Source: Nigella Lawson Clara’s cake = My birthday cake! 2018 My 16 year old daughter Clara was inspired to bake me a lovely Coffee and Walnut Layer Cake for my birthday. The walnut cake is …

Source: Beerli Family Recipe:  cir.1943 Print Recipe Almond Cookies A hand written recipe dating back to the 1940’s is a gift that I received from my mother-in-law. This was passed down from her mother-in-law, and …

Source:  Swiss Cookbook 1950’s Print Recipe Vully Cream Pie Though not a heritage recipe in my family, this creamy bake originated in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has French undertones. It’s a most …

I pulled this Lemon Cake “Zitronenkuchen” recipe from a local Swiss cookbook. Just one look and I knew this cake would be a delicious, lemony experience. France, Italy and Germany, the countries that border Switzerland, …

Source:  Nestlee Toll House  Circ:  1990’s. Print Recipe Chocolate Chip Cookies If you live in the USA, you’ve all enjoyed the smell and taste of Chocolate Chip Cookies! Living abroad, you miss this. I hunted …

Source:  Ina Garten’s “Cooking for Jeffrey” The Bourbon Honey Cake is a special and lovely bake. This cake is large, and full of warmth and spices. This is a recipe pulled from Ina Garten’s, “Cooking …

Source: Adapted from the cookbook, “Martha Stewart’s Easy Entertaining”, cir. 1992 Print Recipe Coconut Cake or coconut cupcakes I was given this cookbook the first year I was married. That year, 1992, I hosted Easter …

Source:  Rochelle in 2013 Print Recipe Rhubarb Pie Crumble I used to work at Marie Calendar’s pie shop in California when I was 16 years old. From the name, you can guess, there were over …

New and improved It’s hard to believe we’ve been making this Banana Nut Loaf bread style dessert since it was popularized in the 1930’s in America. It regained popularity with the trend of home-baking in …