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Amethyst Cheesecake Torte

We’re still picking up the pieces in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, but compared to the rest of New Jersey the Philadelphia area came through with minimal damage.  The carnage in New York , and the northern and central parts of New Jersey is just unimaginable.    Our thoughts and prayers are with all of [...]

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Sweet n’Savory Fig-a-licious Tart with Sacatomato

 It’s hard to believe that an entire month has gone by at school…..where does the time go?  Allow if you ask my body, it’ll tell you it feels more like a year!   Pretty soon we’ll start getting our much needed extra days off….sigh   I still remember looking at the school calendar as I contemplated going [...]

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Blueberry Peach Crostata

So many things to make and so little time…..sigh.   Do you ever feel that way?   I just started back to school and I’ve got so many new items I want to try, but once again it looks as though time is the enemy.   There’s just not enough hours in the day. I’m [...]

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Strawberry & Ricotta Crostata

I think it might be safe to say that I have a strawberry obsession, or at least very well on my way to one…..sigh   But Please friends, no intervention is necessary……..to quote Luther Ingram  ”If Loving you is wrong, I don’t want to be right” There I’ve said it and I’m not ashamed, I love strawberries, and [...]

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Caramel Butternut Squash Torte with Cinnamon Pecans

It’s no secret that I love browsing through food magazine’s, and I’m not talking about those tired old publications that use to be the industry standard.  You won’t find many US magazine’s in my house, if you find any.  What you will find is an assortment of British and Australian Publications, ranging from the BBC [...]

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Apple Pockets (Apfeltaschen) by The German Foodie

This week was one for the books, it was one of those anything that could happen did happen weeks, with things you hadn’t even considered thrown in for good measure!  I feel like I’m beginning to sound like a broken record, complaining about things that I really have no control over, which is about the same as complaining [...]

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