Fastnachtküchli ~ going off-the-Menu to Celebrate Basel’s Fastnacht
As the newness begins to rub off the New Year and winter’s short hours of light and long hours of …
Category Archives: Desserts
Kiwi and Passion Fruit Verrines
Kiwi and Passion Fruit Verrines is convincing proof both to eye and palate that ‘Fruit Salad-for-Dessert’ is not by definition …
Gingersnaps Chez Panisse
(A Note about the Post Introduction: Originally this post included links to episodes from the BBC program “The Victorian Kitchen”. …
Chocolate Snowballs
Agnes Repplier, an astute observer of life and writer of elegant essays, once observed that whereas the dark and unpleasant …
Lüchow’s German Dessert Pancake with Preisselberry Sauce and Kirsch
“A fragrance delicate, but not weak, and slightly male, rides the air. It composes itself of the aromas of solid …
Csudafinom csokitorta ~ a Deluxe Chocolate Cake Hungarian Style
“True knowledge consists in knowing things, not words, ” wrote Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. (Lady Montagu (1689-1762) was the wife …
Off the Menu ~ Mrs. Earline Hicks’ Gingersnap Pumpkin Pie and A Sweet Potato Pone for Thansksgiving
Freda DeKnight (1909 – 1963) learned to love cooking as a child. When Freda was two, her father died, and …
Pecan Pie ~ Baroque or Traditional
The word ‘baroque’ suggests something generous and grand, and is used to describe one version of this pecan pie. What …
Lemon Curd Almond Butter Cake
The essential requirement for turning lemon, sugar, butter and eggs into Lemon Curd is a willingness to stir the pot. …
Quetsch Plum and Walnut Butter Cake
When our family arrived in the tiny landlocked African country where my husband was to begin his work at the …
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