The history of the Sachertorte itself begins in 1832, when Prince Metternich ordered his personal chef with creating a special dessert for several important guests. But the master chef head chef got sick, so the task was handed to a boy of 16 years named Franz Sacher who was an apprentice in his second year [read more...]
Tafelspitz, means literally the point of the table, used to be the favorite meal of Austrian Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph, and they did not serve a meal without this dish. It is the Austrian National recipe but it is so good that I want to feature it here. I enjoyed it in Germany too. Tafelspitz is [read more...]
Christmas without Lebkuchen is like a summer without sunshine! Remember Hansel and Gretel? The fairy tale in where the witch is living in a Lebkuchen House? I found this recipe in an old German cooking book and found it is pretty easy to make it. Many Lebkuchen are filled with marzipan or jelly, this one [read more...]
This is a classic recipe from the home town of Mozart: Salzburg. The recipe goes back to the 17th century, and it is been said that it is featuring the hillside surrounding Salzburg: the Gaisberg, Moenchsberg and Nonnberg. True, if you make them right you have a mountain-like structure on your plate. And the dusting of powdered [read more...]
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