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Flammkuchen (Onion, Bacon, and Creme Fraiche Tart)

Wilkommen nach Deutschland! Ok, full-disclosure time: I haven’t yet made this myself, but I watched very carefully as it was made in front of me at the home of one of my co-workers here in Germany…

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Off to Germany! Any food suggestions?

I’m off to Germany for a two week work trip — if I have time I’ll be searching out some tasty and traditional german food! Do you have any suggestions of foods I shouldn’t miss??

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Homemade Greek Orange Sausage (Loukanika)

A while back, I got the idea in my head that I wanted to make my own sausage. Why? first and foremost, I love good sausage; secondly, I’m *very* picky about my sausage — it needs to be high quality…

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Buttermilk Biscuits with Chives

I can’t quite remember when buttermilk became a regular fixture in my refrigerator. But somehow it did, and now I use it all the time — salad dressings, as a marinade for chicken, in biscuits…

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Homemade Limoncello

I was walking back from lunch the other day with my coworker Fritz, and he (very) jokingly proclaimed, ‘If it’s not instant, it’s not gratification!”. Well, as true as that rings much of the time, this recipe…

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Wild Blueberry Muffins

One of the things I remember most vividly from the summer I spent living in a tent in rural Alaska was how one could drive along a road for miles and not see a single other car. Not all roads were like this…

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Wild Elderberry Preserves with Honey and Almond

Perhaps you would have chuckled if you saw me leaping into the air, grabbing at bunches of elderberries that grow alongside Moody Road yesterday morning… without a ladder, one must leap!

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Oatmeal Summer Squash Muffins

The annual zucchini proliferation is upon us! Last week alone I was given six large zucchini, which were in addition to the four I had bought at the farmer’s market the weekend before. Whew!

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Mint and Parsley Salad with Persian Cucumbers

I’m not sure this qualifies as a recipe, but it was such a lovely combination that I wanted to share! This salad is beautifully and unabashedly green, and definitely sings of summer. What’s not to like?

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Sweet and Spicy Baked Beans

About eight years ago I spent a summer in Alaska living in a tent. It was a 7 mile walk to the closest town (Wasilla), and the only company I had was the mosquitoes and the occasional moose…

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