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Is anyone else having problems with tea kettles? I don’t mean electric ones, I mean basic, simple ones. My whistling tea kettle doesn’t whistle. Ever. I can let it boil water for 15 minutes and it won’t whistle. It’ll steam away, filling my kitchen, but not make the slightest of high-pitched squeaks. The spout’s lid […]
It’s My Tea Kettle and I’ll Cry If I Want To Read More »
A long time ago I swore I’d never use those bake-and-break chocolate chip cookies. They’re too sweet and the Nestle Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe is so darn good and easy. Then I saw the New York Times Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe on the little kitchen. I hadn’t been looking for a new chocolate
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Earlier this week I blogged about my run ins with active dry yeast. I decided to do an experiment to see if merely increasing the amount of active dry yeast would give the same results as using a smaller amount of instant yeast.
Update: All Yeast Is Not Created Equal… Read More »
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not always the best at following instructions, more likely to skim the text than read everything word for word. Attention to detail isn’t really a strength of mine. But I learned the hard way just how important it is to keep track of your yeast. Is it
All Yeast Is Not Created Equal… Read More »
Every few months we manage to make a trip out of the ‘burbs and into the city to Rieker’s, a German deli and butcher shop. They have a little of everything. While we do mainly go to get some Münchner Bratwürste, we always seem to pick up something new. The last few times we’ve gotten
Homemade Soft Pretzels Read More »
On our last full day in Munich, we had some time to kill before we went to see FC Bayern Münichen play. (Spoiler: they destroyed Freiburg 7 to nothing.) We stopped into a bakery on the outskirts of Schloss Nymphenburg. I got my first real croissant of the trip, we got two pretzels that, unbeknownst
Christmas Cookies, Part 2: Linzer cookies Read More »
Last year I made Zimtsterne (or “cinnamon stars”) along with sugar cookies to take to my parents’ for Christmas. I’d never heard of Zimtsterne before but I figured they were worth a shot: there’s few ingredients and I thought they’d be a great surprise for my lactose-intolerant mom. Well, the cookies didn’t turn out too
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One of the things I enjoy about cooking and trying different recipes at home is being able to recreate a meal or an item that I had or imagine from somewhere else. It’s an easy way to change the atmosphere and forget the day job or whatever else is bothering me. That said, I’ve also
In Search Of The Best Hot Chocolate Read More »
A few months back when we were in Germany, our friends generously gifted us with Alfons Schuhbeck‘s “Meine Kochschule,” a German cookbook. I’ve been eager to try some of the recipes in it so we held our first actual “dinner party” for our parents. On the menu: Wiener Schnitzel and apple strudel. Overall, I’m very,
Crisp Apple Strudel Read More »
I’m going to blame my pizza pickiness on the fact that I’m from the Mid-Atlantic region (we won’t even get into my general food pickiness). I won’t eat deep dish (with the exception of tomato pie). I won’t eat toppings other than cheese and pepperoni. I don’t like a pizza that’s too cheesy. I don’t
When The Moon Hits Your Eye: NY Style Pizza Read More »
One of the first dates my husband took me on when we were dating was to Cherry Street Restaurant, a vegetarian Chinese restaurant. I’d never been to a vegetarian restaurant before and it was really fun. “Beef” with snow peas, brown rice and sharing scallion pancakes with my then-boyfriend quickly became my go-to meal. I
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Before we even left Munich, I knew when we got home I was going to make Lebkuchenherzen. The heart-shaped gingerbread cookies with colorful frosting with sweet messages are all over the city. They’re the kind of souvenir you don’t feel dirty buying and every festival you go to seemed to have them. I saw old
Seeing Stars: Lebkuchensterne Read More »
