
Native of Austria, Andrea Milstein shares a traditional recipe for Austrian Plum Cake, the perfect way to use the last of the summer fruit!

Thanks to Michael Pollan, I now have confirmation for something I’ve been having a hunch for some time. According to his article “Out of the Kitchen, onto the Couch”, which appeared in the NYT magazine this past weekend, people who cook and eat at home weigh less and are happier. Voila, hadn’t I been saying this for years, just not quite as eloquently and elegantly as Michael Pollan, which surely must have to do with English not being my first language. I love that excuse…

Last week, HartkeisOnline! Contributor Andrea Milstein told us about the special properties of an ancient grain, Spelt. Here is the recipe she promised for her Spelt Pancakes and Waffle batter! Andrea Milstein’s Waffles and Pancakes from Spelt photo credit: manray3 This recipe is definitely as easy as using a pancake mix but a lot more [...]

photo credit: Rowan of Ravara SPELT – what’s the big deal? by HartkeisOnline contributor, Andrea Milstein I get repeated questions on spelt and I thought I would do a little write-up on it since not all that many people know what it is. Back in ol’ Austria (which is where I’m from) almost nobody bothers [...]

The idea for this galette originated with Julia Child who uses regular white flour in her dough. After a lot of trial and error and galettes galore by Andrea Milstein, she came up with the following recipe, which produces just the right crust for a rustic apple tart.