Get the latest recipes from Iris http://www.grouprecipes.com/people/iris Creme Fraiche is a soured heavy creme. Use it for cooking and baking. Because of it's high fat content it won't curdle that quick, like sour creme does, if cooked directly. In my experience ususally store bought creme fraiche is pretty expensive, so why not making it at home? And it's pretty easy as well. http://www.grouprecipes.com/8806/making-creme-fraiche.html Sugar flavored with vanilla is a common ingredient for baking in Germany. It´s easy to make and you can also use it to flavor your coffee, desserts etc. http://www.grouprecipes.com/8802/making-vanilla-sugar.html A simple white bread baked in a cake tin / pound cake pan. Very common in Germany http://www.grouprecipes.com/8800/white-tin-loaf.html Quark is very common in Germany, Austria, Switzerland etc. It is kind of a cream cheese / farmers cheese, but little smoother. It is very versatile and can be used for baking, cooking, desserts, spread, dip, etc. Sweet or savory. http://www.grouprecipes.com/8177/making-quark.html This is a different cheesecake recipe made with quark / farmers cheese instead of cream cheese. This makes the cheesecake texture light and more fluffy . It's an authentic German recipe from my grandma http://www.grouprecipes.com/5941/grandmas-german-cheesecake.html