Best Coffee Alternative: Roasted Yerba Mate
It was 20010 when I was first handed a small gourd lined with a metal rim and offered to share a sip of tea using a metal straw. It was a mimic of a communal ceremony from Argentina, now adopted by the local Argentine Tango dance community in San Diego, passing a cup of Yerba…
Rhubarb & Broccoli: Tasty Savory Sour Soup!
It was on a whim that I bought stalk of Rhubarb for the first time. With no idea how I was going to cook with it, I still did wonder how could this sour, reddish version of a celery stalk would fit in with my preferred flavor profiles. In “The Food Lab” book by J.…
Eccentric Spice Mixes for Hearty Cauliflower Dishes
1. Cauliflower “Salatkraut” Soup Starting with 2-3 leeks, cuts them into quarters, then slice into 1 inch pieces. Chop up Green Onions into smaller pieces, along with 1 white onion and enough garlic cloves to taste. Simmer for 45 minutes until the cauliflower can be easily mashed and the leeks are soft. While the base…
Two German Spice Mixes for a Hearty Meal
1. Pesto Flavored Noodles Mix with 1 part spice to 1 part Parmesan with a bit of water to swell, then stir into a creamy pesto for a plate of delicious noodles. Base Ingredients: Pine Nuts Onion Garlic Rock Salt Basil Peppers Option 1: Italian Bell Peppers Rosemary Oregano Option 2: Garlic Wild Garlic Tomato…
Fermented Kampot Pepper: My latest food addiction.
I simply cannot speak highly enough of this delicious and addictive pepper. I first found it on a visit to Trier, Germany where I bought it from a specialty cooking store. Unfortunately, it’s not available on the US Amazon site so I will have to stock up this year! When I tried to re-stock my…
Two Fancy & Healthy Dishes to Take to Work this week
Beetroot Soup Not only is this soup delicious and healthy, it can also be served either hot or cool if work makes it tough to take a break. I like to store them in old glass jars which makes it easy to add to the work bag, heat up in the microwave, or used to…
In Love with Luxurious, Crisp “Feldsalat”
Living in Germany, I have come to adore this simple, clean, and airy leaf. In German, it’s called Feldsalat, characterized as “Mild” and “Nutty,” I have no idea if it’s being sold in the U.S., but the English name is Lamb’s Lettuce or Corn Salad. I also found a seed packet and learned that the…
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