No oil Hummus!

Hummus without Tahini? No way!  I know my hummus!  I have been taught by the best hummus maker in Ann Arbor . . . and she uses tahini!   When did I become so rigid in my thoughts and cooking that I absolutely need one ingredient to create a dip made out of chickpeas?  Had…

Top 10 After School Snacks (#4 is my favorite)

When I have kids in “school” I pick them up and bring them home–no bus service–so I like to have snack on the table when they come home.  If it is a year that I am homeschooling than we usually end our day with a snack and tea or juice from our juicer! These are…

Aunt Traute’s Rum Balls

Aunt Traute (Edeltraud Hildegard Baude Cameron).  She is not really my aunt but I have claimed as my own!  A treasure.  My husband is the lucky one–who grew up eating her curry chicken and lasagna with birch beer.  Aunt Traute left her mark on his palette during those formative years, and I thank her each…