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I find myself sitting here on my ninth week of quarantine in my 200 square foot studio in Zurich, finally prepared to write a blog post. Why did it take nine weeks? How was I able to add a home office with a two monitor set up into my tiny space? These are two of…
When family and friends are in town it is good to have a stocked kitchen. Pumpkin scones are what my peeps will be munching on each morning for the next few days! These are easy “grab” food which means they can grab them whenever they want and there is no cooking involved! I like having…
Happy July 4th everybody! Obviously you should be making a dessert that has some red, blue and some white in it and one that is going to cool people off! What could be better than a COPYCAT DAIRY QUEEN CAKE?! Nothing! I made this a few years ago, but decided this year with the hot…
I continue to post this recipe because it is a an oldie but goodie. It is simple to make and the end result is beautiful so the crowd is always impressed. You can also freeze the stuffed berries so they travel to the beach or pool well! Cheesecake stuffed strawberry recipe I don’t want to read your…
I love baking for Easter! This year I made carrot cake and cheesecake eggs with shortbread soldiers. These eggs were so cute and were delicious. I hope everyone had a great day yesterday! Carrot cake recipe Mascarpone frosting recipe Cheesecake eggs and shortbread soldier recipe I don’t want to read your post, what should I…
Top of the morning to you! It is one my most favorite day’s of they year, St Patty’s Day! Get your green on and grab your dark beers for a glorious day. Then head back home and make this irish stew, simple and delicious and o’ so Irish (When you read this imagine it being…
The Chinese New Year is less than a week away, what do you have planned? If the answer was nothing I am ashamed (just kidding), but also happy because I have planned your evening for you! It is an evening in the kitchen with these cuties. I had feared making steamed dumplings because I don’t…
I am a sucker around the holidays for classic flavors—when its fall I’m pumpkin and when its winter I’m gingerbread. I was making a cake to take to my boyfriend’s family for Christmas day and my gingerbread cake got vetoed and carrot cake was suggested. I was very hesitant but I accepted his suggestion and found…
Happy holidays from my family to yours! As usual we kept our Polish Christmas Eve tradition alive and made pierogies and mushroom borscht. We are back from Cuba and getting settled back into life and wifi access, stay tuned for Cuba posts! Recipe for the salmon app: Cut cucumbers in 1/4 inch slices Add room…
I am finally out of my food/drinking coma and want to share what my Thanksgiving table looked like. Dessert pictures really were forgotten because at that point brain function had slowed way down so for this post you only get a before photo of the apple pie cookies I made from Smitten Kitchen and my…