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World’s Best Cornbread

World’s Best Cornbread

Jan 7, 2010 | Food

When I was young, my mom used to make cornbread all the time. I grew up in Texas — it’s a staple there. But cornmeal here in Germany is not quite as coarse as the cornmeal you buy in America. And it can be rather hard to find. I guess it’s really more corn flour than...
Baked Ratatouille Ziti

Baked Ratatouille Ziti

Dec 18, 2009 | Food, Mains

The eggplant sat lurking in the fridge. It stared at me every time I opened the door to grab something else, begging to be cooked in some way. Half of a small one was used on pizza last weekend. And I thought about making eggplant Parmesan with the other larger...
Cajun Shrimp Casserole

Cajun Shrimp Casserole

Nov 24, 2009 | Food, Mains, Seafood

I was feeling adventurous this weekend and decided to try something totally new. A recent mental inventory of our freezer trunk reminded me we had a bunch of okra I froze and a bag of shrimp that were just begging to be used up. So the following dish emerged: Cajun...
Stuffed & Roasted Farmer’s Duck

Stuffed & Roasted Farmer’s Duck

Nov 17, 2009 | Christmas, Entertaining, Food

Our Christmas menu, like New Year’s, is always a bit up in the air at this time of year. Last year it was fairly easy for us to decide because we wanted a Thanksgiving-style dinner since we skipped our Thanksgiving dinner last November. We figured it would be a bit...
Homemade chocolate liqueur

Homemade chocolate liqueur

Nov 13, 2009 | Christmas, Entertaining, Featured, Food

I’ve always loved the idea of making your own Christmas presents for your loved ones. They just become so much more special than anything you can buy. In fact, I think we need some rules in this house which state that at least one of the gifts we give to one another...