In the eternal quest to save money, it’s important to take a look at your monthly grocery bill. Since we need to feed ourselves, people often tend to justify spending more than necessary on food. I track my spending, and over the past few months and even though my monthly grocery budget is $150, I often […]
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Exploring Trinidad in Four Days
Over the Mother’s Day weekend, Ryan and I flew down to Trinidad to visit his grandmother. I had never been before, and the last time Ryan had visited was five or so years previous, so we were both excited to explore.
Homemade Sauerkraut – Russian Style Sauerkraut with Grapes and Bay Leaves
One day last winter, a Russian-speaking client at work brought me a plastic bucket and a fork. She opened the bucket and heaped some of the contents onto the fork and offered me a bite. I don’t speak Russian, and she barely speaks a word of English, but I recognized the contents of her bucket […]
Swiss Cheese and Mushroom Quiche
This Swiss cheese and mushroom quiche is a variation of the basic quiche recipe, the same one that I used to make the feta and spinach quiche earlier this month. I added a touch of our special truffle salt – salt with 5% dried black truffles! The small amount of truffle salt in its little jar […]
Oma’s Bienenstich – German Bee Sting Cake
Bienenstich is a German cake that means ‘bee sting.’ This cake is very similar to our Oma’s Butterkuchen, just this version is topped with sliced almonds and honey. Our Oma would make this Bienenstich as is, but it can be fancied up by slicing the baked dough in half and filling with cream to make […]