Category Archives: desserts

A Cake with Beet Root Juice – Red Velvet Cake

This red layer cake has its origin in the Southern cooking of the USA. I have seen cup cakes and cakes on the Internet and think it is one of the most photogenic cakes. And a very appropriate one for … Continue reading

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Three Hazelnuts for Cinderella

Who doesn’t know the story about Cinderella and her prince? A love-story not only for children, as every girl is dreaming of her prince on the white horse coming one day to find and give her everlasting happiness. I remember … Continue reading

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A Salami Incognito

What I thought is a typical Italian Easter and Christmas treat is actually a very international known preparation. The ‘salami al cioccolato’ is simply called a chocolate salami in English but it has interesting names in other languages: In Greece … Continue reading

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A Bite of Turkish Honey for Christmas

So many names for the very typical Mediterranean treat which you can find I think nearly everywhere today at Christmas time. It is sweet, gooey, hard or soft, full of healthy nuts and unhealthy sugar. Once they were made with … Continue reading

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Vanillekipferln – Europe’s Favorite Christmas Cookies

What is Christmas without Christmas pastries? Vanillekipferln are one of the most eaten in Europe. And very easy to make. A real surprise for me was to learn that they originally were made with walnuts. I never thought about nuts … Continue reading

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