Monthly Archives: November 2011

I am not a big fan of old-fashioned, heavy, rum-infused fruitcake.  Is anybody, really?  We’ve all heard the jokes about the dense, sticky store-bought brown cake that is rarely truly welcome as a holiday offering.  Admittedly, Stollen is a type … Continue reading →

Christmas in the Steck household doesn’t officially get started until the first batch of Lebkuchen comes out of the oven. My mother Ruth has been making this traditional German holiday treat since I can remember, and recently kicked off her … Continue reading →

Since I can remember, my mother Ruth baked dozens of varieties of Christmas cookies in preparation for the winter holidays.  She stood in the kitchen for hours at a time, sometimes well past midnight, baking until she had created countless … Continue reading →