Winter birthday cupcakes of red velvet.

Liptauer cheese is an Austrian specialty, and it’s a perfect addition to your New Year’s buffet

Southern style beans and cornbread

Glühwein mit Shuss: Mulled wine with a shot of apple brandy

Homemade pretzels with black lava salt

Sweet & Spicy Lavender Quick Bread with a White Pepper Honey Glaze

Viennese-style Eiersalat (egg salad) sandwich.

An Italian plum torte

Lavender, Cardamom, & Cracked Black Pepper Drop Scones with Honey

Austrian-style zucchini, garlic & chive “cream” soup

Spicy Korean Tacos, L.A. Taco Truck Style

Gooseberry Tartlets with Jasmine Whipped Cream

Three Sisters Fritters: Corn, Fava Beans, and Zucchini Blossoms with Tarragon Butter & Cayenne Yogurt Dipping Sauce

Creamy Creole Crab Pots, with shallots, mushrooms, and sherry, are the perfect way to enjoy Maryland lump blue crab meat

Summer “noodles” of green & yellow zucchini with a cool basil oil tomato sauce

A Lime & Rosemary Granita … even more refreshing with just a splash of gin

Chilled Avocado Soup with Cornbread Feta Croutons

Flowering kale & garlic scape stir fry: simple, colorful, flavorful

Seven Egg Almond Cake, my favorite creation from my pastry class

Spinat Knödel – spinach and bread dumpling – a classic Austrian dish, ready to be boiled or baked

Caramelized Onion & Emmental Galette

Warm fresh fava bean salad with dill, plum tomatoes, oil-cured black olives, & Greek feta