Growing up as a child in America, the majority of my favorite treats came out of plastic packaging. We were all being fed Twinkies, Ding Dongs, Oreos and more on a regular basis -- but at that point, they weren't nearly as full of modified starch and corn syrup (or we...
When I started trying to learn German, the first things I focused on were food and beer. I knew what was important in life -- and these things were extremely important it turned out, because you also don't want to end up eating something made entirely of innards...
About two weeks ago, I picked up a 5 kilo sack of potatoes for something absurd like 99 cents. I have been eating a few of them for lunch…and we’ve also made Bratkartoffeln with them. But there are still a lot of them left. So it was time to figure out something more...
During The Hive European Bloggers Conference (hard to believe that was more than a week ago), I got to participate in a workshop that really helped to open my eyes when it comes to food photography. Since the first day that Stefan gave me my beloved Canon DSLR, I have...
If you haven’t noticed, I’ve been on a pumpkin & squash kick around here lately. Roasted pumpkin seeds, pureed pumpkin…and the butternut squash soup. And as if that weren’t enough, I also made some pumpkin bread last week that we have just been devouring! My first...
To me, Thanksgiving is not officially Thanksgiving without pumpkin pie. There were several years here in Germany that we just let Thanksgiving day slip by, cooking something traditionally American for the day, but not really going to all the trouble. And a few times,...
THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED. First off, I'd like to say congratulations to Valerie Taylor Mabrey who was selected as the winner for the Down By the River kid's music giveaway! Normally, I don't do things like this -- but since it's Thanksgiving this week and I'm feeling a...
Long-time NOH readers will find it no surprise that we have begun really enjoying to make wine over the last 3 or 4 years. It's not something I've really talked a lot about because it's a rather involved process, and we were really still trying to learn what...
The berry season is winding down here and I happened to pick up some really gorgeous late season strawberries last week, which have now just been sitting in our fridge because my plans to make something with them over the weekend didn’t pan out. So I decided to make...
Do you ever have those moments in the morning or middle of the day (or even right before dinner should be served) when you just can't get yourself to feel inspired in the kitchen? You're sick of the old stand-by recipes and you just don't have the time or energy to...
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