Real Food, From Scratch
Oh how we all love shortbread! Small buttery delights decorated or flavored in unlimited ways, shortbread cookies are an iconic Christmas cookie. In order to make all those wonderful variations and flavor combos though, you need to start with a base recipe. I dug out all my old cookbooks and […]
This coffee rubbed sirloin tip roast is the perfect way to ‘WOW’ your family and friends during the holidays. Gently roasted and crusted with a hint of coffee, this sirloin tip roast is tender, juicy, and foolproof!
Popular throughout the holiday season, German braised red cabbage (also called Rotkohl or Blaukraut) makes a delicious side dish to roasted meats and poultry.
In our family, every year during the Christmas season we hang and open an advent calendar. A traditional German custom, this practice has made it’s way to North America, and every day a new ‘door’ is opened in the advent calendar revealing treat and counting down the days until Christmas. […]
Vanillekipferl (German vanilla crescent cookies), are a shortbread like cookie common throughout Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Hungary. Made with just almonds, flour, butter and vanilla sugar, these cookies are very easy to prepare. In Germany, vanillekipferl cookies are most commonly made during the advent season and are ideal for cookie […]
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