Pumpkin cake with pumpkin spiced frosting

Pumpkin spice is loved by Americans and it’s not a new thing. Amelia Simmons mention it as far back as 1796 in her book American Cookery. Cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, and allspice. There are different variations, but it’s basically a spiced cake. Swedes would associate most of those

What's up with the Philadelphia frenzy in France?

In 2011,  Philadelphia cream cheese arrived in France. Loudly advertised, the French population was apparently thrilled to finally be able to prepare cheesecakes or to simple spread some cream cheese on a piece of bread. Novelty, right? Wrong. All the fuss surrounding Philadelphia’s arrival seemed widely overdone.  For when