Mar
20
2007

A few days ago I received my post card from the other side of the great big pond. I had been sick in bed for a few days and it was really great and up-lifting to get some real mail to read in bed. My BPW post card buddy from Canada, who hosts the blog Cream Puffs in Venice, and I have had the chance to correspond via email already. I look forward to learning more about Canadian/Italian life and food as well as having someone to share my recipes and love of food with!
I thank you Meeta for creating this modern pen pal exchange! I look forward to the next post card exchange with great anticipation!
Here’s to new friendships, the love of food, and technology which makes this all possible!
Mar
19
2007
I always wondered how the restaurants opened their potatoes so nicely….well, this is how!
How to open a baked potato in 2 simple steps:
1: perforate potato horizontally with a fork
2: squeeze open
Mar
19
2007
These jelly-filled doughnuts from Der Beck shaped like shamrocks for Fürth’s 1000th birthday celebration. They were really yummy, but I was disappointed by the proportion of jelly-filling to dough – there was just much to little jelly. T
Mar
19
2007
Directions:
Sprinkle all dry ingredients onto each side of each fillet. Drizzle some olive oil on and rub the spices and oil into the fish. Let marinate for about 10 minutes,
Heat your broiler or grill and cook the fish for 5 minutes on each side.
Mar
19
2007
Ingredients:
Boiled Potatoes
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
juice of 1 or 1/2 a Lime
Directions:
Combine all ingredients and serve warm.