Although eggplants, tomatoes and peppers are available throughout the year, it is not until late summer that they really start tasting good (i.e. not like they were picked two weeks early so they can survive being shipped 3500km) here in the temperate parts of the northern hemisphere. This pizza recipe highlights those summer flavors with… Read More italian veggie mini pizzas (recipe)
There are literally millions of pizza dough recipes on the internet. Everyone has their personal preference, which I find great. Why? Because it gives us inspiration, provides an opportunity to share something that pleases the palate and connects us through food. Something special in any given recipe can answer a long-wondered-about question or it could mean… Read More 1/3 wheat pizza dough (recipe)
Muffins are really great. Eating one is like getting to eat your own personal cake. They taste good any time day. Then there is the fact that they are handheld – a major selling point for food (at least in my book, because it means NO dishes!). This recipe combines two super tasty fruits to… Read More blueberry & banana muffins (recipe)
A great bun can make or break a burger, after all it is the foundation that holds the burger together. This is a recipe for a great all-around bun that is dense, squishy and oh so yummy. Ingredients 1 cup warm water 1 cup milk 3 TBSP butter, softened 1.5 tsp salt 1 egg 1… Read More check out those [burger] buns (recipe)
Muffins. Sometimes breakfast. Sometimes dessert. Sometimes a snack. Always delicious. Here is simple recipe for some early summer muffins that mix the sweet and tart flavor of cherries and the rich flavor of chocolate: 1.5 cups pitted cherries, cut in half 30 grams dark chocolate, chopped 5 ml vanilla 80 ml oil 80 ml milk… Read More fresh cherry & dark chocolate muffins
Pie. A very American food. Especially the sweet varieties. No one ever says as Italian as apple pie. It is always American as apple pie and I am quite proud of this fact. Pie is a darned good baked good that can give any international dessert a run for its money. That being said, I… Read More fresh sweet cherry pie with a brown sugar & cinnamon crust
Since I have been spending extended amounts of time in the garden, I have not really had the opportunity to cook much. Being back in Berlin for a few days motivated me to put on my apron and enjoy having a stove and oven. I decided that rosemary bread, meatballs and pasta were a good… Read More a day in the kitchen (sort of)
A Garden Gone Wild 