You may not know it...but October is National Pizza Month. Perhaps you saw we've started implementing weekly pizza nights in our meal plans now that we have our killer crust recipe but did you know that Americans eat approximately 100 acres of pizza EACH day, or about...
Turkey Tetrazzini – the dish that keeps on giving
Last night I made Turkey Tetrazzini. I have wanted to try this recipe for a long while and it’s always reminded me of my mom’s tuna casserole which I loved growing up. I doubled this recipe because I had twice as much turkey as I needed…and ended up with 3 small...
Meal plan: Revisiting some favorites
I finally got back into making meal plans again. I went all out this time and did 3 weeks at once. I haven't stuck to it too well so far but at least our freezer is FULL of food and when I do feel like being a good homemaker, I have a variety of things to choose from....
Chicken Breasts with Balsamic Vinegar and Garlic
I never would have imagined that this recipe would turn out so well. I was pretty skeptical when I read it but it got great reviews on AllRecipes.com, and so far that site has never let me down. It was very flavorful and smelled incredible while cooking. The balsamic...
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 family...
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 covered...
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 found some...

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
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...


