August 2011

Blueberry Walnut-Streusel Cake

August 30, 2011
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First, I wanted to thank Roxana, one of my blog readers, for baking some of my cakes to bring them to her work for Friday treats. Thank you Roxana! I am honored that you like the recipes on my little food blog so much. While communicating with Roxana and suggesting to her which cakes keep […]

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Asian Style Sweet Chili Spaghetti with Cabbage

August 23, 2011
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Craving some sweet and spicy vegetarian Asian style pasta? You have arrived! Organic whole wheat spaghetti with sauteed cabbage in a soy chili sauce. A winner dish I invented the other night, and made us cry for more. I swear! Originally I had planned on rice noodles, but I just didn’t have enough in the […]

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Butter Toffee Ice Cream

August 20, 2011
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This is the first homemade ice cream of this summer in my kitchen. You are probably shaking your head in disbelieve. Well, not that I haven’t eaten my share, I assume probably way to much,since my kids made me stop, yes, it is true, they made me stop at plenty of Italian ice cream parlors […]

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Nico’s Favorite Yeast Waffles

August 17, 2011
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Dreams come true when your kids are finally old enough to treat you to a homemade breakfast, especially when the smell of crispy fluffy homemade waffles fills the air. What a special surprise. Yeast waffles are what my son served us last Sunday morning. He decided to bake waffles that use yeast as a raising […]

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Schmorgurken Hackfleisch Pfanne/ German Cucumber Ground Beef Stir Fry

August 13, 2011
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While visiting Berlin my friend Katharina invited us over for dinner to her beautiful apartment in Prenzlauer Berg. Katharina is a wonderful cook, and I was looking forward to what she would create for us. On the menu was feld salad with warm bacon sauce; classical German potatoes with Schmorgurken, and pork cutlets in creamy […]

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German Kohlrabi-Apple-Radish Salad

August 9, 2011
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Every Saturday morning after breakfast it is time for me to shop for my weekly produce at my local farmers market. The market isn’t very big, but I like the vendors and the produce they sell since it is all Colorado grown. One of my preferred stops at the market is the Martindale Farm’s stand […]

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Blueberry-Lime Bundt Cake and Impressions of Berlin

August 6, 2011
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  Blueberries, lime and cream cheese come together in this moist and flavorful Bundt cake; a tasty summer treat that is assembled in a wink. I baked it this week for my son and his friends on their last week of summer break. Can you believe it is already time for the kids to go […]

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A Warm Welcome Back With A German Almond Peach Cake!

August 1, 2011
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Welcome back everybody! If you have ever visited Germany, you know how lovely it is to stop at a Konditorei, pick your favorite piece of cake or torte, and enjoy it sitting at one of the store’s outside tables in the sunshine with a good cup of coffee. You can sit there forever watching people […]

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