Easy and delicious chicken noodle soup

by | Nov 1, 2010 | Food

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

by | Oct 29, 2010 | Food

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...
Ten ways new appliances will make you happier

Ten ways new appliances will make you happier

by | Sep 21, 2010 | Food

Since I’m so super excited about our washer and dryer, I thought I would suggest a few reasons why getting these new appliances will actually save you money in the long run. We had been using a 9-year-old Siemens washer/dryer combo machine before which was great...
Ten ways new appliances will make you happier

Never knew I would be so excited

by | Sep 20, 2010 | Food

A couple of weeks ago, the inevitable happened: our 9 year old washer/dryer combo machine spun for the last time. Over the last few years, the machine has been rather iffy. Last year when we turned into what looked like homeless people and pushed all our laundry into...
Ten ways new appliances will make you happier

Top Ten Ground Beef Recipes

by | Sep 7, 2010 | Food

So I’ve been trying to get myself a bit more organized in the kitchen lately and although I still have a lot of ground to cover, I thought it would useful to start putting together a few lists of my favorite recipes that we eat all the time.  You can never...