As the saying goes, you appreciate your parents more when you’re older or have children of your own. But I now believe that you really appreciate them if you grew up with a dog in your household and are now the primary caregiver of one. Having a dog as a child and being responsible for … Continue reading Gone to the dogs
Salsify my life
Named ‘The Winter Asparagus’, I had never heard of Schwarzwurzeln (black salsify) before moving to Germany. And if buying produce based on appearance, I’m sure I would have walked on by these dirty scrawny sticks in a grocery store. But, my online Bio store recommended them, and with the claim that they taste of asparagus, … Continue reading Salsify my life
It’s really summer here
In my last six years of living in Germany, this is the first real summer I can remember – the dog days kind. Sure, we had summerish weather here before, but it would last for maybe a week before the scarfs would go back around our necks and days of rain and damp weather would … Continue reading It’s really summer here
The Lady in Red
It’s not every day that you receive a wedding invitation with a picture of a green dinosaur and a caption that says “Hold on to your butts!” Or instructions not to wear a red dress to the event. Yes…the bride wore red! And her best ladies and ladies of distinction (no maids here) wore…white! And … Continue reading The Lady in Red
Even walnuts have thick skins
It was a bit of an odd week, with two recipes taking me by surprise. The first was a spaghetti with walnut sauce. I chose it for a week-night supper, as it had very few ingredients (spaghetti, walnut pieces, breadcrumbs, olive or walnut oil, fresh parsley, garlic, butter, cream, saltnpepper, fresh parmesan) and I thought … Continue reading Even walnuts have thick skins
Celery root can be a Superstar
Last week, I ordered celery stalks through my on-line Bio store. Delivered instead was a hairy ball that reminded me of Wilson from the Cast Away film. Turns out I received celery root instead. Not having much practise cooking with celery root in the past, I wasn’t quite sure what to do with it. But, … Continue reading Celery root can be a Superstar
Celebrating Thanksgiving and Erntedankfest
Yesterday was the Canadian Thanksgiving holiday. Thanksgiving in Germany, known as Erntedankfest, is also celebrated in October (usually the first Sunday), but is not a national holiday like in Canada. Feeling inspired by all the family dinner get-togethers and celebrations I was seeing on my Canadian family and friend’s Facebook pages, I decided that we … Continue reading Celebrating Thanksgiving and Erntedankfest
Not an old auntie cauliflower dish
I used to think cauliflower was the most boring vegetable in the world. It was rarely one of my picks on a veggie platter, next to broccoli which was equally as boring to eat. I’m guessing that’s why veggie dips were invented. When hubby does his weekly farmers market shopping, he often comes home with … Continue reading Not an old auntie cauliflower dish
Quer durch den Kühlschrank
With today being a cooler day, bringing gusts of wind that sprayed rain sideways, I decided soup for supper was needed to ease the melancholy. Especially since I also had fridge full of leftovers and two containers of chicken stock that needed to be used up. I normally prefer to cook with a recipe. Even … Continue reading Quer durch den Kühlschrank
Cereal for supper
Ever reach the end of the day and find you have no energy or creativity left to put together supper? Well, I can offer cereal as a perfect solution. And according to this author, it can be a wise choice. Yesterday evening was exactly one of those days. Especially since I didn’t have much in … Continue reading Cereal for supper
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