This is the Yule log recipe which my grandmother used to make every year with coffee buttercream. The whole family loves it! Mamie used to decorate her log with Christmas decorations which pleased kids and adults alike. When my daughter turned one, I wanted to bake her a cake which she could eat, with less…
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Marie’s Holiday Stuffing
This is my mom’s recipe. I started helping her make this stuffing when I was a child, and now my sister and I both make it for our families and friends. At any gathering, everyone asks, “where is Marie’s stuffing?” I hope you will love it as much as we do! If you enjoy this…
Carrots with Pistachios and Cointreau
I live on a Greek island (Aegina) that is well-known for pistachios. This is one of those dishes I make quickly that has some local flavour, but isn’t Greek. (You can get tired of Greek food!). It’s really easy to make and tastes great – a perfect thing to pull out for those last minute…
Christmas Pudding
The recipe was given by my Great Grandmother Mary Heffernan to my mother in the early 1980s. Since then, every year, my mother Rosemary has been following the hand written recipe to prepare this traditional Irish Christmas dessert for December 25th. The dish is so popular that my mother receives requests for a Granny Heff’s…
Lemon Roulade
Here is one of my favourite recipes for using it up lemon cheese. It has become a family tradition for me to make this at Christmas (lovely with fresh stollen!), but I make it whenever I have a glut of lemons too. It keeps for ages in the fridge and, as well as being scrumptious on…
Christmas Biscuits (Spritzgebäck)
Two aunts on my father’s side of the family were particularly good bakers. This recipe is taken from a cookbook in my aunt Maria’s handwriting in Sütterlin script. At the time this was written, there was probably no fridge in the household to rest the dough. The original recipe does not provide the entire method of making the biscuits,…
Orange almond yogurt cake
I love this cake because it’s so refreshing and bright. It reminds me of summer! I also like it because it’s not too sweet and you can eat it for breakfast, a snack, or as dessert. If you enjoy this recipe, please consider a donation to TWB. Orange Almond Yogurt Cake Print Recipe CourseDesserts Servings 8…