Making wine without all the extras

    We had the privilege and pleasure of being invited to visit friends in Karlsruhe on Saturday during a family wine making day. We weren’t really sure what we were getting ourselves into but when we arrived, we found out it was us along with 3 generations of one...

    Vegetable soup with options

    Prepare yourself for a long recipe here…but this is first a basic Hearty Vegetable soup that we canned and then a few variations which you can use when you open up a can of this goodness to eat it. This way you can eat the same soup over and over again without...

    Yep, we’re gonna be needing one of those…

    We decided to do some canning this weekend. Well, I made the decision and Stefan thankfully helped out along the way. During the process, one thing became extremely clear – we need an outdoor kitchen. We’ve been trying to decide what to do with the little...

    This weekend, we feasted! T-bones & Porcini mushrooms

    We went to the farmer’s market in Hanau Saturday morning (open 7am until 2pm in the market square) and made some really tasty purchases. The weather was beautiful and warm here so we wanted to grill. One of our missions was to find some nice steaks…and we...
    Rosemary Zucchini Pizza

    Rosemary Zucchini Pizza

    Last night we made pizza again, this time with rosemary and zucchini. It seemed like a strange combo but I saw a recipe for it online and we still have plenty of zucchini so we gave it a go. It was fantastic! I’m even thinking about making it again tonight. The...
    Plum Clafouti a.k.a. Plum Bread Pudding

    Plum Clafouti a.k.a. Plum Bread Pudding

    So we got about 1 pound, maybe 2, of plums from a neighbor earlier this week and I am finally doing something with them today. Been working on other things the rest of the week but it’s time to process these suckers before we go away for 3.5 days to Stefan’s parents...