Rahm Kuchen is a German hybrid of a fruit pie with a luscious cream topping! This is an heirloom recipe from my Bavarian family. The crust made with butter, egg yolks and is sweetened with vanilla sugar and a little lemon zest. The crust has a thin layer of apricot jam (to prevent a soggy bottom) and then fresh sliced apricots are arranged on topped, then layered with a
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Blood Orange Upside Down Cornmeal Cake
This cake is not only a gorgeous presentation, with beautiful ruby red blood orange slices-- it's so delicious! The cornmeal gives a crunchy texture to the cake. It's not too sweet, but perfect. Can you substitute regular oranges or even Meyer lemons? Absolutely! Until I spent two weeks visiting my grandmother, in Bavaria, I wasn't familiar with blood oranges. I learned this
The Best King Cake With Cream Cheese Filling for Mardis Gras
A king cake (sometimes shown as kingcake, kings' cake, king's cake, or three kings cake) is a type of cake associated in a number of countries with the festival of Epiphany at the end of the Christmas season; in other places, it is associated with the pre-Lenten celebrations of Mardi Gras/Carnival. There are many different recipes for king cake recipes. This recipe is a
Hearty and Comforting Loaded Baked Potato Soup Recipe
This hearty Loaded Baked Potato Soup tastes just like a baked potato, with all the fixin’s– Bacon, cheese, green onion and sour cream. It’s a hearty and comforting soup that is sure to please your family. I have seen dozens of recipes for Loaded Baked Potato Soup, so I know that my recipe isn't an entirely "original". However, this recipe is my own take on this hearty
Fall Pumpkin Pecan Sour Cream Streusel Coffee Cake
This Pumpkin Pecan Sour Cream Streusel Coffee Cake could be eaten pumpkin year-round, as far as I'm concerned. This Coffee Cake is super moist. The pumpkin filling is not over-the-top sweet, in a good way. The crunch of pecans adds a nice contrast to the cake. This recipe can easily be adapted as muffins. With Fall officially being here, I know that I'll be making recipes
The Best and Most Perfect Prime Rib that you will ever make!
Prime rib is an expensive cut of beef, so the last thing you need is to under or over cook it! This recipe turned out even better than I had hoped! The beef turned out moist, with a crunchy outer crust, and it was cooked exactly the way we like it! For our Christmas Eve Dinner, this year, I took a detour from our more traditional German menu.At first, a few of
Vegetable Ragu with Creamy Mascarpone Polenta
Think of this meal as a "Quick, stir-fry ratatouille", if you will. This dish is hearty enough to satisfy a hearty hunger. I love creamy polenta, instead of mashed potatoes. This is a comforting meal, that has room for improvising-- for example, you can substitute the mascarpone for cream cheese. Or, you can save a few calories, and leave it out altogether! The Christmas
Yummy Biscoff Pumpkin Spice Spritz Cookies
These Biscoff-Pumpkin Spice Spritz Cookies are made with cookie butter spread. This butter is the irresistible, spreadable treat made from Biscoff Cookies. By adding some pumpkin pie spice, I achieved a crispy cookie with a perfect balance of ginger and cinnamon. These turned out to be even better than I had imagined! While a cookie press is fun to work with, you can scoop the
Sourdough Starter Pizza Dough with Sausage, Onions and Mushrooms
I've had a sour dough starter for many years, and it has served me well. Mine does well with bi-weekly "feedings" by discarding one cup of the starter, and adding freshly stirred flour with water. Instead of discarding some starter, why not make this into pizza dough?! This is super simple pizza dough. Of course, my favorite pizza toppings are mushrooms, sausage and onion-- but