Dulce de Leche-filled Churros

Last week’s food headlines proclaimed that the Mediterranean diet, according to an American study, may slow the aging process of our brains considerably. How fortunate for me that I had just purchased a kitchen gadget that would ensure my following of that particular diet: a churros press.Similar to donuts, churros are deep-fat fried and covered…

Churros and Chocolate

Pancake or Shrove Tuesday calls for something decadent. In Germany, we celebrate carnival today, a nod towards pre-Christian tradition of chasing away winter. Similar to the Mardi Gras, or ‘Fat Tuesday’ in the States, we eat lots of different types of doughnuts today, some jam-filled, others more like those cute beignets Angie served up for…