Month: January 2015

Avocado Toast & Poached Egg

Which restaurant doesn’t serve it, Avocado Toast? Both Tal and I like to make a quick sandwich of toasted bread and avocado for lunch, but I also like to order them at nice Berlin lunch spots such as Melbourne Canteen, Roamers or Betty’n Caty. Read more…

Penne alla Vodka

Some say it originated in NY, others say that this pasta dish with creamy vodka sauce is just another pasta from Italy. Well, whatever, fact is that this pasta is extremely popular in the States, far more popular than in my home country the Netherlands. We don’t sell ready made jars Read more…

Mulled Apple Cider & Cranberry Granola Bars

It took a while for me to get acquainted with the American habit of drinking Hot or Mulled Apple Cider in winter. In the Netherlands, we do not drink our apple juice hot; apple juice typically is a cold drink. However, one day my kids asked for Hot Cider, so I started making it at […] Read more…

Berliner Buletten

Today we’re cooking flattened meatballs, a traditional German snack. Like a lot of German dishes, different names are used throughout the country. In the north, the Heimat of my favorite pilsner (Flensburger), these meatballs are called Frikadellen. In Berlin, we call them Buletten. Read more…