Desserts

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 […]

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Blueberry Walnut-Streusel Cake

August 30, 2011

First, I wanted to thank Roxana, one of my blog readers, for baking some of my cakes to bring them to her work for Friday treats. Thank you Roxana! I am honored that you like the recipes on my little food blog so much. While communicating with Roxana and suggesting to her which cakes keep […]

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Butter Toffee Ice Cream

August 20, 2011

This is the first homemade ice cream of this summer in my kitchen. You are probably shaking your head in disbelieve. Well, not that I haven’t eaten my share, I assume probably way to much,since my kids made me stop, yes, it is true, they made me stop at plenty of Italian ice cream parlors […]

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Nico’s Favorite Yeast Waffles

August 17, 2011

Dreams come true when your kids are finally old enough to treat you to a homemade breakfast, especially when the smell of crispy fluffy homemade waffles fills the air. What a special surprise. Yeast waffles are what my son served us last Sunday morning. He decided to bake waffles that use yeast as a raising […]

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Blueberry-Lime Bundt Cake and Impressions of Berlin

August 6, 2011

Blueberries, lime and cream cheese come together in this moist and flavorful Bundt cake; a tasty summer treat that is assembled in a wink. I baked it this week for my son and his friends on their last week of summer break. Can you believe it is already time for the kids to go […]

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A Warm Welcome Back With A German Almond Peach Cake!

August 1, 2011

Welcome back everybody! If you have ever visited Germany, you know how lovely it is to stop at a Konditorei, pick your favorite piece of cake or torte, and enjoy it sitting at one of the store’s outside tables in the sunshine with a good cup of coffee. You can sit there forever watching people […]

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Sweet Potato Cinnamon Buns with Hazelnuts

May 27, 2011

Do you remember the baked sweet potato doughnuts I featured a few weeks ago? They really exceeded my expectations and I couldn’t stop thinking about them, light and airy with the hint of sweet potato taste and nutmeg. Therefore, I had to transfer this yumminess into another pleasing baked good, cinnamon rolls! My dream came […]

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French Rhubarb Cake

May 20, 2011

I stumbled over this French rhubarb cake recipe on one of the German blogs I follow, Bolli’s Kitchen. Katja, the face behind Bolli’s Kitchen, lives actually in France and shares a lot of French recipes with her German readers. I like that a lot, since my school French has gotten very rusty over the […]