Andrea’s Recipes

Nearly six years ago, we did our honeymoon trip through Germany. We visited Frankfort, the Rheingau wine region, Cologne, Berlin, Munich, the Black Forest region, and a number of other cities. And due to a little advance planning, we were able to be in Munich for the opening day of Oktoberfest. Excellent beer, huge pretzels, [...]

Read Full Post »

When the weather turns hot, I start thinking of icy cold desserts, and this summer is no exception. I have ice cream on the brain these days, which got me to thinking about how to make a sorbet reminiscent of tropical “umbrella” drinks…something fruity, icy cold (and nonalcoholic for my summer pregnancy).
I found a recipe [...]

Read Full Post »

We both enjoy jerk chicken, but we’ve never made it, so with the summer grilling season upon us, it just seemed like a good time to give it a go. Boy, do we feel silly for not trying it before now! It’s really, really simple—you just marinate and grill. I used only one habanero instead [...]

Read Full Post »

Four years ago my good friend artist Nancy DeJesus offered to pick up some of her father’s filled chocolate Easter eggs for anyone who was interested. She was going to see her family out of state and could bring the eggs back with her. Since her father is a retired chocolatier and confectioner, I just [...]

Read Full Post »