schnitzle
One of my all time favorite meals in Germany is schnitzle!! I mean, who doesn’t like a piece of veal, breaded, panfried, drizzled with lemon juice and served with 🍟?! And this was a truffle mayo 😍. I made sure to run 3.4 miles yesterday …
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Oma’s kuchen …
… I’m in Germany 🇩🇪 right now, visiting some family and friends. First order of business, going to see my grandparents. No matter what time of day you visit my Oma, she always has homemade cakes, and I never turn down a piece, or two, or …
homemade gnocchi
I haven’t made gnocchi since culinary school. For some reason I keep remembering it to be more labor intensive than it really it 😜. In reality, while it takes a little time and prep, it’s super easy! Since it rained literally all day here today 🌧, it …
long overdue knife love
Totally I finally spent some time sharpening my kitchen knives 🔪🔪. They’ve been feeling very dull lately, but I’ve been dragging my feet on sharpening them because … well because it takes time, and I’ve had little of that lately 😉. But on this rainy …
flour tortillas
I LOVE taco night 🌮😍!! I used to buy flour tortillas in the store but tried making them myself a few months ago … and let me tell you I’M NEVER GOING BACK TO STORE BOUGHT!! I’ve been trying them over and over and have …
christmas snowballs
I am going to my first ever christmas cookie exchange tomorrow 🎄🍪🎅🏼😊. I thought I’d bring along one of those dump all the ingredients in a bowl cookie dough recipes, that are super easy to whip up, yet everyone raves about it. And let’s be honest, …
Christmas Stars with Lemon Curd
I was planning on baking christmas cookies with my little girl today, but since she’s been banished to the couch with a fever, I figured I’d play around with the cookie doughs I had prepared and get a little fancier 😉. These lemon curd …
homemade vanilla extract
Twice a year our local liquor store has a HUGE sale! They sell everything just $1 over what they buy it for!! What an awesome deal, right?! Since hard liquor has a super high mark up, I figured this was the time to stock up on some vodka and …
Homesick during this xmas season🎄🇩🇪
Christmas time is my absolute favorite time of year in Germany, and this will be the first time in three years we won’t be in 🇩🇪 during that time. All the Christmas markets, Glühwein (aka hot spiced wine), Christmas lights and treats are absolutely magical …
knife skills & turkey carving must knows
Happy almost Thanksgiving everyone!! I love this holiday for all the food, especially the mashed potatoes. What’s your dream bite? I load a fork with mashed potatoes, turkey, cranberry sauce and gravy and that is the ultimate Thanksgiving bite for me :)!! All that said, …