Season: Winter

Yule Log Cake

This traditional yule log recipe is a holiday treat especially popular in western Europe. The chocolate log is filled with cream cheese and decorated with whipped cream and raspberries.

Simcha Apple Pear and Cranberry Strudel

What a gorgeous and easy holiday strudel. It is New Year’s and harvest fresh with three fruits – apples being the main event. Filo dough, easily found in Kosher packaging, making this super easy. Juicy pears really go a long way in uplifting the tender apple taste.

Ginger Chai Glazed Bundt Cake

There are many brands of chai concentrate on the market, go ahead and choose your favorite. For the glaze, feel free to adjust the spice level to your taste, add in some fresh ground cardamom pods or pump up the black pepper level for the true heat of freshly made Indian chai. The crystallized ginger […]

Gingersnap Cookies

As the cookie bakes, the ball will melt down and develop the crinkled surface. When finished baking, the cookies are still slightly soft in the center. Once they are cooled, these cookies will snap just like the store bought kind. To assure freshness, I recommend buying powdered ginger and other spices in small amounts from […]

Chocolate Raspberry Valentines Cake

This cake is a perfect fit for a special event, like Valentine’s Day. It is filled with ganache and raspberry jam and topped with more ganache and whole raspberries.

Christmas Pudding

This is a traditional Christmas Pudding recipe that is well worth the wait! The combination of spices and dried fruit won’t disappoint and make the pudding well worth the wait.

Ginger Date Pecan Bundt Cake

This Bundt cake combines the flavors of cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, ginger, pecans and dates! With all that flavor, no glaze is necessary.

Festive Holiday Bars

With this versatile recipe, feel free to substitute dried fruits, chocolate chips or candies for the chocolate candy pieces.