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Frohe Weihnachten – Merry Christmas!

December 24, 2013
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Merry Christmas – Happy Holidays to my friends and readers. Thanks for your support in 2013. I am wishing you a peaceful time with your loved ones. Sending you hugs and kisses from Colorado. Kirsten Spiced Cranberry Bundt Cakes are this year’s Christmas gifts from my Kitchen to yours. Happy Holidays! Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend […]

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Ginger Bread Bundt Cake

December 23, 2013
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Hey, we’ve almost made it. There’s just one more day until Christmas. I hope all of your Christmas shopping is done. I unfortunately had to run to the mall this morning to replace a present that my kids broke and I am thankful I made it out of there alive. It was CRAZY busy already. […]

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German Butter Cookies – Butterplätzchen

December 9, 2013
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I hope you all had a relaxing second of Advent weekend. Ours was pretty cold with temperatures as low as -12 F (-25 C) which made the decision on staying inside pretty easy. I kept busy with finishing decorating our house and setting up the Christmas tree. My teens took over the kitchen and continued […]

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Marzipan Shortbread Cookies

December 1, 2013
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Today is the first Sunday of Advent which also means the beginning of Christmas time. I can’t believe that another year passed so quickly. Didn’t we all just take down Christmas decoration a few weeks ago? Before I schlepp the tree and all the trimmings  up the stairs again I decided to do some baking, […]

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Create a PicMonkey Recipe Card

November 23, 2013
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The holidays are fast approaching and the gift of a homemade goodie is priceless. You know that someone took the time in preparing something thuoghtful just for you. This person didn’t just go to the store to pick it up, no, they put thought and work into creating something special. That’s one of the main […]

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Celebrating Nikolaus on December 6th with a Chocolate-Cranberry Tart

December 6, 2011
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Moving to a different country and continent with my family was a very big change. You literally leave everything behind, your family and relatives, your friends, your work and your routine and familiar life. My kids were very little and I didn’t know anybody besides my husband and his parents. I was extremely lucky to […]

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2. Sunday of Advent – Christmas Baking – Marzipan Cookies – Pictures of Dresden/ Germany

December 4, 2011
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For the second Sunday of Advent I would like to share some Marzipan cookies with you. This is a new recipe to me, but since I am a big Marzipan lover and happened to have some in my fridge, these Marzipan cookies were a no-brainer to bake right after I discovered them on Kirsten’s blog […]

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1st Sunday of Advent – Christmas Baking – Molasses Cookies

November 27, 2011
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While I was putting away our Thanksgiving dishes my daughter was baking in the kitchen and filling the house with Christmas scent. Oh, I wish you could have smelled it, too.  Cinnamon, gloves and ginger combined in a soft and chewy cookie. She decided to bake molasses cookies. This is our first Christmas cookie of […]

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Coconut-Orange Snowballs

December 8, 2010

  Baked many times during every Christmas season these Coconut-Orange Snowballs are an all time favorite at our house. Crunchy toasted coconut flakes are added to the orange flavored dough. The baked Coconut-Orange Cookie is then rolled in a cloud of powdered sugar resulting in a snowball-like delight. Coconut-Orange Snowballs Print Author: Kirsten | My […]

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