Spätzle: A German Comfort Food That Connects Me to My Roots
Spätzle is one of the first foods that connected me to my German heritage. When I set out to learn how to make it, I was surprised at how simple it came together.
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Fresh Zucchini Rice Salad
This fresh zucchini rice salad salad uses seasonal summer ingredients found at our local famers markets along with with brown and wild rice. We use Southern Illinois Cahokia Rice in…
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Use Local Ingredients for this Greek Inspired Salad
Mediterranean flavors and simplicity are at the heart of this Greek inspired salad. The recipe combines capers, tomatoes, cucumbers, and onions with creamy feta cheese and briny capers. This salad…
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Jalapeño Popper Creamed Corn Casserole
I recently ran across a recipe from Nancy Fuller for creamed corn bread pudding and decided I needed to give it a try. It is very similar to a side…
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Sautéed Swiss Chard
Swiss chard is a leafy green that many people are unfamiliar with. I actually don’t see it in the grocery stores where I live, at least not on a regular…
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German Potato Salad – Kartoffelsalat mit Speck
I grew up calling this recipe “German potato salad”. As I’ve learned more about German regional cuisine, I’ve realized they, too, have many ways of making potato salad. I’ve also…
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Hate Brussels sprouts? Add brown sugar and bacon!
It’s September, which means pool season is over for me and I’m mentally moving very quickly into Fall. This week, I’ve been thinking about Thanksgiving. I’ll blame the Food Network…
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An Outlander Inspired Dinner Party
February 16th is nearing and I’m excited! Outlander season 5 premieres that night! I was a latecomer to Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander series, reading the first novel, Outlander, over 20 years…
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Gurkensalat – German Cucumber Salad with Dill
I grew up eating this cucumber salad with creamy dill dressing never knowing that it has a strong connection to my German heritage.
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Today in 1920: Mrs. Wilson’s Cheese Sauce
Have you ever wondered what we ate 100 years ago? These loaded twice baked potatoes are topped with a gooey cheese sauce remade from a frugal 1920 recipe.
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Sweet Potato Balls with Coconut
Thanksgiving is nearing and I, like many, am in planning mode. Admittedly, I’m a traditionalist when it comes to Thanksgiving foods. For me, Thanksgiving is a time for taking in…
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Creamy Grilled Corn and Jalapeño Salad
A combination of sweet grilled corn and spicy jalapeños with an herbaceous creamy dressing, this salad is perfect as a side dish for your next backyard bbq.
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Summer vegetables make a tasty Ratatouille
A few weeks ago, my daughter and I took a trip to our local bookstore. She wanted to check out the Stephen King section and I had an urge for…
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Wilted Lettuce with Hot Bacon Dressing
Wilted lettuce was my daddy’s favorite salad. He was definitely one who believed adding bacon make everything better. In this case, adding more bacon makes wilted lettuce even better! We…
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German Red Cabbage with Apples
When I cook my Grandma’s red cabbage recipe, it always brings memories flooding back of times long forgotten. We didn’t eat it a lot – it wasn’t a favorite, in…
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Old-Fashioned Macaroni with Stewed Tomatoes
Macaroni with stewed tomatoes brings back fond childhood memories. My grandpa loved it, so my grandma cooked a lot of it. My daddy love it, too, so we had it…
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Basic Sweet and Sour Vinaigrette
Salad dressing is one of the things I learned to make early in my life. This vinaigrette is what my grandma and mom would “whip up” for every type of…
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Grilled Asparagus with Smoked Salt
I will only eat asparagus two ways … grilled and roasted. Asparagus was one of my least favorite vegetables when I was a kid. In fact, I wouldn’t touch it…
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Potluck Vegetable Salad Recipe
A simple combination of vegetables, sugar and cider vinegar, this colorful salad recipe is the perfect addition to potluck or picnics. The recipe was given to me by a close…
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Salted Caramel Applesauce
This was the view at Flamm Orchards in Cobden, Illinois last weekend! The Flamm family has owned this orchard for over 120 years… six generations! It’s one of two of…
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Homemade Sauerkraut
I only remember Mom making sauerkraut a few times when I was growing up. We loved to eat it, but we didn’t love to smell it every time we walked…
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German Green Beans
My German grandmother made them … and my mom made them … and I can’t even remember when I first ate these German Inspired French green beans. Yep, you read…
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Cranberry Sauce
I am going to admit something. I strongly disliked cranberry sauce when I was a kid. I always pressured Mom into buying jellied cranberry “sauce” in a can to put…
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Spätzle with Onion and Mushroom Sauce
I’m continuing with my spätzle (spaetzle) adventure! After learning how this dish is typically served in Germany, I decided to mix variations and add a bit of Italian flavor. Cheesy…
