Raspberry Coffee Cake Brunch

Surprisingly enough, my favorite Valentine’s days have been spent with friends. There is so much hype around the day of romance, that it is much more fun to throw tradition aside and spend the day with all the people you love, not only your significant other. This year, I’m going to miss out on our […]
Double Date: Bacon Wrapped and Goat Cheese Filled

Dates are my best friend during detox season. They are the most delicious, naturally sweet fruit out there and they deserve an award. When ground with almonds and cinnamon, they make yummy bites of sweetness to curb your sugar cravings. But due to my giant sweet tooth, I managed to over-dose on the cinnamon date […]
Adrienne’s Chocolate Peanut Butter Mallow Brownies {holiday cookie swap}

My cousin, Adrienne, is back in the kitchen making her holiday goodie boxes and has generously shared another one of her great recipes! In case you missed them, check out her chai cookies, poinsettia cookies, and I <3 NY brownies from past years!
Sour Cream Apple Bars

Our friends, Colette and Jeffrey (you may remember his bloody mary’s), made a 2-day pit stop in Zurich on their vacation throughout Germany. We haven’t had many guests yet, but I think after this past weekend, we have created a nice little routine for future visitors. Unsurprisingly, it involves a lot of food…both sweet and […]
Pumpkin Snickerdoodles

A couple of weekends ago, we made a day trip to a farm outside of Zurich that had a pumpkin festival. I read that you could also go apple picking, but the closest thing we got to finding the apple orchard was finding the apple maze. Due to our lack of speaking the language, delicious […]
Salted Caramel Apple Pie

I have this bad habit when I bake. I seldom read the directions in full before I start making the recipe. I mean, I have good intentions to do so, but my impatience gets the best of me and I just start baking. My mom did not understand this. I would mess up whatever I […]
