Strudel Step by Step
Tuesday April 29, 2008
I had several people ask me if they could see how I made the strudel in my recipe for "Altwiener Apfelstrudel" so I finally put together this step by ... Read More
Asparagus Fields Forever
Monday April 28, 2008
We're right in the middle of asparagus fever. At least the Germans are. White asparagus, or "Spargel", is a specialty from April through June every year. Asparagus has been loved ... Read More
Italian Restaurants in Germany
Wednesday April 23, 2008
"Oh, let's just go to Stromboli." An oft-heard phrase in our apartment on the Waldstrasse, especially on Friday nights. Stromboli is a "typischer Italiener", an ... Read More
Is That Fly-Poop in my Ice Cream?
Thursday April 17, 2008
(Click on picture for up close image of vanilla seeds.)
No, it's tiny seeds from a vanilla bean. In Germany, it's considered a mark of quality ... Read More
A New German Restaurant?
Tuesday April 15, 2008
Not Just a Schnitzel
Monday April 14, 2008
Browsing around the internet the other day, I saw a fast-food ("Imbiss" or "Schnellimbiss") restaurant I'd quite like to try: Schnitzi's, a place in Midwood, NY, that sells deep-fried chicken ... Read More
Apfelstrudel
Sunday April 13, 2008
With Mother's Day less than a month away, now is the time to start practicing your apple strudel. If you try it once or twice ... Read More
Mustard, Senf, Mostrich
Saturday April 5, 2008
German cooking uses quite a bit of mustard, sweet, hot, whole grain, you name it. It's been around the European continent since the 8th century AD, traveling from China ... Read More
Knockwurst and Sauerkraut
Friday April 4, 2008
I don't think of my mom as teaching me about German cookery - she is of Scottish decent - but every couple of weeks, knockwurst and sauerkraut would be on ... Read More