Bread Guys a.k.a. Weckmänner or Stutenkerle ©Laurel Decher, 2021 In Germany, you can buy these in every bakery at this time of year: Weckmänner or
#BookBirthday Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting It’s pumpkin time again and that means it’s the perfect time to listen to a book and bake
These “Bread Guys” are in a Luxembourg bakery. ©Laurel Decher, 2019. Would your family like to celebrate St. Nicholas Day this year? At our house,
The Veggie Challenge started because writing can be TOO absorbing. If the family writer is also the family cook, mutiny threatens! The goal is to
I’ve missed a few posts, so I thought I’d write about three panicky dinners and the tricks I used to get something half-way healthy with
After years of studying chronic disease epidemiology, I’m convinced that vegetables are hugely important (And delicious.) But. . . .when I’m writing a story, I
This summer, my brand-new middle grade book, TROUBLE WITH PARSNIPS, took up the vegetable portion of my brain (I heard that) so dinner was often
Germany is the land of cabbage! Here’s a half-way healthy stir fry to warm up the cold, rainy evenings. © Jan Decher. The Veggie of
***************************************************** The Veggie of the Week Challenge ***************************************************** And we’re back! In case you missed last week, this’ll catch you up: My family endured, uh,
My first book for 9-12 year olds, TROUBLE WITH PARSNIPS, made for some extremely casual (be kind, people!) meals at my house. Winter is coming,
Light leaves in a dark forest. Kottenforst, Germany. ©Laurel Decher, 2015. Defense Against the Dark Hot Cocoa This morning the day felt heavy for the
