One fall day back in 1986, Dave and I came home to our second floor apartment in Kurzell to find a plastic wrapped plate with slices of what looked like onion “pizza” placed in front our apartment door. Beside the plate was a small flask of Neuer Wein (new wine.) Our German landlady would often leave baked treats in front…
On Saturdays, when we lived in Germany, one of things we used to do for fun was get in the car and drive through some of the small villages surrounding Lahr. Then when we got hungry we’d stop for lunch at one of the local Gasthauses. My favourite lunch menu item to order was called Jaegertoast. This is my interpretation…
Spaetzle is a German type of egg noodle that is as likely to be served as a side to the main course than say mashed potatoes would be in North America. It didn’t take long after we were posted to Germany for it to become a favorite dish to add to our meals so it was a must that I…
Everyone in our family loves mushrooms. We love them raw as snacks. We love them sliced and fried in butter or mixed into stir fries. Fresh mushrooms are great to have on hand to add to all sorts of recipes. But as our kids went off to university and college, we found that sometimes a package of mushrooms didn’t get…
