Recipes

These little gingerbread spiced sugar cookies are wonderful! They have a mild gingerbread flavor rolled up in a sugar cookie. How perfect is that? I’m not a fan of Gingerbread…

It’s easy to decorate your holiday desserts and cocktails with sugared fruit. Depending on the number of desserts or cocktails with sugared decorations, I may sugar half a bag of…

This Classic Pumpkin Roll is a true holiday classic! The roll (sponge cake) is light and moist with a mild pumpkin flavor. Mascarpone cheese is Italian cream cheese and because…

Had this delicious side at a company Thanksgiving luncheon a few years back and I loved it. Probably because it wasn’t the usual creamed vegetable and it had a beautiful…

This Classic Cranberry Sauce is my go to recipe. It’s simple and uncomplicated is always best since you don’t want so many flavors competing over the Thanksgiving meal. Place all…

This is one of the first soups I ever made and I still enjoy it today. It’s like eating a baked potato, but better because it has corn! Who doesn’t…

Gingerbread spice mix is an essential ingredient in many German Christmas recipes dating back to the Middle Ages. It’s called Lebkuchengewuerz and it is made of up nine spices, representing…

If you love beer and cheese (and bacon), you’ll love my take on Germany’s Bierkäsesuppe! This is a rich and flavorful soup made with good German beer, Cheddar cheese and…

If you love cherries, you will love this sauce! It’s perfect. Following the same method that I use for my raspberry sauce, I cooked frozen sweet dark cherries with cherry…

This is a hack! I can’t call it a recipe, but this worked and it was delicious! I was in such a hurry I used a boxed cake mix, followed…

Sauces can make any savory or sweet dish! This vanilla sauce is a basic sauce that is served in Germany with Apple Fritters and other desserts. This would be great…

This is an easy Apple Strudel dessert so you know I’m taking a shortcut with a store bought item! I’m using a sheet of Pepperidge Farm frozen puff pastry instead…

Ah, fried foods! Who doesn’t love it? I mean breaded, fried chicken is the precursor to chicken nuggets. Schnitzel is basically a cut of pork, veal, chicken or steak that…

Unlike mayonnaise based potato salads, this vinegar dressed potato salad is tangy, bright and absolutely delicious. The secret is tossing the warm potatoes in the dressing – it really absorbs…

These soft buttery pretzels are easy to make and so delicious! They freeze and reheat well too! This is an easy recipe and you can make a batch and enjoy…

What’s better than a fresh bagel in the morning with your cup of coffee? I love bagels and I fell in love with an everything bagel with the works (cream…

If you’ve ever seen Cupcake Wars, you know how difficult it is to make a red velvet cupcake that would please judge Florian Bellanger. As a French pastry chef and…

What makes a great burger? Well, that’s a personal question, but I love my burgers medium with a nice seared crust on the outside. This is hard to obtain at…

Fall has officially arrived!  I love everything about fall – the crisp air, the scarves, sweaters and boots, and the food!  Although it’s about 90° outside, inside it’s a cool…

Sunday I was feeling a bit tired and I was craving comfort food – something to warm me up inside. The only thing I could make was soup! The best…

When cousin Rose arrived at Downton, she brought a much needed refreshing and lively spirit. She was bubbly and bright! So this non-alcoholic beverage is named in her honor. This…

This delicious chocolate dessert is so creamy and decadent. An elegant finish to any meal. I love that you can make it ahead of time and simply garnish it with…

On June 2, 1953, Rosemary Hume, the principal of London’s Le Cordon Bleu school, created Poulet Reine Elizabeth (later known as Coronation Chicken) for one of the many coronation meals…

Egg salad reminds you of packed school lunches or church picnics on Sundays. It’s simple and delicious because the egg is the star. Nothing complicated or fancy in this salad,…

This light dessert takes it’s name from Eton College in England. According to Wikipedia, it was first mentioned in print in 1893 and it was served at the annual cricket…

This is an absolutely delicious and moist and sponge cake with pieces of fresh strawberries and lemon zest throughout. These flavors are repeated in the lemon curd filling and the…

This recipe is so delicious and easy to make. Just a few simple ingredients makes this fish the star of any meal. I like to roast it whole because the…

Zabaione is an Italian custard from northern Italy. It’s incredible how four simple ingredients can produce such an amazing dessert. This Italian custard is creamy and absolutely delicious. How can…

I’m excited! Yes, about strawberry shortcake! You see today I found my forever strawberry shortcake recipe and I’m a happy, happy lady. I’ve tried other recipes, but they were all…

I love words that are euphonious! Puttanesca is certainly one of those words. This was the scandalous pasta of its time with its sauce name! This isn’t an old Italian…