In July 2005, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung ran an almost full-page article about my cookbook in its Sunday edition. I was tickled pink to be featured in one of Germany’s leading newspapers, and the article by food writer Peter Peter was spot on. Continue reading
When it comes to pigs, there is no beating around the bush: as much as I want to dispel the idea that German food is nothing but pork and sausage, I must acknowledge that there indeed is a longstanding and intimate relationship between Germans and their pigs. Continue reading
It must be the “Waste not, want not” mantra instilled in me by my grandmother that makes me relish when I am able to turn a cooking mishap into a tasty dish. Last week I over-baked the German gingerbread and ended up with cookies that were still tasty but rock-hard. Nothing that a good old trifle could not soften, I thought, and into a trifle with pears they went. Continue reading
Spoonfuls of Germany 