Chicken soup with veggies & rice

    Chicken soup with veggies & rice

    I don’t know how things look where you are, but there is snow on the ground here and it’s about to get seriously cold once again. We’re talking -14°C (4°F) and there may be more snow heading our way. And all these cold temperatures just make me want to curl up with a...

    Easy and delicious chicken noodle soup

    On Friday I was talking about finally using our rotisserie spit in our oven (which is awesome) and one of the best things about having a whole chicken like that is making a pot of soup with it afterwards. It’s not hard to do and most chicken noodle soups barely have...
    Rotisserie chicken at home

    Rotisserie chicken at home

    When we bought our home and added the kitchen, I knew I had to have two ovens. I don’t use them both often — but when I do want to cook a feast and need them, it’s priceless. This is a concept that really hasn’t caught in Germany, mostly because people have rather...
    Bourbon Smoked Ribs

    Bourbon Smoked Ribs

    We made these smoked ribs last year in our barrel smoker and they turned out SO good. We were so busy trying out other new recipes in our new smoker haze that I never got around to writing about them. So when we made them last weekend again, we knew it was love all...
    The best recipe for beef burgers

    The best recipe for beef burgers

    For many, many years (probably since we moved to Germany), we have been on a quest for a really good burger recipe. We’ve tried several that have been tasty, but they were never just right. Some of them were best suited for spreading on the bun and eating it...

    Smoked Salmon Pasta

    Over Easter I bought all the goodies needed to have smoked salmon with potato pancakes for breakfast. But I ended up with way too much salmon (as usual) and not enough potato pancakes…so what to do? I’ve been to a few Italian restaurants where they served a smoked...