A friend of ours came to visit last weekend which put us in an interesting position. She is currently not eating anything with dairy products in it–which is an incredibly difficult task when you think about it. No milk chocolate, no butter, no cheese, no ice cream, no...
One tasty bolognese sauce recipe
We eat a LOT of pasta in this house. So much so that we actually bought a really cool automatic pasta machine that mixes everything for you and presses it out in the desired shape. But unfortunately the thing takes forever to make pasta so the electricity we end up...
Mozzarella and Prosciutto Italian Melts
We’re big fans of sandwiches in this house, and when I did my monthly shopping last Friday I just had to pick up some baguettes for medianoche. One of these days I have to make my own from the Bread Baker’s Apprentice –or maybe some actual Cuban bread. Not sure I have...
The other, other ice cream
We're big fans of ice cream in this house. There is nothing quite like eating a fresh gelato from a street corner in Italy where you have 50 flavors to choose from. Unfortunately, we live in Germany and there is no ice cream stand in our little town. Not that it would...
How to make Wiener Schnitzel
Here in Germany, Stefan and I have judged many a restaurant based on their schnitzel. If they can’t make that well, then there’s no reason to bother with most of their other food either. Schnitzel can actually be prepared many different ways but Wiener is the basic...
Using my new silicon baking mat
When I was recently asked by the German cookware site KuechenUndHaushalt.de if I would like to review a Lurch FlexiForm silicon baking mat, I jumped at the chance. I have been admiring these mats for a while, especially now that silicon products have had some time to...
Bad Boy Beef Tacos
Another favorite from the Harley Biker’s Cookbook , the Bad Boy Beef Tacos never fail to rock our world. This is one of our staple dinners here. Even Mackenzie loves them, although we do cut out a bit of the spice for her. When tasting this with “full heat”, keep in...
World’s Best Cornbread
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...
Brunch is back in 2010!
The last four days have been wonderful. Stefan didn't have to work on December 31st or January 1st so we had a nice little 4 day weekend, with no long trips planned or visits from anyone scheduled. We got to sleep in until 9 or so and prepared big, yummy breakfasts...
Baked Ratatouille Ziti
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...
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