Weekends in the Kitchen and Beyond
Happy Labor Day! I hope this day that essentially marks the end of summer break will last forever and ever!! This past summer seemed way too short, but we made sure to squeeze in our annual summer vacation. Part of our vacation was spent hiking in the beautiful mountains of West Virginia, which, by the […]
It may appear from the other posts on this site that we only eat cake, cookies, and chocolates, but in reality, we do in fact eat 3 regular square meals a day. Most of the time, we need to make quick meals, so the grill is our friend. On occasion, when I have more time […]
My daughter had an interesting history project learning about the Polish hussars. They were an elite regimen in the Polish cavalry in the Crown Kingdom of Poland between the 16th and 18th centuries. It was actually exiled Hungarians who introduced hussar horsemen to the Polish military. At first, the regiments were small and only made up […]
According to food writer, Horst Scharfenberg in his classic cookbook, The Cuisines of Germany, the Beef Hot Pot, or “Pfeffer-Potthast,” is a traditional dish from Westphalia in Germany. It hails back a few centuries ago–to the thirteenth century, but who’s counting. “Potthast” means flesh pot. The English meaning kind of puts the dish in a […]