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Valentines day is celebrated in every country across the globe  - and practically everywhere with chocolate! Naturally all the traditions can’t be covered in a single article, but we’ve done our best to find the …

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Organic food is terribly expensive but for good reason – the soil has to be certified organic before the farmer can even start – and that takes considerable time and effort, then there are very …

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Black Forest cake originated during the 16th century in the Black Forest, a region  that’s well known for sour cherries and Kirschwasser (a double distilled, clear cherry brandy made from Morella cherries).  The cake probably …

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Chocolate Chip cookies were ‘invented’ by Ruth Wakefield invented in 1930 when she and her husband managed the Toll House inn near Whitman, Massachusetts. It was made with butter cookie dough and a broken up …

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Madeira cake has been part of our lives for as long we can remember. The pale pre-packed, sugary, often broken versions found in retail outlets are not Madeira cake, they are poor imitations of bad …

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Eggnog is one of the old classics but we give it a different twist today – it’s still a very basic dessert but here, utilizing coffee and whisky – a marriage made in heaven by …

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Elizabeth of Bavaria made Kaiserschmarrn for her husband, the Austrian Emperor Franz Josef I (1830-1916), or at least, had it made. She was a Wittelsbach and worried about her weight so she insisted that the royal chef prepare …

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This cake was dedicated to Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria in 1886 by the Court confectioner Julius Rottenhöfer, who claims to be the creator. The baker, one Anton Seidl has also claimed the honours as …

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Antoine Careme (1783-1833) enchanted and dazzled Europe with his exquisite spun sugar, marzipan and nougatine creations.  The croquembouche (crunchy in the mouth) is simple by comparison to his other creations, but is fun and a …

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Even though I always believed that this well loved sweet was originally the brainchild of Apicius who lovingly described nucatum (also based on honey, walnuts and eggs) in his writings, it was probably the romantic …