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Traditional Sauerkraut w/ Juniper Berries and Lacto-Fermentation Questions...
Last month in my post My Life As A Squirrel, I discussed various ways of preserving foods for winter. I did an overview of various preservation methods, advantages and disadvantages to those methods....
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Celebrating Yule (Jul, Jule, Winter Solstice)
I can be honest with all of you, my dear readers, right? I mean food blogging is all about sharing recipes, cultures and traditions, right? Well I would like to share with you some of my food...
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Holiday Baking Series: Pfeffernusse Shortbread (Gluten, Sugar and Egg Free)
So now that I am in the habit of revealing my secrets to you, I will tell you another one. I believe in Santa. Ever since I was a little girl I have baked special cookies for him. I also leave carrots...
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Let’s Get Cultured! Quark!
Quark is my new obsession. Even the name is fun to say! It is a fresh cheese traditionally made in Germany, which makes this another exploration into the foods of my ancestors (last week I was...
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Veal and White Bean Stew with Buckwheat Spätzle
(Veal and White Bean Stew with Buckwheat Spätzle) Normally, when I cook I just take stock of what I have around to concoct something and rarely use recipes. But like any foodie I have a ton of...
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Dutch, Finnish or German? (My Pancake Has an Identity Crisis)
(…or maybe it is just a cultural mutt, like so many of us?) I like to make connections in food preparation. It is the anthropologist in me. I am not satisfied just eating a deliciously prepared...
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Holiday Baking Series: Gluten Free Æbleskiver (also called Förtchen,...
I like talking about ancestral food. I have found through personal experience that by preparing ancestral foods you can connect to the cultures of your birth in a fun and enjoyable way. It is like...
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Duck Schnitzel with Rødkål and Mustard Potatoes (gluten free)
Making gluten-free duck schnitzel is simple, but it is such a treat! Recently I was the happy recipient of some wild duck and goose breasts. My friend’s son is a prolific hunter and needed someone...
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