Osso bucco (aka ossobuchi or occobuco) is a Milanese specialty of cross-cut veal shanks braised with vegetables, white wine and broth. The first time Stefan made it for me was a little over a year ago and I was instantly in love with it. I’m very blessed to have a...
If you’re craving Asian tonight but don’t really want the same old stir-fry, this guest post is just for you. I’ve always been a sucker for a good Asian dumpling and look forward to trying them out when we find our kitchen. 😉 Potstickers are Chinese dumplings that can...
Updated February 2026. Note: This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through these links, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. These earnings help sustain our travels and keep this blog running. As I mentioned the other day when I was...
On Monday, I shared with you one of our favorite new recipes for beer roasted chicken in a clay pot. And I mentioned that we’ve really been getting creative with the leftovers and having some fun when it comes to cooking. This is one of those recipes. So if you’ve...
I first heard about clay pots and Römertopfs several years ago. A friend was talking about how simple and easy they are to cook in. And that it takes virtually no time to make a meal. Plus, you can rarely go wrong, no matter what you throw into it. So naturally I was...
Hello my dears and welcome to the first installment of the Recipe Roundup. I know that so many of us are spending time doing this and that, leaving very little room for exploring blogs and finding new things to cook and try out. I'm totally guilty of neglecting blogs...
Have you ever made a dish once and instantly knew it was going to be part of your life forever? For us, this Szechuan beef recipe was that dish. We first cooked it back in 2001, standing in our tiny kitchen in Germany — thrilled to finally be cooking real meals again...
There are some foods in life that just equal happiness and comfort. For me, grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup has always been one of those. In fact, it was one of the very first things I learned to cook, along with Kraft Mac & Cheese. I can’t remember...
The holidays are coming up, and for many of us, this means a lot of time spent cooking in the kitchen. Between Thanksgiving dinner, holiday cookie exchanges, Christmas morning breakfast and feeding any family and friends who stop by for an evening or weekend visit,...
As I mentioned in my little meal planning schedule last week, we tried a lasagna recipe from The Harley Biker’s Cookbook and it was SO good. I didn’t get to follow the recipe exactly because I didn’t have any Italian sausage or ricotta (I used ground beef and cottage...
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