Christmas Cake

by SandraWidick // December 18, 2019 // Comments off

If you follow me on Instagram (@Pastry_Tales) you saw that I posted a picture of a Christmas cake , I know, I’m not a fruit cake person either, I really don’t like those dense, wet, with tons of candied cherries... Continue reading →

Pretzel Linzer Cookies

by SandraWidick // December 17, 2019 // Comments off

Happy Tuesday my friends! I’m baking like crazy this week because my last Christmas recipe should be posted by Sunday so you have time to get all the ingredients you need. I have a bunch of pretzels (leftover from Thanksgiving)... Continue reading →

Chocolate Spiced Rum Raisin Fudge

by SandraWidick // December 16, 2019 // Comments off

Happy Monday! One of my favorite ice cream flavors is rum+raisin. Right now it’s too cold to eat ice cream so I decided to make fudge with these ingredients. I didn’t have spiced rum so I made my own mixing... Continue reading →

Zimtsterne (German Cinnamon Star Cookies)

by SandraWidick // December 14, 2019 // Comments off

Happy Saturday! The first time I ate these cookies was two years ago when I went to Trader Joe’s and I saw a whole display of German cookies. These ones caught my eye because they came in a nice box... Continue reading →

Panettone Muffins

by SandraWidick // December 12, 2019 // Comments off

Hi everyone! I woke up feeling under the weather. My husband came home yesterday with a bad cold so I guess I got it too. It’s pretty cold here in Northern California right now, hopefully I don’t feel worse for... Continue reading →

Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

by SandraWidick // December 10, 2019 // Comments off

Happy Tuesday my friends! Have you started baking Christmas cookies? I have and I’m loving it! Today, I’m showing you how to make the best crinkle cookies. I’m getting messages asking how do I get my crinkle cookies to not... Continue reading →

Cranberry Orange Almond Cake

by SandraWidick // December 5, 2019 // Comments off

Happy Thursday! I had fresh cranberries in my fridge (leftovers from Thanksgiving) so I had to bake something with them. I wanted something that I could eat with my morning coffee/late cup of joe so I came up with this... Continue reading →

Hazelnut Orange Linzer Cookies

by SandraWidick // December 4, 2019 // Comments off

Happy December! Christmas season has arrived and it’s the perfect time to bake bake and bake! As you might know, Linzer cookies are always on my baking list and I’m always trying to create new flavors. Today, I introduce you... Continue reading →

Healthier Pumpkin Bread

by SandraWidick // November 20, 2019 // Comments off

Happy Wednesday! It’s another windy day here in Northern California. We’re under fire weather conditions, hopefully nothing happens because we already had a couple of big fires. We really need rain. November is almost gone and we haven’t had any... Continue reading →

Red Wine Brownies With Maraschino Cherries

by SandraWidick // November 19, 2019 // Comments off

Happy Tuesday! I can’t believe November is flying by and Thanksgiving is next week. I wanted to take a break from Thanksgiving/Christmas baking and made these brownies with 3 things that I like: cherries, chocolate and wine. I know, it... Continue reading →

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