Posts Tagged ‘German’
So many foodies grew up with food being a big part of their lives. Childhood memories often center around food — grandma’s pie, mom’s special soup she made when you were sick, memories of dad at the grill. Then there are those of us who became foodies anyway…maybe even became foodies because we learned as adults that food can be just so wonderful. Darling chef grew up with food as a big part of his life, and I didn’t. When I had my children, I learned how to cook, for them, and started making my own food-centered memories.
Still, there are gaping holes in my food experience. Until I met my darling chef, I’d never had duck, or lamb, or gravlax. Lots more, too, but those spring immediately to mind. This morning, during that sweet hazy in and out of sleep time before we got up, he started talking about German pancakes. How about a German pancake for breakfast? Even though my paternal lineage is straight from Germany, I̵…
a German without a pancake
August 17th, 2008Even Non-Bakers Can Master This 3-Layer Chocolate Cake
Pay no attention to our last name; it’s time to share a painful secret – Greg does not bake. With rare exceptions, nothing good comes from it. The kitchen is going to be covered in flour, his clothes will inevitably be covered with chocolate, and he will be cranky – very cranky.
He wouldn’t have even graduated culinary school had his pastry instructor not given him a “mercy D†that made it possible for him not to have to repeat the class. Things were so bad that he had his chocolate taken away from him because the teacher thought that he was playing with it. How else can you explain being covered from hands to waist in chocolate within 5 minutes of starting a project?
Later, in times when he found his staff short of a baker, he was force…
Inside Out German Chocolate Cake…YUM!
August 6th, 2008