Eastern European Cookery

Recipes from the "old country" Poland, Hungary, Slovak, Germany.

Made from scratch

The joy of cooking your own cheese, baking your own bread, stiring your own cat-sup. We love making things most people think only come out of a box or…

A Guide to Grilling Chicken

August is the perfect month for barbecuing. The weather is nice and cool, and is an ideal way to wrap up summer. Enjoy the company of your friends and…

Tasty and easy microwave cooking!

For almost twenty years I have learned that almost everything can be cooked using a "nuker"wave oven. I may not be a chef but I can make some decent…

Cakes

food heaven

Food Safety

With the recent news about the nationwide salmonella outbreak linked to tomatoes, it made me question how safe the food is we are eating. After a…

Learning to put it in words

I have all of these recipes in my head and know how to make them by heart. I never use measuring spoons. So putting my recipes on here is a bit of an…

Pennsylvania Dutch Kitchen

The No-Shop Challenge

I noticed the other day that my kitchen is overflowing. I only cook for two people, but I'm pretty sure I have enough food to feed a family of eight…