Updated: November 19, 2025 The recipe below was inspired by this one I came across on my friend’s Pinterest: Lasagne mit Wirsing, Hackfleisch und Kartoffeln (Lasagna with Savoy Cabbage, Ground Beef, and Potatoes). Since I had made Hearty Cold-Weather Cabbage Rolls just the week before, I wanted to make something different with the leftover cabbage. I liked the ingredient…
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Hearty Cold-Weather Cabbage Rolls
We woke up one morning to an instant winter wonderland, although technically it’s still fall. With a chill in the air, it was the perfect weather to heat up the kitchen with a hearty meal. Years ago when we still lived in Aachen I bought a meal of cabbage rolls from a local deli and…
Duck Two Ways (Confit and Breasts)
There’s nothing better than the smell of duck roasting in the oven—especially when it’s all day long. Our dog Mogly agrees and has been caught in front of the oven door with his nose madly sniffing the savoury air. We enjoy duck in the fall and winter seasons, often making duck breasts with risotto and…
Savoury Roast Chicken on a Charcoal Grill
Roast chicken is another one of those go-to comfort meals you can count on for ease, great taste, and best of all—leftovers. We like to make ours more savoury, using fresh herbs from our garden with olive oil. There’s nothing like the scent of roast chicken from your kitchen oven during colder months. But in…
Bobotie (sweet and curried ground beef casserole)
A few years ago we had a summer holiday in southern Germany, including a stay in Heidelberg. We spent an afternoon visiting wineries on the German Wine Route (Deutsche Weinstraße) and made a stop at Hammel & Cie. Their wines are delicious and very reasonably priced—we had a box of 12 wines shipped home to…
Oma Marion’s Chicken Sloppy Joes on Croissants
Sloppy Joes is a popular American dish, traditionally made with ground beef. This version of Sloopy Joes is made with chicken or turkey, and was handed down by Ralph’s mother Marion. It’s simple yet bursting with comfort food flavour—a perfect weeknight dinner and great way to use up leftover roast chicken or turkey and gravy….
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