To elebrateHow’s this Spicy Raspberry Spiral Ham for an Easter table stunner? To be honest, I have never been a cooked ham…

Ever since I found out how easy it is to make egg noodles and to cut them into shapes, there’s no stopping…

Here’s a cosmic travel coincidence. I created this recipe before I left for a month-long trip. Luckily I visited this lovely town…

Marzipan Peanuts – April Fools! I admit I’m milking this marzipan food thing for April Fools. Last year I made Marzipan potatoes…

This appetizer creation is more of an idea than a recipe. However,  if you don’t want to create your own, I’ve posted…

Ananas or Pineapple flavored sauerkraut is extremely popular in Germany. Most Americans have never heard of it. I’m sad for them. I…

Those of you who have been stressing and sweating it out in the kitchen right up until the big meal, raise your…

This Creamy Potato Spring Vegetable Soup is a delicious Bridge Between Seasons. Ever feel like your taste buds are stuck in limbo?…

Once again, I proved to myself, some of the best experiences I’ve had both professionally and personally are the result of going…

The people at King Arthur Flour posted another winner recipe for this month’s bakealong. The basic recipe is for a pull apart…

I saw a version of this in a German cooking magazine, I tweaked it a bit and added the bratwurst. The original…

Pear is one of my favorite flavors. I love it in all forms, fresh, jelly, cooked, poached, or baked. I even love…

This gorgeous Hibiscus Sloe Gin Fizz cocktail means more than happy hour. It’s that time of the year to Rock the Red…

I’ve never been much of a casserole person. In the past, I’ve rarely made casseroles. However, I sure enjoy eating a good…

So about that Spring-like weather that was happening here on the East Coast?  Epic fail. Over the weekend I got snowed in…

This is the last installment of three posts covering our houseboat trip through the Mecklenburg Lakeland in former East Germany. A destination rich in history, nature and culture,…

Poor celery root. It never wins the popularity contest. While potatoes, carrots, and even turnips bask in the limelight, celery root sits…

I love a bread that comes together 1,2,3. This is one of the easiest you will ever make. Promise. Ok, maybe in…

This is the second post in a series of three about traveling in the Mecklenburg Seenplatten (lake district) in the former East…

I had a large piece of leftover rutabaga in the fridge from making Rutabaga Apple Rösti with Hazelnuts & Emmenthaler. It wasn’t…