Spitzbub or Bad Boy Cookies Spitzbub or Bad Boy Cookies It seems like a lot of effort to make these lovely cookies for a particular bad little boy in the family, but this was indeed the case for these Spitzbub cookies. Loosely translated from Swiss-German to English, the name spitzbub means more or less, bad …
Lemon Curd Poppy Seed Crown A delicious, and memorable discovery I made in our local Swiss papers. I noticed this recipe and found it irresistible. I set it aside, and a few moths later, put this recipe to the test. It has a very European flare with the lemon curd and poppyseed combination, and the …
Nonni Clara: Cir. 1950’s Nonni’s Twists Yes, these are as proper and delicious as they look! Doesn’t the picture of these little twists look like proper ladies with their legs crossed? I so remember these cookies from my childhood. My Nonni was a northern Italian living in a quaint, neat cottage in Anaheim, California. Her …
