Source:  Great-great Oma Pohl; cir. 1940’s Crumble cake My mother-in-law has made this cake for us as long as I can remember. I talked with her about the recipe and the origins, and she said …

Source: Beerli Rezept ca. 1938 Mailaenderli After re-working with this cookie dough the past holiday season, I’ve decided that these are the perfect holiday cookies.  The dough is so soft and buttery, so nice to …

Source:  Giovanni Cir. 1970’s (Giovanni had his own Pizza ristorante in San Jose, CA) Pizza a la Giovanni I met Giovanni in 2009 at the organic vegetable stand that we frequent on Saturday’s. He was …

Source:  Mother-in-law, Switzerland cir. 1990’s Fresh Pasta Dumpling or “Knöpfli” This is a German/Swiss delight loosly translated as dumplings, but I wouldn’t exactly agree. The Germans call this plate Spätzle. The Swiss call it Knöpfli, …

Source:  Me; cir. 2017 Wild (Venison) Meatball Stew I’m venturing out of my little box and trying to find nice versions of cooking venison.  As I mentioned in my previous wild post, this meat is …

Mother’s tomato sauce (cir. 1970’s) Tomato Sauce “How can something so simple, go so wrong”, I’ve often thought when eating a pasta dish at a restaurant. I think, either you know and understand the proper …

Source:  Three generations of Nonni’s (about 1930’s) Spaghetti a la nonni Joanne My mom’s sauce is the best. I am in competition to top it nearly every time I make spaghetti. The kids comment after …

Source:  Nonni, about 2000 Pancake & Waffle Base Mix My mom adapted this recipe, and it has been a wonderful pancake/waffle experience since. Probably around the year 2000, I broke my dependency to Bisquick. Before …