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Seizing Summer Just in Thyme
In a few short days I will be back at Bowdoin. Exciting, is it not? It'll be great to get back into classes and cooking on Sundays for brunch, possibly teaching German to some little kids, working in the Bowdoin organic garden, and a myriad of other (read full article)
Dusseldorf: More Than Beer and Pretzels
It is true that its altstadt is considered the longest bar in the world and its beers are some of the finest.It is true that people were drinking ginormous mugs of beer glistening like gold in the early morning sun for breakfast.But it is more, much (read full article)
Seared Salmon with Garlic Dill Sour Cream
Simply seasoned with salt and crushed black pepper, these pan seared salmon fillets are perfectly paired with dill flavoured sour cream, which naturally and wonderfully marries the rich flavour of salmon, and a side salad (together with a couple sli (read full article)
Apple Potato Salad and a German Home with a Moroccan Flair
I had heard of the wonders of the German kartoffel but didn't think it tasted better than any other. It did. It was smaller and more yellow. It was young and less starchy. It was new potato, harvested early while its skin is still thin and its size s (read full article)
Amish Soft Pretzels
I recently picked up a copy of The Amish Cook's Baking Book. I thought it might be interesting since they do a lot of traditional baking and cooking which interests me. Of course, in Abbeville, SC near where my sister lives there is a wonderful Menno (read full article)
The buzz: NYC lounges, bars, dives, and rooftops (ongoing)
The Lunch Belle's guide to boozing in NYC: here, you will find a category for your every whim, taste, and situation. Enjoy! Beer: venues which are beer-centric Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden Loreley Radegast Hall & Biergarten Spitzer's Co (read full article)
BlogHer '10 + Farm Fresh Garlic
No, BlogHer and garlic have nothing to do with one another ... at least not as far as I can tell. I'm simply using this photo as an intro to my question of the day. I'll tell you all about the garlic, in due course. So, are any of you going to Blog (read full article)
My German Breakfast
Breakfast can't get any better than this.I called mine a German breakfast. It was in Germany. But it could have been anywhere.Yes a breakfast of orchard apricots, backyard red currants under the shade of a pregnant cherry tree can't get any better.It (read full article)
Book review: THE NEAREST EXIT.
This modern spy novel by Olen Steinhauer is not only intriguing, well conceived, and informative, but also interesting that the reader feels compelled to continue reading page after page. It involves many meticulously researched European cit (read full article)
Grilled Buffalo Rib-Eye
A while ago, I said that tonight we would have some red meat - Buffalo to be exact. And so we did! To the left, is a photo of -Grilled Buffalo Rib-Eye with Roasted Herbal SquashServes: 2Ingredients:2 Buffalo Rib-Eye Steaks1 t Greek Oregano, fresh and (read full article)
Uetze, Germany
It was my first visit to Germany to stay with my cousin Charaf, a brilliant former belly dance and ballet instructor and his wonderful wife, Sylvia, in their late 1800's fach werk outside Hannover in a village called Uetze.I was picked up from the Ha (read full article)
Kohlrabi Slaw / 凉拌甘蓝
Kohlrabi, also called "German turnip", is a member of the cabbage family but has a turnip like appearance. It tastes more like broccoli stem and is wonderfully crisp. The name comes from the German "Kohl" (meaning cabbage) and "Rabi" (meaning tur (read full article)
Riesling Rendezvous Grand Tasting Review
Riesling Rendezvous Grand Tasting I considered myself extremely lucky when I received a phone call on Sunday afternoon July 11th asking whether I’d like to cover the Riesling Rendezvous Grand Tasting for Bean. Of course I would! The weather was s (read full article)
Grilling Weekend: Chicken and Ribs
The hot weather continues here in central Texas; which isn’t much news if you’re familiar with the region. Nothing swirling in the Gulf to cool us off either. Which means It’s Grilling Time again! Wifey got home from playing with t (read full article)
We're jammin'
Growing up with a jam-eating father, a garden full of fruit trees, and the European heritage of thriftiness, jam-making figured largely throughout my childhood. My German grandmother has always sent us her clear Gellees made from wild forest (read full article)
LIEBFRAUMILCH AND THE STORY OF BLUE NUN.
Ever since the good monks of the Collegiate Church of Our Liebfrauensift in Worms, Hessia offered to the tired and thirsty pilgrims visiting their church the wine of the property, the libation acquired a fabulous fame. In effect this wine’s popula (read full article)
Cats & Dogs: Things are Gonna Get Hairy! Giveaway
I used to be a dog person. Growing up, we had two dogs (Max 1 and Max 2) and I loved them as much as any little girl could love her dogs. Being just as loyal to my dogs as they were to me, I was anti-cat. “Cats,” I though (read full article)
Cats & Dogs: Things are Gonna Get Hairy! Giveaway
I used to be a dog person. Growing up, we had two dogs (Max 1 and Max 2) and I loved them as much as any little girl could love her dogs. Being just as loyal to my dogs as they were to me, I was anti-cat. “Cats,” I though (read full article)
Cherry Picking
It's been hot! I mean it's been very hot! Throw in an injection of humidity and smog alerts and you've got a serious case for not cooking. BUT - that doesn't stop us from getting in the car, driving to the Niagara Region where you'll find some of t (read full article)
German Chocolate Cake
Here is my hubby’s birthday cake, a German chocolate cake from David Lebovitz. I made a few minor changes, based on the ingredients I had on hand. Growing up, my Dad’s and my favorite cake to have on our birthdays was German Chocolate ca (read full article)
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