This strawberry sauce uses super ripe berries from the height of the summer. This recipe has a bit of an edge since it uses black pepper as a complementary flavour. In this sundae, the sauce is paired with vanilla ice cream, mermaid tears, and a cherry on top. It is simple but classic and allows the […]
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Almond Rhubarb Upside-Down Cake
Here is the almond rhubarb upside-down cake for my dad for Father’s Day. I love rhubarb and always buy it when it first comes out in the springtime. In previous years, I made rhubarb fool and rhubarb and strawberry crumble, but this year I wanted to make a cake. It was a perfect dessert to a barbecue […]
Chocolate Covered Mango Popsicle
Ryan tried this chocolate covered mango popsicle in Brooklyn when we visited a few summers ago. Of course I had to take a bite, and it was fresh, cooling, delicious, and healthier than any ice cream or sorbets! This chocolate covered frozen mango popsicle tastes decadent and is a great cooling snack on a hot summer day. Make […]
Oma’s Bienenstich – German Bee Sting Cake
Bienenstich is a German cake that means ‘bee sting.’ This cake is very similar to our Oma’s Butterkuchen, just this version is topped with sliced almonds and honey. Our Oma would make this Bienenstich as is, but it can be fancied up by slicing the baked dough in half and filling with cream to make […]
Oma’s Butterkuchen – German Butter Cake
Butterkuchen was a specialty of our Oma’s, and she would make it for special occasions or just Kaffee and Kuchen – the German version of teatime. Oddly enough, it took ages for me to actually get the written recipe (maybe because I needed the translation?). This recipe is mostly by touch and feel. The dough should […]