Black Forest Cherry Cake
Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte is the traditional dessert of southern Germany. Literally, it means “black forest cherry torte,” and it consists of whipped cream and cherries between... Read more
Category: Recipes
Homemade German Spätzle
In just 16 days, we will be consuming copious amounts of Bavaria’s best schnitzel, spätzle, and bier. Oktoberfest officially kicks off on September 18th, and... Read more
Corn, Tomatoes, and Black Bean Salad
This simple side dish makes use of two late summer ingredients: sweet corn and tomatoes — both of which I’m going to miss deeply when... Read more
Tequila Lime Chicken
My brother moved from New York City to London in January. We moved from State College to Duncansville in February. His new digs (and old,... Read more
Chilaquiles and Poached Eggs
How do you suspect we celebrated our first anniversary? With food, of course! (And paper, which I’ll get to in a later post.) Yesterday morning... Read more
Pesto Pizza
Yesterday we harvested what may be the last of our tomatoes and basil leaves. And we decided there was no better way to celebrate summer’s... Read more
Peach Cobbler for Game Night
Nick and I play our fair share of Scrabble (and I’m anxious to break in Bananagrams), but there are few other games suitable for two... Read more
Corn on the Cob with Basil-Parmesan Butter
We spent the weekend in Dover with my family — our first trip “home” since Laura graduated from high school. (Do you still call your... Read more
Chocolate Chip Cookies for Colleagues
Last Saturday we visited 2 of 19 farms that participated in the Central PA Farm Tour. We met a sixth generation farmer who showed us... Read more
We Bake (No-Knead) Bread
Why have we not done this before? We don’t buy grocery store cookies or cakes (with the exception of peanut butter pie from Wegmans), so... Read more