Our friend Matt loves eating pork. Really loves it. In fact, he had no meat other than pork a few weeks ago. He told us he thought it was one of the best weeks of his life. So, when we…
Kartoffel Puffer (German Potato Pancakes)
The first time I had Kartoffel Puffer, I was in Germany and it was Christmas-time. I was in heaven. If you haven’t experienced Christmas in Germany, you’re really missing out. It’s fabulous. The air smells of Christmas (at least what…
Black Forest Brownie birthday “cake”
I love baking. So, this year, when my birthday rolled around, I wanted to make my own birthday cake. Again. But this time, I wasn’t going to make cake. I don’t really like cake. Strange I know. But, that probably…
Eggplant Parmesan Sandwiches
Some people are afraid of eggplant. I think it’s the name. Hey, it could be worse. It could be named “Skunk-cabbage” or something like that. I love eggplant. It’s so versatile. You can use it in anything (and we do…
Thai chicken wraps with spicy peanut sauce
It’s more difficult to cook for people you’re just getting to know. You don’t know their likes and dislikes yet. So, it’s hard to cook something like mushrooms when you know a fair number of crazy people don’t like them. …
Creamy mushrooms on brioche bread
I first saw this recipe in my favorite vegetarian cookbook about 2 years ago. I’ve been wanting to make it since the moment I saw it. However, I couldn’t find brioche bread anywhere. Yes, I know that I could have…
Guacamole
Everyone has their own guacamole recipe. And, everyone likes it a little bit different. You’re lucky enough that I’m sharing mine with you. 🙂 Here in Ecuador, avocados grow “like a noxious weed” (at least that’s what our teacher says).…
Sharing my passion by blogging
I’m sure that most of you already know this, but I love cooking. And not only cooking, but baking as well. When I was in grad school, and had had a bad day, Jonathan would offer to make me dinner…