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Peruvian Rosca de Reyes

In Western Christianity the festival of Epiphany, observed on the sixth of January, celebrates the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles, the coming of the Magi to see the child Jesus. The twelve days between Christmas and Epiphany have often been called the “Twelve Days of Christmas“.

It is the day that some take down their [...]

Mini Snowball Cupcakes

“Today is my daughter’s birthday”. She said this as tears formed in her eyes. “I didn’t make her a cake. She asked about it, and I told her we were going to a party better than a cake at home”. The little girl was getting her face painted with a candy cane on her right [...]

{BBB} Viennese Striesel

As I began to gather the things necessary for this month’s Baking Bread Babes bread of the month, my roommate asked if I was making fruitcake. The candied cherries were the telltale sign. This truly got me thinking how in different cultures, we enjoy different types of in essence, the same thing. In America, we [...]

Mexican Birthday Bash

One week ago today, I had the pleasure of preparing for a Mexican Birthday Bash to celebrate a wonderful woman’s 60th birthday. It was a family get together and I was in charge of preparing everything on the menu. When in Peru, I absolutely missed Mexican food and was delighted to have a menu (almost) [...]

Pumpkin Coffee Cake with Pecan Streusel

I am sorry. I owe you an enormous apology. I kept something from you that I really truly meant to share. I had these great intentions and somehow the relaxing days, the new bags of coffee with flavored creamer, guests and parties made me practically lose my mind. So much so that I forgot about [...]

Hidden Pumpkin Cheesecake

Although I love a good traditional cheesecake, and thoroughly enjoyed the Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake not long ago, I also think that this particular dessert can hold it’s own. This comes from the Hidden Berry Cheese Torte that was shared for Tuesdays With Dorie sometime last year.

I have made this a few times and have found [...]

Roasted Vegetable Lasagna

Sometimes the thought of a recipe sticks with me for a day or two. Sometimes a week. A month. But this one has been on my mind for a year. And now I have made it twice and have passed the recipe along so that friends could make it as well. They loved it. Of [...]

Buttermilk Pumpkin Bars

When I lived in Peru, I chose to adapt most pumpkin recipes in order to use sweet potato puree. The American pumpkins hit the grocery stores in mid-October and were highly overpriced. You only ever saw the Americans purchasing them. Most others looked at us like we were nuts asking, “why would you buy a [...]

Pear Upside Down Gingerbread Cake

It is funny how even though certain ingredients are available year round, we really only consider certain times of the year as appropriate to eat them. For example, you just don’t see many turkeys baked just because. Not too many make pumpkin pies in April. We seem to have an idea of when certain ingredients [...]

{BBB} Yule Wreath

“Did you make this with a mold?” she asked in awe on Christmas morning. I kind of chuckled because I knew how simple it had been to make. Well sort of.

I have this tendency to make a lot of things all on the same day. Instead of doing a couple each day, I find myself [...]