Now that we’re into fall, my culinary thoughts are starting to shift from salads to soups and even though the sun’s still shining in Florida you can’t beat some homemade comfort food. Regular readers will know from my blog that I don’t typically cook Asian food but I...
When it comes to barbecue sides, few things beat a bubbling dish of 5-bean baked beans. Sweet, smoky, and just the right amount of savory, this recipe combines five types of beans with bacon, molasses, and brown sugar for a dish that always disappears first at...
If you dread going to the stove each night of the week and coming up with amazing meals that wow your family, you’re not alone. After working all day, sometimes it’s tough to come home at night and have to take on the role of a short-order cook–especially if...
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...
There are many, many different ways to make potato salad and most of them taste great. One common way of making potato salad in Germany is with what seems like a pound of mayonnaise in it. If that is what you’re looking for, this is definitely not it. Mostly because I...
I first published this buttermilk pancake recipe on March 1, 2011. We’d been in Germany for nearly 10 years and good pancakes were very hard to come by. We learned to make many things out of necessity while living there, especially when it came to food. And I’m glad...