While nearly everyone I know is lamenting “the end of summer”, I’ve got to tell you, I’m pretty excited. Not because I’m glad that weather no longer permits us to float in the pool, drink in hand, and take in all of the sunshine, but because we’re moving away from hot and humid weather into…
(Esquites) Mexican Street Corn Salad
It’s likely that I’ve been staring at an empty blog post box for an hour or so now. I can’t be sure. It’s almost 9PM [Edit: 11PM], and I’m absolutely out of it, guys. I really hate to be a complainer, but yesterday’s hopefulness for better luck in May has disintegrated. Sunday was the car break-in….
German Potato Salad (Kartoffelsalat)
German Potato Salad is the ultimate mayo-free summer side dish. With bacon, broth, and vinegar in the mix, there’s no shortage of flavor in this potato salad, which is served warm or at room temperature. About 5 years ago –after 10 years of begging and pleading– I finally got my Omi to teach me all…
Omi’s Wurstsalat (German Bologna Salad)
“Let’s make Wurstsalat,” my Omi (German for Grandma) said through her thick accent over the phone, as we tried to decide what we would cook together when she visited. “Okay, what’s in that?” I asked her. Wurst is German for sausage, and salat, obviously, for salad. I was expecting a big bowl of bratwurst with…
Mango and Blue Cheese Salad
“This piece is ugly. Eat it,” my boyfriend demanded as he cut up a fresh mango for me. “I don’t like mangoes,” I told him, and the ugly piece was offered to guests at my house until finally someone eagerly accepted—the only person who liked mangoes at all. Why was I adding mango to a…
