Edible EasterTable Decorations Food March 2, 2021By Sharon Hudgins • Photographs Courtesy Mary Beth Strickler It’s that time of year again, when the stores are filled...
Dessert in Austria Food January 4, 2021By Peter Pabisch The term “dessert” has many alternative expressions in Austria which are hard, even impossible to translate: sweet,...
Sweetened Puffs of Air Food January 4, 2021By Sharon Hudgins Photographs Courtesy Sharon Hudgins Meringues, macaroons, and macarons. Members of this family of sweet treats are sold...
You say “Potato” —und ich sag: “Kartoffel” Food January 4, 2021By Robert A. Selig … and some say Erdbirne, or Erdapfel, or Krumbirn or Grumbeere, Tartuffel or, when deep-fried, even...
Magnificent Marzipan! Food November 5, 2020It’s not hard to see why we’re “nuts” about this marvelous confection. By Sharon Hudgins • Photographs Courtesy Sharon Hudgins...
MARZIPAN HOLIDAY TREATS Food November 5, 2020By Sharon Hudgins • Photographs Courtesy Sharon Hudgins At this time of year, almond paste and its sweeter sibling, marzipan,...
Baking Your Roots Food August 31, 2020By Sharon Hudgins In the past, as cooler weather arrived every autumn, people living in cold climates knew that fresh...
BIEROCKS: A German-Russian Treat in America Food June 23, 2020By Sharon Hudgins Bierocks. Sounds like a combination of a German beer festival and a rock concert. (That would actually...
STIR CRAZY: COOKING TO COPE WITH CABIN FEVER Food May 7, 2020By Sharon Hudgins • Photographs Courtesy Sharon Hudgins By the time you read this, all of us in the United...
Chill Out with Cool Summer Soups Food May 7, 2020By Sharon Hudgins Photographs Courtesy Sharon Hudgins Summer is prime time for all those luscious fruits and berries that bring...