This year has brought a lot of change. I turned 40 and with it came a laundry list of anxieties and insecurities but also a vast deepening into what I want my life to feel like. One of the best and key changes I made was stepping away from social media. Sometime in the SpringRead more
Every Christmas since I can remember my Oma or my Mom or myself have made Hazelnut Macaroons. They are delicious and beautiful, but a little tricky and time consuming so this year I decided to try something different. I first tried Amaretti Cookies (traditionally made with almond flour/meal) this past Summer at a yearly getRead more
Here I am sneaking in one more cookie recipe before it’s officially Christmas! These German Spice Cookies, or Spekulatius as they are called in Germany, are another cookie that my Oma has been making for as long as I can remember. When I was little they were probably my least favourite cookie that appeared inRead more
Most of the recipes I have posted here have been handed down through my Oma to my Mom to me. Not this one! š This delicious traditional tourtiere pie is one my Mom did make every Christmas, however, it is originally a recipe from my grandmother Grace (my Dad’s mom) who made it every yearRead more
Oma’s almond anise Christmas cookies were always part of the delicate and simple array that made it into the cookie tin every year that was just for me… and boy was that a coveted tin of cookies! I know over the years I received a vast assortment of presents at Christmastime from my Oma andRead more
It’s hard for me to believe it has been almost six months since I last posted. So much has happened since May… my guy and I got married (!!!), we took our truck and camper on a trip through the Rockies, we bought our first home and went on a honeymoon adventure to Hawaii. It’sRead more
One of the last things I went through of my Mom’s was her recipe book. Recipes are like little treasures to me so you can imagine how much my Mom’s recipes mean to me. In that moment I was on the hunt for a recipe I knew existed, but that no one has made forRead more
Last year around this time I heard my Mom mention the word “Hutzelbrot”, that she was going to make it and that is was one of my Oma’s favorite Christmas goodies. Of course, I was intrigued. I remember how surprised Oma was, she practically squealed with glee to receive it. However, after I found outRead more
It’s been quite some time since I have posted anything. The past few months (and all of 2017 actually) has been a terrible roller-coaster ride of hopes and fears as I watched my Mom’s life slowly slip away. I didn’t bake anything for a long time, but with Christmas fast approaching I started feeling theRead more
Christmas cookies have always been very special to me. As a child I remember I would wait with bated breath until my Oma would hand me a big cookie tin full of the vast variety of traditional German Christmas cookies she would make ever year. I savoured those cookies, tried to make them last as longRead more