Palm Sunday ( Palmsonntag ) otherwise known as Passion Sunday , is April 5 this year, marking the first day of Holy Week ( Karwoche ), the last week of Lent ([...]

Wild garlic aka ramsons (or ' Bärlauch ' as we call it in German) is found in many areas of North-, East-, Western- and Middle Europe and some parts of Asia,[...]

We have had a lot of sunshine this past week, flowers and colors everywhere. My favorite being all those bright and light, yellow and orange daffodils . The[...]

The feast day of Saint Joseph falls on March 19 , right in the middle of Lenten fasting . To allow the many Josephs and Josephines to celebrate their name day[...]

So what’s better than to make some beautiful fresh Irish Soda Bread in time for St. Patrick’s Day. Saint Patrick's Day , or the Feast of Saint[...]

Today, to start off the local Canival season, I am featuring a recipe for wonderful Carnival Doughnuts. These doughnuts are considered to be a traditional[...]

Honey , a naturally sweet liquid made from the nectar of flowers and collected by honey bees, is a key part of this recipe , so what you use has a direct[...]

Navettes are sweet pastries from the City of Marseille (France) with an orange flower water (eau de fleur d'oranger) and olive oil flavor. They are[...]

Gingerbread has a very illustrious history. Depending upon how you actually define gingerbread , you can trace it back all the way to ancient time. Back in[...]

These traditional ' Swiss Chocolate Spice Cookies ' are very popular for Christmastime and very simple to make. Typically known as ' Basler Brunsli ' or '[...]

Go easy on yourself this December, it doesn't have to be the most stressful time of the year - this easy, yet very flavorful, savory winter tart hits all the[...]

Today, on December 6th , we celebrate the feast of Saint Nicholas (Sankt Nikolaus Tag) . This special day always falls on December 6, at the beginning of[...]

Saint Andrew has been celebrated in Scotland for over a thousand years, with feasts being held in his honor as far back as the year 1000 AD . However, it[...]

St. Martin’s Day (this special day is also known as ' Martinmas ') is coming up on Monday, November 11. It is the feast day that celebrates the life of[...]

For the second festive bake, I chose Martinshörnchen . These are crescent-shaped rolls, said to originate in Saxony ( Saxony , or Sachsen , is the tenth[...]