A nice dinner without a delicious dessert is not quite perfect – at least in my opinion. I need something sweet at the end of a dinner… but it does not have to be a big cake or anything like that. A simple layer dessert is great! Something like this Vegan Chocolate Mousse with Cherry Compote, for example. It’s quick and easy to prepare and can be made in advance ;)
Lebkuchen (aka. Gingerbread) is an absolute classic for Advent and Christmas. The best-known example in this category is probably Elisenlebkuchen. Delicious Lebkuchen that is made without flour. These Mini Elisenlebkuchen (from Nuremberg) are very popular here in our home because they are so small and a great snack in between meals – I know you shouldn’t snack too much but who cares around Christmas ;)
Christmas and Christmas cookies go together like a Christmas tree and the presents underneath. One would only be half as good without the other ;) Baking the same Christmas cookies every year is a bit boring though. That’s why I love to adapt classic recipes from time to time. Like I did with these Chocolate Biscoff Speculoos Spitzbuben. Based on classic sandwich cookies with a jam filling these cookies here got a little update with chocolate and Biscoff spread. So good. ;)
Advent is the time for Christmas cookies – it all starts on the first of December and ends whenever all the cookies are gone. If you bake a lot like me that can be in late January ;P Every family has their traditions, and everyone has their favorite Christmas cookies. The amount of cookies to choose from is pretty much endless. Today I’ve taken a traditional recipe for Spitzbuben and modified the cookies a little. You can call them Orange Funfetti Spitzbuben now. Not your traditional Christmas cookies I have to admit ;P
Christmas is the time for family. The time for presents. And the time for lots of food, right? Even though we love to try new dishes throughout the year – when it comes to the food during the Christmas season we tend to go back to the classics we have known since we were kids. All those traditional recipes Grandma liked to prepare or eat (when she was not in the mood for cooking or baking) ;P Even though Germany is not very big – the traditions vary quite a lot. This means – these 10 Traditional Christmas Recipes from Grandma might not be what everybody in Germany makes all the time… but they are definitely our favorites! ;)
Christmas and the Advent season are not perfect if there is no Christmas Stollen to nibble on. It’s a typical German thing. We don’t have the same Stollen every year – we like to switch it up sometimes. This year we will probably bake a simple Almond Marzipan Stollen again. Juicy, aromatic, and extremely tasty. A Christmas bake definitely worth trying and maybe a good option for those who hate raisins ;P
I love my job, but in between I love to bake and try new things in the kitchen. A lot of my friends and colleagues encourage me to bake - for a very simple reason: they get the leftovers - and it seems they like it most of the time ;) 
