Making “sour cream” from cottage cheese is the most basic and quick fix you can create in your kitchen. Although this is so simple that it barely warrants a recipe card, it’s something I make multiple times a week – I never remember to purchase sour cream – so I thought I would share it…
Chicken Salad Slaw
A mashup of chicken salad and coleslaw, this very easy recipe is great on it’s own, served on a sandwich, or as a side dish at your next barbecue. It’s cost-friendly and takes just minutes to prepare (or can be prepared a day ahead of time). I had chicken breasts still attached to the bones,…
Frittatensuppe (traditional Austrian soup with crepe noodles)
Hello, everyone! I am happy to share with you one of our favorite soups: Frittatensuppe. Since it is my husband’s favorite, it’s a recipe I make often at home and constantly enjoy. It’s also something we enjoy often at restaurants in Austria as our appetizer, or to begin a home-cooked family meal. Frittatensuppe requires very little…
Potato pancake crust pie with a filling of ricotta and greens
I made this potato pancake ‘pie’ because I had a problem in my pantry and needed an immediate solution: I had a large number of potatoes had no business sitting around my kitchen anymore and bits and pieces of cheeses, herbs, and vegetables. I try hard not to waste, so my solution evolved into this…
Roast Chicken with Crispy, Seasoned Skin
Roast chicken is a meal that everyone should learn to cook and then make it again and again until it’s their very own beautiful creation. That is exactly what I have done here. I have watched my family make turkeys and chickens and learned little tricks and preferences for taste along the way. I’ve read…
Roasted Cauliflower & Garlic Soup, Two Ways
The method of this soup can be used for such a large variety of vegetables. I know that you can swap the cauliflower for broccoli, and I do not see why this cannot translate to potatoes, leeks, carrots, or any other vegetables that roast well and has a good, hearty flavor. If you don’t have…
Bärlauch (Wild Garlic) Spätzle
What is Spätzle? Spätzle is an Austrian (and German) egg noodle that is shaped by pressing dough through the holes of either a spätzle maker or a slotted spoon. You do not need any fancy material to make spätzle. Having the proper cheeses is important to make Käsespätzle (cheese spätzle), but fortunately, we are making Bärlauch…
Bärlauch (Wild Garlic) Pesto
What is bärlauch? Bärlauch, “Bear’s Garlic”, is German for wild garlic or ramsons. Native to Europe and Asia, I begin to find Bärlauch at my local grocery stores in Austria and Czech Republic beginning from April. Ramps are the relatives of ramsons and are found in US grocery stores. During the spring, restaurants in Austria…
Aperitivo on the fly: fried up tinned sardines
The weather is warming up as we all continue to quarantine, so I make an Aperol Spritz and prepare a tin of sardines as a late afternoon snack: a simple commodity so easily becomes a little luxury. We can’t be in Italy or strolling the vineyards as my husband and I had planned for this…
Something Old, Something New: Example 1
There is no greater time to learn – or at least to think really hard – about how to cook all the items in your fridge or pantry. I want to share with you some of the bad and ugly of my fridge, and how I manage to salvage my ingredients and create something my…
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