan Apple Cake

February 27, 2011
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The end of  February marks my Blog’s first Birthday and I would like to invite all of you to stop by and take a piece of fresh-baked German Marzipan Apple Cake. Thanks to my family, friends and all of you wonderful followers from the bottom of my heart. I could not have done it without […]

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Caramel Filled Chocolate Cupcakes with Vanilla Scented Cream Cheese Frosting and Salted Caramel

February 23, 2011
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So, here it is, finally, the complete recipe of  the “Winner of Best Taste” at Tracy’s cupcake party. It is a chocolate cupcake filled with caramel sauce and topped with vanilla scented cream cheese frosting. The decoration on top is a small salted caramel. When I received Tracy’s invitation to her cupcake competition I was […]

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Caramel Sauce

February 18, 2011
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    Caramel Sauce hidden in a chocolate cupcake, how does that sound to you? Let me tell you that it is divine. Caramel sauce is not only meant to decorate your ice cream or have apple slices dipped into. My advice – try to hide it into your favorite baked goods as a special […]

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Salted Caramels for your Loved Ones

February 13, 2011
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Happy Valentine’s Day! Take a few salted caramels and share them with your loved ones. You will definitely be their favorite Valentine. The caramels are very easy to assemble. Next time I will use a little less  cream, so the caramel will have a slightly firmer consistency. You can also firm them up in the […]

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The Perfect Cookie to take Skiing

February 11, 2011
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If you haven’t made it up to the mountains this year you still have lots of time to go. The snow conditions are great and there is nothing better than spending a day on the slopes. Our whole family loves to ski and it is always so much fun to be outdoors enjoying the beauty […]

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Spicy Pizza with Gorgonzola, Caramalized Onions and Almonds

February 9, 2011
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For me it has been quite a challenge to find a simple tasty pizza at any take out pizzeria. Therefore my family has been baking our own pizzas for a very long time. I don’t always have the time to prepare my own dough so I also buy it at our local pizzeria. The dough […]

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Indian Spiced Chicken with Spinach

February 7, 2011
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You probably have a few favorite dishes that get cooked a lot more often than others. Let me promise you, that this Indian spiced chicken with spinach will become one of your family’s most beloved dishes in an instant. This is the second time in one week that I cooked it for dinner. My kids […]

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The Ultimate Browned-Butter Cocoa Walnut Brownies

February 4, 2011
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As soon as my son laid eyes on the cover picture of this February’s Bon Appétit magazine it was clear to him that the featured cocoa brownies with browned butter and walnuts had to be baked and eaten as soon as possible. Even I had to admit that they looked very irresistible (and I am […]

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Thai flavored Butternut Squash and Crab Bisque

February 2, 2011
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My friend Joy cooked this unbelievably tasty butternut squash and crab bisque for Tracy’s cupcake party to be eaten as one of the many savory dishes of the evening. I loved its velvety consistency and the combination of the crab and butternut squash went beautifully together. I told Joy that evening I had all the […]

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