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Homemade Tempeh

June 9th, 2009  |  by  |  published in All, Around the World, DIY Food Projects, Farming, Gardening, & Food Preservation, Most Popular, Weekend Projects

Homemade Tempeh

When I try to explain what tempeh is to a person who isn’t familiar with it, it never ends up sounding very appetizing… well, it’s cooked, hulled soybeans that have been mixed with a special mold spore and incubated for about 24 hours until a thick layer of white mold grows throughout the beans…





Bärlauch Roasted Chicken

April 30th, 2009  |  by  |  published in All, Around the World, Meats and Sausages, Weekend Projects

Bärlauch Roasted Chicken

Back in the US, nettles are my favorite wild food. Here in Germany, it’s bärlauch, also known as wild garlic or bear garlic. On Sunday Steven and I rented a car and went for a hike near the small town of Coppenbrügge…





Green Garlic Soup

April 20th, 2009  |  by  |  published in All, Around the World, Garlic, Most Popular, Veritable Vegetables, Weeknight Recipes

Green Garlic Soup

Besides the expected potatoes and cabbage, green garlic is one item that I have been coming across with great frequency here in Germany. I rarely remember seeing it back in California…





Homemade Garam Masala

March 24th, 2009  |  by  |  published in All, Around the World, DIY Food Projects, Most Popular, Succulent Spices

Homemade Garam Masala

The range of culinary emotions I’ve experienced living here in Germany for the past three months span the whole gamut: rage that I cannot find dried ancho chiles, miso, or beef other than stew meat or flank…





Homemade Gravlax

December 2nd, 2008  |  by  |  published in All, Around the World, Dill, DIY Food Projects, Farming, Gardening, & Food Preservation, Honorable Herbs, Most Popular, Sausages, Meats, Weekend Projects

Homemade Gravlax

I can’t believe how easy it is to make gravlax. Or let me rephrase that statement — I can’t believe it’s so easy to make gravlax, and it’s taken me until now to try it!





‘Haxe’ is not the German word for ‘Hake’

October 14th, 2008  |  by  |  published in All, Around the World, Meats and Sausages, Sausages, Meats

'Haxe' is not the German word for 'Hake'

10 days into my work trip here in Germany, and my first big culinary misinterpretation… The menu read something like ‘Gegrilltes Haxe mit Semmelknödel und Sauerkraut’. I thought I was getting grilled fish…





Flammkuchen (Onion, Bacon, and Creme Fraiche Tart)

October 5th, 2008  |  by  |  published in All, Around the World, Delectable Dairy, Most Popular, Onion, Sausages, Meats, Veritable Vegetables, Weekend Projects

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…





Off to Germany! Any food suggestions?

October 2nd, 2008  |  by  |  published in All, Around the World

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??





Lamb’s Quarter Filo Pie

June 22nd, 2008  |  by  |  published in All, Around the World, Most Popular, Nuanced Nuts, Veritable Vegetables, Weekend Projects, Wild Greens (Lamb's Quarter, Purslane, Sorrel)

Lamb's Quarter Filo Pie

The more I shop at the farmer’s market, the less often I come across vegetables I’ve never seen before. When I first started visiting the farmer’s market, I had lots of ‘first encounters’: black radishes…





Chocolate Flecked Meringues (aka Rochers)

May 25th, 2008  |  by  |  published in All, Around the World, Sweets and Desserts, Weekend Projects

Chocolate Flecked Meringues (aka Rochers)

On the corner of 18th and Guerrero in San Francisco is Tartine, an amazing artisan bakery with some of the most delicious baked goods you’ll ever taste. On a typical weekend morning, the line stretches out the door…




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