the bungalow chef

We featured Chef Michael Mech's great grandmother's Pecan Crescent Cookies in our 13 Days of Christmas Cookie series and they were a huge hit. Knowing what a great baker she was, we couldn't pass up the opportunity to share her secrets for making homemade pie crust.

Great Grandma Schade's Homemade Pie Crust

The 13 Days of Christmas Cookies: #12 Great-Grandma Rose Schade’s Pecan Crescent Cookies

A holiday charcuterie board is easier to make than you think. Provide a simple selection of meets, cheese, fruits, olives and spreads that appeal to a variety of tastes.

Bungalow Chef’s Perfect Holiday Charcuterie Guide

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. Breaking bread and sharing a meal sets the stage for conversation, greater understanding and appreciation of those with whom we dine. It's more than food, but food is at its heart.

Celebrating A Traditional Thanksgiving

The aroma of a turkey baking in the oven always makes me feel happy and cozy! It also brings back memories of my childhood when there were four generations of cooks in my mother�s kitchen working together to feed the masses of friends and family.

Bungalow Chef's Roasted Thanksgiving Turkey

My Onion, Leek and Pea Gratin pays homage to the onion root vegetable and the farmers who worked the rich Midwestern soil in days past. This is the perfect accompaniment with roast chicken, holiday ham, as well as beef or pork roast.

Onion, Leek and Pea Gratin

My favorite meal of the year is Thanksgiving, full of traditions, remembrances and great flavors. Some speak of turkey, or the after the meal pie, but to me it�s all about the dressing.

Best Thanksgiving Dressing

As the Thanksgiving holiday nears, I anticipate the wonderful Cranberry Sauce with Lemon and Maple Syrup I�m soon to make.

Cranberry Sauce with Lemon and Maple Syrup

Whether you�re a turkey aficionado, dressing devotee or pumpkin pie enthusiast, we all have our favorites. However, you rarely hear folks say that the potato dish is the one they look forward to with zeal on this day of honoring America�s first harvest feast. Well, that�s about to change.

Rosemary Potato Soufflé

Rhubarb Custard Pie

Children dressed in costumes going trick or treating for Halloween.

Halloween Popcorn Balls

The pairing of peanut butter and chocolate has been one of America�s favorite flavor combinations for years, and my�Chocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Cookies are a special Valentine�s Day treat you can share with those that you love�or make just for yourself!

Chocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Heart Cookies