Category: Substitutes

MY PANTRY: CREAM OR SAHNE – DAIRY CONVERSION

(Hier geht's zur deutschen Version dieses Posts) Preparing St. Colomba Cream, a favorite summer dessert, for the first time in Maine, I didn't quite know what to use instead of the Sahnequark (cream quark) the recipe calls for. Well, it has cream in it, I mused, and so does mascarpone. And that's what I took. … Continue reading MY PANTRY: CREAM OR SAHNE – DAIRY CONVERSION →

EX-PAT’S PFLAUMENMUS-ERSATZ – PLUM BUTTER MADE FROM PRUNES

Hier geht's zur deutschen Version dieses Posts (folgt noch)Nothing better than a slice of freshly baked bread with butter and jam, especially with Pflaumenmus - spiced German plum butter - one of my favorites. Pflaumenmus is made from Italian plums, cooked for many hours to a dark mush, and seasoned with cinnamon and a hint … Continue reading EX-PAT’S PFLAUMENMUS-ERSATZ – PLUM BUTTER MADE FROM PRUNES →