Pumpkin Chipotle Chili with polenta, yogurt and roasted pumpkin seeds It comes as no surprise that different cultures have different i...

Its truly amazing how the weather in Berlin takes seasons so literally.  There doesn't seem to be such a thing as Indian summer here....

Greetings! I'm back from a hiatus forced by a circumstantial triumvirate of lost camera, lost appetite, and Berliner work hijinx. Now...

Kibbeh is a wonderful dish of Lebanese origin that is popular throughout the Arab world. It combines bulgar, lamb or other meat with spi...

Last week my little brother was in town from the USA and we had an incredibly fun and ridiculously debaucherous time with him and a pair ...

Not to be a bad German or anything, but I just cannot get behind the sudden enthusiasm this country whips up for white asparagus this tim...

Still on a big Jerusalem kick over here, skipping happily over to the big Turkish market nearby to pick up bulgar, sumac, pomegranate mo...

Don't get me wrong- I definitely don't miss being unemployed. But working sure puts a cramp in one's cooking style. It's on...

I've gotta admit: I'm not that into guacamole anymore. I've just been burned too many times, you guys. Here is Germany, rip...

Inside the Markthalle, via http://www.markthalleneun.de/ Anytime you live in a neighborhood long enough, you are sure to witness some s...

Not to sound complainy or anything, but I have never lived anywhere with such gleefully bad weather as Berlin. (And I've lived in Bru...

Mama Celeste, a Portuguese cook My Dad recently traveled to Nazare, Portugal for work, and also for part of his "making my daught...