sweet
Sweet dishes and treats.
Swiss chocolate fondue
Fondue and chocolate, this recipe matches two Swiss well known symbols. Although dessert fondues are relatively modern, wouldn't get you into regional mood dipping pieces of cake into a caquelon of melted chocolate? Wicked!
Cookies from the city of Basel
If a visit to Basel is not in your near future, you can still capture the aroma from Imbergasslein when you make these Basel style cookies at home.
Swedish coffee cakes
Here's a recipe that supplies the perfect early treat to munch on during any holiday or special day. Call it Christmas, birthday, or that Easter egg hunt. This recipe will make six cakes.
Sopa borracha from Panama
Sopa borracha is not a soup at all. It is a deliciously sweet dessert from Panama with a little alcohol.
Ragalach or rugalach
Ragalach or rugalach? To make it more confusing, we have found ready made versions of this pastries in shops under the names ragelach and rugelach. Whatever the name, these pastries will always be a New Jersey thing to us. This recipe is a cream cheese version of the Jewish rugalach as prepared by New Jersey home cook of Italian ascent.
German spiced cookies
At Christmas time in Germany, the air fills with the smell of almonds, marzipan, cinnamon, cloves, gingerbread, and freshly baked spiced cookies.
Gulab jamuns, an Indian treat
A popular dessert in India, enjoyed as much in festivals and celebrations as in the traditional Indian table.