Desserts

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) […]

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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 […]