Economic stagnation, heat and emptiness was what I encountered upon my arrrival in Madrid, my first visit to the Iberian capital. A culinary venture was hampered by the fact the city was relatively empty, save the tourists, most Madrileno's were out of town. To...
Traveling Europe on vacation, visiting my sister in Switzerland, she asked if I'd make a special dinner at her friends uber modern kitchen. Pure "white" modern, so I could mess it up, she joked. She asked for a simple menu; pasta hand rolled...
This year I went to Europe on vacation, first to Switzerland to see my family. Though it was a short visit, it was filled with childrens voices, long walks, and yes, bread baking. My sister welcomed me with my favorite quark kuchen,chocolate, I drank Rivela, we...
