Desserts

Let’s Celebrate National Bundt Cake Day!

November 15, 2011

I have a big soft spot for Bundt cakes in my heart and in my tummy. Therefore I have been following “The Food Librarian” for some years while she is baking 30 Bundt cakes leading up to 11/15 which is National Bundt cake day.Here is a small collection of my favorite Bundt cakes. I […]

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Chia Seed-Pumpkin Muffins

November 5, 2011

A few posts ago, while sharing my Chia seed granola recipe with you, I already talked about the health benefits of Chia seeds. In this Chia seed-pumpkin muffin recipe I combined the Superfood Chia seed with organic pureed pumpkin. Pumpkin is rich in vitamins, antioxidants and minerals. It provides your body with beta-carotene (Vitamin A), […]

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Organic EVOO Pumpkin Bread with Pumpkin Seed Topping

October 27, 2011

Do you know this feeling? You are ready for a snow day. They told you on the news. Emails from the school arrived. The kids finished the snow dance and put lots of ice cubes in the toilette. No, mine don’t do that, but I was told that is tradition in other families. Yes, up […]

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Chia Seed Granola with Walnuts and Almonds

October 20, 2011

I love that food brings memories of comfort, home and security. Introducing unfimiliar foods therefore seems strange at first and may be a little scary. I believe that you can always learn something new and better and this also should include changing your diet. One of my latest foodie discoveries are the health benefits of […]

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Walnut Apple Cake (gluten free)

October 3, 2011

This post is especially for my friends that have been following my food adventures from the very beginning but have been diagnosed with Celiac disease. Cooking and baking gluten free often seems very involved for all of us “outsiders” and makes us sweat in advance when a dinner guest waves the gluten free sign. I […]

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Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls

September 30, 2011

Fall is one of the most beautiful seasons here in Colorado. We have crisp morning temperatures, but warm sunny days with blue skies, followed by the most gorgeous sunsets you have ever seen. The Rockies feature the perfect backdrop for “the fire in the sky”, like John Denver would say. Fall always seems like a […]

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Cinnamon Waffels (German Style)

September 18, 2011

When I read this recipe at Petra’s blog childhood was calling me. I didn’t need to convince my daughter to help me baking some German style waffles. So, two hours later, while taking my first bite into warm, soft cinnamon waffles, my mind was taking me back being a little girl. I am sitting at […]

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Lemony Snickerdoodles and two more

September 13, 2011

I am a very lucky mom. My children get along very well. They are just one year apart in age and never knew the world without one another. They give each other the funniest nick names. They play tag in the house. One is lonely when the other one is gone. They talk to each […]

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Gâteau Fondant Aux Nectarines - Moist Nectarine Cake

September 7, 2011

Here we go. One last nectarine cake before the summer ends. Light, moist and fresh, perfect to enjoy with a cup of coffee while sitting on your deck with the last warm days of the season. This French fruit cake has become a kitchen staple in our house. I have baked it many times before […]

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Caramel Popcorn

September 6, 2011

Are you ready to indulge a little during a movie night at home? It gets hardly any better than treating yourself with homemade caramel corn. This was my daughters wish for a movie night we had together. We watched “Bolt” . If you are a doggie lover, this one is for you. We enjoyed it […]