Deepa’s Secrets: Slow Carb New Indian Cuisine, written by Deepa Thomas, incorporates Indian flavors with Western time-saving cooking techniques in a variety of slow carb and gut-healing recipes. Highlights include Tomato Rasam, Sweet and Spicy Mango Salad, Smashed Chickpea and Toasted Peanut Cakes, Aviel, Keema Spicy Beef, and Dilled Masala Crab Cakes. I am also…
Spain: The Cookbook Review and Arroz con Acelgas (Spanish Rice with Swiss Chard)
Spain: The Cookbook, written by Simone and Inés Ortega, features a massive collection of over a thousand recipes. Simone first wrote 1080 Recetas de Cocina over thirty years ago and it was published by her husband. Her daughter, Inés Ortega, updated and modernized the recipes to create this edition in English (it was first published in 2007 as 1080…
Snowman Pancakes
Add a little holiday magic to breakfast with these Snowman Pancakes! I used the same pancake base as for my Ghost Pancakes, originally from Sew You Think You Can Cook, but piped them out to look like snowmen instead. I cut out noses from a slice of cheddar cheese, used chocolate chips for the eyes, mini…
Bryndzové Halušky (Slovak Potato Dumplings with Sheep Cheese)
Bryndzové Halušky is one of Slovakia’s most famous dishes. Halušky, little pasta dumplings made from grated potatoes and flour, are coated in a special cheese called Bryndza and topped with bacon. If that wasn’t hearty enough, the fat rendered from the bacon is also drizzled over the top for good measure. It is quite the comfort…
#SundaySupper Nostalgic Summer Recipes: Spätzlesalat (German Spaetzle Pasta Salad)
Today’s #SundaySupper is hosted by Coleen of The Redhead Baker and is celebrating Nostalgic Summer Recipes. I made Spätzlesalat, a German pasta salad tossed with tomatoes, bacon, cheese, fresh herbs, and a light dressing. To be honest, I didn’t really have any “favorite” summer foods as a child. I was an extremely picky eater and…
Secret Recipe Club: Breakfast Burritos
It is time for the Secret Recipe Club again! For those who haven’t seen my previous Secret Recipe Club posts, this club includes a group of bloggers who are assigned a different blog each month and secretly make a recipe to post on their specified reveal day. I look forward to my assignment email every month and…
#SundaySupper: Spinach Spätzli with Sage and Speck
Sunday Supper is kicking off the New Year with designating January as National Sunday Supper Month! For the event, I am sharing a recipe for Spinach Spätzli with Sage and Speck. Spätzli comes from the regions of Trentino-Alto Adige (Südtirol) in northern Italy as the cuisine has been influenced by their Austrian neighbor’s Spätzle. I…
Salmagundi Cookbook Review and Bavarian-Style Kartoffelsalat
Salmagundi: A Celebration of Salads from Around the World, written by Sally Butcher, is a collection of 150 salad recipes with flavors from all over the world. The name Salmagundi comes from the 17th-century English expression of a salad that has everything and you will definitely find a little bit of everything in this book. Traditional…
Pumpkin and Cider Stove Top Macaroni and Cheese
Pumpkin and Cider Stove Top Macaroni and Cheese is a delicious side that comes together quickly and is packed with Autumn flavors. Macaroni and cheese is always a greatly appreciated weekend lunch in our family and I feel slightly better serving this one with the addition of vegetables (at least that is what I told…
