Grilled Pizza (Flammkuchen) with Potato, Red Onion, and Gouda Cheese

Crispy, smoky, and packed with flavour—this grilled Flammkuchen-style pizza features potato, red onion, crème fraîche, and young Gouda. Learn how to grill it to perfection or bake it in your oven, with tips for freezing dough, customizing toppings, and reheating leftovers correctly.

Flame-grilled Salmon with a Nordic Rub

The first time I had flame-grilled salmon was at a Christmas market in Hamburg. The salmon fillet was placed on a wooden plank, secured with a metal clip, and angled to lean over a blazing wood fire grill. Watching the salmon cook over an open fire, accompanied by a mouth-watering aroma, and eating it outdoors…

Oma Marion’s Christmas Stollen (Fruit Bread)

Stollen is a German fruit bread traditionally beloved during Christmas. Its history dates to the 14th century with a simple bread made with flour, oats, and water due to strict Advent fasting rules imposed by the Catholic Church prohibiting the use of butter and milk. In 1490, Prince Elector Ernst of Saxony and his brother…

Flambéed shrimp with homemade fettuccine in lemon sauce

Fresh pasta is well worth the effort, and the process is not that difficult—especially if you have a KitchenAid pasta attachment or similar equipment. Making it all by hand is equally soulful, if not more so. This dish uses a David Rocco recipe, a Canadian chef with Italian roots who has fed and entertained us…