Desserts

Linzertorte

February 18, 2012

Linzertorte is a cake that originated in the Austrian city Linz probably around 1650. It is said to be one of the oldest cake recipes and very well known in Austria, Hungaria, Switzerland, Germany, and Tirol. Linzertorte is a crumby nutty dough that gets covered with marmalade and topped with a lattice of dough strips. […]

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Prune and Port Bread

February 15, 2012

I love quick breads! They are an absolutely wonderful invention. Fast to assemble and ready to serve in no time. They keep, transport and freeze well. This dried prune and port bread is a perfect example and unbelievably scrumptious. The addition of yogurt keeps it moist and the taste of the dried plums gets enhanced […]

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Happy Valentine’s Day & David Lebovitz’s Chocolate-Port Truffles

February 10, 2012

I am a big fan and follower of David Lebovitz’s blog, David Lebovitz. David is an American living in Paris. He is a pastry chef, writer, culinary tour guide and food blogger. Well, I am sure you already know him. I really enjoy reading his blog. He just makes me laugh. While thumbing through my […]

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Donauwelle - My Guest Post at “Cooking with Michele”

February 8, 2012

Today I am guest posting a German cake, Donauwelle, at “Cooking with Michele”. Michele is one of my local Denver food blogger friends that I highly admire because of her versatile talents. She takes clients to Italy on cooking trips, keeps a successful catering business and just finished her very first cookbook. She teaches cooking […]

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Limoncello Cake (gluten-free)

January 22, 2012

Limoncello, an Italian lemon liqueur, can not only be served as a digestivo. It can also enhance the flavor of desserts. This is very well proven in this flour-less Limoncello cake I baked for my family last weekend. Almonds and Limoncello keep it moist and the addition of the Polenta (corn grits) gives the cake […]

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Spiced Red Wine Cake with Dates and Ginger

January 9, 2012

Spiced Red Wine Cakeis a very traditional cake in Palatinate Germany, the wine region where I come from. This cake has always been a favorite of mine. We even served it at my wedding. I was in heaven after I found this recipe since my old red wine cake recipe lacked in taste after the […]

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

December 6, 2011

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

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

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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Happy Thanksgiving!

November 24, 2011

Thanksgiving Time When all the leaves are off the boughs, And nuts and apples gathered in, And cornstalks waiting for the cows, And pumpkins safe in barn and bin, Then Mother says, “My children dear, The fields are brown, and autumn flies; Thanksgiving Day is very near, And we must make thanksgiving pies!” (Author unknown) […]