All Recipes

Every dish we've shared, all in one place. Use the filters to find exactly what you're craving.

Guide

La Classifica — An Italian’s Guide to Dried Pasta

16 Italian dried pasta brands ranked from S to D by someone who actually knows. Benedetto Cavalieri, Mancini, Rummo, Barilla — where does your pasta stand?

Dinner

Chicken in Milk

A whole chicken browned in butter, then roasted in milk with sage, lemon zest, cinnamon, and garlic. The milk curdles into the most incredible sauce.

Dinner Easy

Rahmschwammerl (Cream Mushroom Sauce)

Bavarian cream mushroom sauce with dried chanterelles, vegetable broth, cream, and a whisper of lemon zest.

Lunch Easy

Stuffed Pita with Spiced Mushrooms

Pan-fried pita stuffed with spiced mushrooms, garlic, caraway, and cayenne. Quick and satisfying.

Baking

German Carrot Cake (Möhrenkuchen)

Flourless German carrot cake with ground hazelnuts, breadcrumbs, lemon zest, and cinnamon. Light, moist, and nutty.

Lunch Easy

Potato Salad with Crème Fraîche

New and purple potatoes in a bright crème fraîche dressing with olive oil, lemon, radishes, and fresh herbs.

Dinner Easy

Garlic Sherry Mushrooms

Golden pan-seared mushrooms with garlic, dry sherry, cayenne, and fresh parsley. Tapas-style, fifteen minutes.

Baking Easy

Quark Apple Bake

A fluffy German quark and semolina batter baked over tender apples. Simple comfort dessert, ready in under an hour.

Drinks Easy

Hot Drinking Chocolate

Real hot chocolate made from melted dark and milk chocolate, warm milk, cinnamon, and white chocolate shavings. Six cups, ten minutes.

Dinner

Mussels in Tomato Sauce

Three kilos of mussels steamed in a fragrant tomato broth with white wine, rosemary, thyme, and dried chili. Serve with baguette.

Baking Holiday

Easter Bread (Kulich)

Traditional Eastern European Easter bread with raisins, candied peel, almonds, and a splash of rum. Three rises, one golden afternoon.

Vegan Easy

Spicy Wonton Sauce with Five-Spice

A bold, restaurant-style dipping sauce with soy, chili oil, and Chinese five-spice. Ready in 5 minutes.

Lunch Easy

Pasta with Gorgonzola Sauce

A quick, velvety Gorgonzola cream sauce over fusilli with toasted pine nuts and chives. Six ingredients, twenty minutes.

Baking

Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

Classic double-crust pie with an all-butter flaky crust, fresh strawberries, and tart rhubarb. The California side of my kitchen.

Baking

Erdbeerkuchen (Strawberry Cream Cake)

A thin sponge base topped with tangy quark cream and a mountain of fresh strawberries. Classic German Bäckerei style.

Baking

Rhubarb Cake with Almond Meringue

Buttery sponge with rhubarb pressed into the dough and crowned with a thick almond meringue. Two bakes, one show-stopping cake.

Baking Easy

Raspberry Sour Cream Cake

A light olive oil and sour cream cake with citrus zest, whipped egg whites, and fresh raspberries. Dusted with powdered sugar.

Baking Breakfast

Hefezopf (Braided Sweet Bread)

Classic Bavarian braided yeast bread with pearl sugar topping. Soft, golden, and gone before it cools down.

Drinks Holiday Easy

Holiday Mulled Wine with Goji Berries

Warm spiced red wine with apple cider, cinnamon, star anise, cardamom, ginger, orange, and goji berries.

Vegan Dinner Easy

My Favorite Weeknight Curry

A silky, one-pot vegan curry with crushed tomatoes, coconut milk, cauliflower, tofu, and spinach. Ready in 35 minutes.