Recipes from my kitchen

I cook the way a lot of us do – by seeing what’s in the fridge, what’s ready in the garden, and how much time I actually have. I’m not a fancy cook, but I like good food. Sometimes I follow recipes, especially when I’m learning something new. But the second time around? I make it my own. My cooking is shaped by where I’ve lived – Southern US comfort foods, New England practicality, California freshness, and now, lots of German ingredients. What ties it all together is simplicity.