Grilled Garlic Shrimp Skewers

Grilled Garlic Shrimp Skewers

These are officially my new favorite way to make grilled shrimp. They are so delicious that you can’t even believe it. We have only tried them as an accompaniment to steaks and other grill-night favorites — but I’m pretty sure they would taste excellent on a bed of...
Broccoli & Carrots Chicken Pot Pie

Broccoli & Carrots Chicken Pot Pie

I finally tried out one of the local Biokiste services here last week (something I’ll have to talk more about later on) but some of the things which happened to be in the introductory basket were broccoli and carrots. Broccoli is something I rarely buy, because...
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...
Meatball Subs – you know you love them!

Meatball Subs – you know you love them!

A good meatball sub can be hard to find…and one key part of making them yourself is being certain that your meatballs are not too big and not too small. And of course you want to use a tasty tomato sauce as well or the sandwich just won’t taste good in general....