Spaetzle, simple dough dumplings cooked in boiling water. Made fancier by letting the surface dry and fry up in butter until browned and crispy. Then made fancier yet by mixing in shredded melting...
Sauerbraten, the toughest, cheapest stewing beef roast you can find, marinated for days to weeks in red wine gone bad, browned, then braised in the marinading liquid for hours. After you remove the...
Applesauce, possibly the simplest recipe in my arsenal: cook peeled, cored, chopped apples low and slow until falling apart into a sauce. For more, see a recipe on my personal food blog and recipe...
Jalapeño Cheddar Cornbread Muffins made with melted butter, sugar, and honey, eggs, buttermilk, yellow cornmeal, flour, salt, baking soda, cheddar, and jalapeño. For more, see a recipe on my...
For our Thanksgiving meal, we a) typically have it after Thanksgiving so we can have it with our friends and family, and b) have a German farmers' feast. It traditionally is made post-harvest with...
Brunch on the terrace of the awesome Radisson Blu Waterfront, right on Table Bay in Cape Town. At the top snoek pâté on toast. Cape Snoek is a snake mackerel. To its right some lovely mussels,...
Breakfast at the Kalaloch Lodge on the Pacific Coast of the Olympia Peninsula. I had Dungeness Eggs Benedict, with a side of bacon (I need my hot animal protein), while Irene had an omelet with fried...
A Christmas Brunch: Crèpes with Crême Fraîche and Blueberries Macerated in Cointreau, and French Omelettes with Duxelles, with Mimosas, and Irish Coffee For more, see a blog on my personal food...
Crême Brûlée, my own simplified approach: whip up egg yolks, and sugar, bring cream and vanilla extract to a boil, and stir slowly into the egg yolk and sugar mixture. Put in the ramekins in a...
One of my best friends' 50th birthday dinners: candied bacon snacks, smoked prime rib, baked Brussel Sprouts with lardons, and mashed potatoes, with bacon bits and scallions, with crême brûlée for...