You may have noticed by now that I'm one of those people who prefer to go beyond the normal mode of operation when it comes to entertaining. I may not have a flair for presentation yet or make the coolest decor, but I'm one hell of a cook lately which is an important...
Jack-o-Lantern Pancakes with TruMoo Orange Scream Milk
This post brought to you by TruMoo. All opinions are 100% mine. With Halloween just around the corner, and us involved in the biggest and best Halloween party in Naples, we have been feeling more festive than ever. So when TruMoo asking me to help them come up with a...
Succulent Barbecue Ribs in the Oven
Words can barely express how much we love these ribs. No seriously. We make them about once every two weeks. Ok, I won’t lie. Sometimes every week. They are deliriously good. And I mean really delirious because that is how you will feel when you finally get to sit...
Smoked Corn on the Cob
One of our favorite things to do during summer weekends was to fire up the smoker, throw a big pork shoulder or beef brisket in there and let it cook for the afternoon. There is something about smoking meat that just makes it taste better. Perhaps it’s the...
Make your own pumpkin puree
To me, Thanksgiving is not officially Thanksgiving without pumpkin pie. There were several years here in Germany that we just let Thanksgiving day slip by, cooking something traditionally American for the day, but not really going to all the trouble. And a few times,...
Homemade Lebkuchen with Love
Christmas in Germany cannot be celebrated without Lebkuchen. They are a traditional German cookie that is a bit like gingerbread, but usually has a bit more substance added to the dough like carrots, raisins and nuts. They were originally created by Medieval monks in...
Stuffed & Roasted Farmer’s Duck
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
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...
Thanksgiving: Dressing and cranberry/currant relish
Thanksgiving shortcuts are hard to pull off here in Germany. So when I go on about making my own dressing from scratch and you just want to hurl, remember that I can’t get things like Stove Top Dressing Mix here in Germany. If I could, I might very well use it. Or I...
Best turkey brine ever
Last year, I tried something new: brining a turkey. It’s a simple process, where you let the bird soak for 24-48 hours in a bath of spices. It will leave your turkey so moist and tender, it may end up completely falling off the bone when you go to carve it. The...
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