It’s new, new, new! New home, new kitchen, new pots! The move went like a whirlwind – 6 weeks from the initial apartment visit to actually living in our new place. It was exhasting, in parts frustrating, definitely expensive as moving can be. But the best part is: I LOVE THE NEW APARTMENT! I love ...

Our mini-trip to France last week to attend a wedding in Burgundy would not have been complete without visiting le Marché on Sunday morning. Even before we left we had talked about buying a poulet rôti (rotisserie-grilled chicken) for the famous piquenique voiture the French roadside picnic that must begin at 12:00 o’clock midday exactly ...

As a child growing up in France with my elderly French Grandmaman, I greatly enjoyed the time of l’apéritif, now commonly called l’apéro. On Sundays, my Grandmaman and I would meet up with her 3 great lady friends for the day. This involved bathing the day before, putting on your Sunday best, going to church, ...

Minced Lamb “Köfte” with Eggplant/Aubergine on a Skewer Oven-baked Sweet and White Potatoes Chunks Fall Beet, Apple, Walnut and Goat Cheese Salad Köfte is a kebab variation which is popular in Turkey and Iran but also can be found in Macedonian, Armenian, and Romanian cuisine. In good Turkish restaurants in Germany you can find it ...

Saturn peaches look like a peach that someone sat on. They are called Saturn peaches because they look like the rings of Saturn naturally they are also called doughnut or donut peaches because they look like a ….right, donut. They originated in China and were cultivated in the United States and Europe starting in the ...