Orange Cranberry Bundt Cake

by SandraWidick // December 9, 2018 // Comments off

Happy Sunday Everybody! I’ve been sick with a bad cold for the last couple of days! Steve (my husband) started feeling weird after we came back for our little trip to Lake Tahoe and I started to feel with a... Continue reading →

German Lebküchen

by SandraWidick // December 3, 2018 // Comments off

Happy Monday! I’m all about Christmas cookies right now! Today, I’m showing you how to make one type of German gingerbread cookies (German Lebküchen) , “Nurnberger Lebkuchen”. I was a little bit confused about the gingerbread spice that is typically... Continue reading →

Brown Butter Bourbon Chocolate Pecan Cookies

by SandraWidick // November 27, 2018 // Comments off

Happy Tuesday!! I can’t believe this is the last week of November! Hope everybody had a great Thanksgiving and maybe Black Friday?. I went Black Friday shopping late Thursday night and I thought that maybe because of the heavy rain... Continue reading →

Cranberry Limoncello Pie

by SandraWidick // November 20, 2018 // Comments off

Growing up, I never ate pumpkin things because they are not popular in Peru. We have some kind of squash but I don’t think it has the same taste as pumpkin, we never use it for desserts. The first time... Continue reading →

Mulled Wine Chocolate Cupcakes

by SandraWidick // November 12, 2018 // Comments off

Jingle Bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way …. Happy Monday!!! Hope everyone is doing great. The past few days have been really bad for California. Many fires around the state have destroyed homes and killed people. My family is... Continue reading →

Apple Cake Bars

by SandraWidick // October 19, 2018 // Comments off

I’m a Halloween fan so every year I have the tradition of organizing a Halloween party at my house. It’s never the same day of Halloween, I usually plan it for a couple of days before so I can make... Continue reading →

Pumpkin Spice Latte Snowball Cookies

by SandraWidick // October 15, 2018 // Comments off

Have you ever heard about snowball cookies or Russian tea cakes or polvorones or wedding cookies? They are all the same, they are usually made with butter, powdered sugar and nuts (I prefer to use toasted pecans). They’re very popular... Continue reading →

Pumpkin Spice Latte Cupcakes

by SandraWidick // October 12, 2018 // Comments off

Happy Friday!! Yes, pumpkin season is everywhere ! My husband told me that we already had 2 months of pumpkin (I started Fall baking at the beginning of August), but who doesn’t like pumpkin stuff? I know there are some... Continue reading →

Orange Bread

by SandraWidick // October 10, 2018 // Comments off

I wanted to have a break from pumpkin (for just one day) … so I thought why not baking with oranges?, they are still orange like pumpkins, right? Ok… that doesn’t make much sense lol. Anyway, This bread is very... Continue reading →

Apple Pie Bars

by SandraWidick // October 7, 2018 // Comments off

Happy Sunday! It’s very windy this morning here in the valley. We’re suppose to go boating this afternoon, hopefully it doesn’t get that chilly. Weather here has been awful, sometimes it’s hot, then gets supper chilly and now it’s crazy... Continue reading →

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