German Berry Pudding/Compote – Rote Gruetze and homemade Vanilla Sauce

Mike and I spent another 4th of July in Long Beach, escaping the Covid craziness and just enjoying ourselves at the beach with the dogs. We even skipped collecting wood on the beach and didn’t make the usual big beach fire and instead watched the fireworks in our cozy cabin, taking life easy, which was…

Blueberry and Strawberry Ice Cream with Dark Chocolate Sauce

Have you ever heard of a dice game called 10,000? (click on this link if you want to learn the rules) My friend Irina’s husband taught Mike and me 6 years ago how to play it and since then we are hooked. Yesterday we had Beatrice and “The Irish” (we had to make up a nick name…