Moroccan Vegetable Stew to Warm Up a Wintry Weekend
How quickly the brilliant November sunsets turned to snowy December skies. It has been snowing here in central Pennsylvania since Sunday. It hasn’t accumulated to... Read more
Category: Recipes
Brownies from Baked
When a recipe starts with this much chocolate and butter, you know it’s going to be a good one. It comes from Baked, a Brooklyn-based... Read more
Chicken and Dumplings
Yesterday brought the first snowfall of the season. But we didn’t mind! We had our Christmas tree and holiday music, NFL, hot chocolate from festive... Read more
Pumpkin Gingerbread Trifle
Despite all the pumpkin we’ve eaten this fall (from pumpkin pecan waffles to pumpkin sausage pasta to pumpkin oatmeal cookies), we haven’t had enough. (In... Read more
Pumpkin Pie Bars for Thanksiving
500 miles. Two families. An inch of snow. Two brined turkeys, one roasted turkey, and one deep-fried turkey. Six football games. Raw oysters, steamed oysters,... Read more
Oktoberfest: Gulaschsuppe
One of the most memorable dishes from our trip to Germany was a venison Gulaschsuppe (goulash soup) in the Bavarian town of Schwangau. Thanks to... Read more
Oktoberfest: Wursts
There are probably hundreds of regional varieties of Wursts (sausages) in Germany. We were limited by what is available here in central Pennsylvania, but we... Read more
Oktoberfest: Schnitzel Bites
Wiener Schnitzel is a classic German dish that originated in Wien or Vienna, Austria. Although it’s not typical fare at Oktoberfest, it certainly has its... Read more
Oktoberfest: German Potato Salad
Germans like meat almost as much as they like beer. In fact, on the morning of our Oktoberfest party, our fridge was stocked with five... Read more
Oktoberfest: Pretzels
In Munich, we indulged in pretzels as big as our heads. Unfortunately, it wasn’t possible to make dozens of gigantic pretzels for our Oktoberfest party.... Read more