We wish you all a wonderful holiday season filled with friends, family and lots and lots of good food. May your roads be cleared off snow, your hills dusted with snow and your travels safe.
We’ll be back in January with great stories, recipes and ideas that will bring you back to cook with us!
Jessica & Kathrin
Admittedly, selling Brussels sprouts to kids is not like giving candy to a baby. Sprouts might look cute, and kids are impressed when they see how they grow on a stem in a circular pattern from largest to smallest, but when all things are said and done, making sprouts palatable for anyone may take some ingenuity. Look no further. This dish of caramelized Brussels sprouts has been a huge hit everywhere. Here is how we prepare this nutritious produce and hope that it will become a main stay on your dinner menu, too. Come and cook with us! Continue reading “From Brussels with Love”
Wednesday night is blog posting night at Come and Cook with Us. Usually, I’m refining a recipe write-up or reviewing my post. Tonight, instead of doing any of that, my mind is with the upcoming storm. I’m not one to worry, but when even the kids’ school decides to close due to potential wind and flood hazards, I think we better prepare for what’s ahead. Nothing calms one’s nerves more than baking Christmas cookies. After all, we are in the holiday season. Here’s to my favorite of all times: Lebkuchen. Come and cook with us! Continue reading “Baking while Waiting”
I like a personal challenge, particularly when it involves food. So when my son invited a few friends to a sleep over, I resisted the immediate gratification I would receive from indulging them with a breakfast of pancakes, doused in syrup with a side of bacon. Imagine those happy faces. Instead, I decided to make oatmeal. And guess what? They all loved it! Yes, sure, bacon sells, but so do oats! Come and cook with us! Continue reading “An Ode to Oats”
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