Source:  Beerli Family,  cir. 1970’s. Childhood cake For over 25 years my husband and I married in California. He brought to our marriage many things, kitchen talents wasn’t one of them. However, he did bring …

The most amazing lemon bar ever!  My daughter is into the book series, “The Power of Poppy Pendle“, it’s a book about a young girl who loves to bake, but she’s also blessed (or cursed) …

The City Blum’s coffee cake is a San Francisco staple, or so I’ve learned. As a Northern California native, going up to ‘The City’ was a regular event for my family and I. Usually, almost …

Source:  a Friend cir 1990’s Tiramisu, when you do some research on this famous Italian dessert is pretty new. It seems it was first discovered in the 1960’s, in a restaurant in Treviso. Treviso coincidentally, …

I pulled this “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, and too, …

Source:  My mom cir. 1970’s Oatmeal cookies…a rather basic cookie that my mom has been making for decades. Not only did I love them growing up, but my kids did too. The oatmeal cookie is …

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 …

Source:  Francois Payard’s Chocolate Epiphany about 2008 If you love walnuts, chocolate, and sugar, then I think this Flourless Chocolate Walnut Cookie is the cookie for you! The highlights of this cookie are that it’s …

This Italian Pizzelle cookie in Switzerland is called by many names such as the Bretzeli, Brätzeli, Brezel, Brätzel, Bratzel The Pizzelle cookie is a definite Italian cultural symbol. It’s said that these cookies were first …