End of Summer in Lucerne, Switzerland – Relax, Reflect, and Recharge
With mild weather and the lake as beautiful as ever, late summertime in Lucerne offers a beautiful environment to relax, reflect, and recharge. Downstream…
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Kortni’s Kitchen: As American As Apple Pie!
Apple pie is the thing most people will think of when you say “Fourth of July”. I remember the first time I made an…
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A Generous Family Picnic Under the Flag of Alsace in France
The rich historical region of Alsace in northeastern France on the Rhine River borders Germany and Switzerland. Strasbourg, centered on the River’s Grand Île island, bordered by canals and home to the Gothic Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg, is the capital of the Alsace region.
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Kortni’s Kitchen: Green Goddess Sandwich!
Looking forward to the spring season, I wanted to make something fresh and not processed. All I could think of was sitting outside on…
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Kortni’s Kitchen: Taco Tuesday!
This week we had a friend over for piano lessons from my husband. For dinner after, I was going to make spaghetti and meatballs. I…
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Kortni’s Kitchen: Lemon Rum Cake Just in Time for Easter!
Thinking about Easter traditions, I thought about confetti eggs, the biggest tradition in my family. We look forward to smashing them over each other’s…
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Kortni’s Kitchen: Apple Custard Pie
This past week was pi week, and for those of us that don’t do math it was pie week. Which of course means that…
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Kortni’s Kitchen: Pavlova for Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s is coming up, and I honestly have never really celebrated it. My husband and I exchange Nutella jars and maybe a homemade card…
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Kortni’s Kitchen: Family Style Chicken Cacciatore
Last week I brought you an eggplant parmigiana. This week, we are still cooking with my family and we are making chicken cacciatore. This…
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Kortni’s Kitchen: Cannoli, Family Style
Nothing ends a day with your family better than dessert. This cannoli is not only fun to make, but even better to eat. For…
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Kortni’s Kitchen: Family Style Risotto
My family has been cooking up a storm. If anyone has ever had risotto, you know it is either amazing or not worth eating….
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European Christmas Market | Strasbourg, France – The Original from 1570!
According to the official Strasbourg Christmas market website, “It was in Strasbourg in 1570 that the very first edition of the oldest Christmas market in Europe took place, then called the “Christkindelsmärik” (market of the Infant Jesus). Since that time until now, Strasbourg has continued the tradition of a traditional, authentic, warm and generous Alsatian Christmas.”
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