Category Archives: Recipes
Beer Braised Bratwurst with Homemade Sauerkraut
We had several types of sausages during our time in Europe, but bratwurst was one that we had several times. Unlike here in the United States, bratwurst is not served on a bun unless you are getting it at a … Continue reading
Posted in Germany, Recipes
Tagged beer, bratwurst, cooking, dinner, family, food, Germany, photography, recipe, sauerkraut, sausage, travel
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Eating Comfort Food in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is a melting pot of a city, which means that it has a variety of food styles that have been combined to create the cuisine that represents the city. The food in Pittsburgh is as relaxed and unpretentious as … Continue reading
Posted in Pennsylvania, Recipes
Tagged comfort food, cooking, dinner, food, Pennsylvania, photography, pierogis, Pittsburgh, travel, wanderlust
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Fettuccine with Pork and Spinach
Needless to say, there are hundreds of restaurants in New York, many of them Italian. Many, if not most, of them serve wonderful food from family recipes that they brought with them from the Old World. During our stay in … Continue reading
Posted in New York, Recipes
Tagged cheese, cooking, fettuccine, food, fresh, italian, New York, pasta, photography, pork, spinach, travel
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Spicy Southwest Mac and Cheese
One of the meals that we ate when we were in Scottsdale, Arizona, was a spicy mac and cheese with sausage and red peppers. It was a nice change of pace from traditional mac and cheese, so we decided to … Continue reading
Chicken Schnitzel with Mushroom Gravy
We definitely had a variety of schnitzels while we were living in Germany. One of the first ones that we had was considered a Hunter’s Schnitzel, so we decided to do a version of that for ourselves. Generally speaking, schnitzel … Continue reading
Salmon Oscar
During our trip to Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, we had a very delicious meal that the restaurant called Salmon Chesapeake. It was salmon topped with lump crab meat with a cream sauce. For our attempt to replicate this meal, we … Continue reading
Posted in Recipes, Virginia
Tagged cooking, crab, dinner, entertaining, food, photography, recipe, salmon, sauce, stuffed, travel
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Sampling Food in Colorado Springs
There are a variety of restaurants in downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado, which means you can find something for any taste. Most of the restaurants are independently owned and each of them has its own unique style. We were only downtown … Continue reading
Photographing Food
Like many people, we are always taking pictures of our food in restaurants and they usually turn out quite well, even though we just use our phones. Then we come home, recreate a recipe from someplace that we’ve traveled and … Continue reading
Posted in Recipes
Tagged advice, cooking, food, food photography, photography, tips, travel
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Philly Cheesesteak
We used to live outside of Philadelphia many years ago and one of our favorite meals were Philly Cheesesteaks. We have tried to get them occasionally here in Colorado and with few exceptions, nothing matches the real thing. Every time … Continue reading
Posted in Pennsylvania, Recipes
Tagged Cheesesteak, cooking, dinner, food, lunch, Philadelphia, Philly, photography, recipe, sandwich, steak, travel
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