Hi, I’m Kimberly Killebrew. Wife of one, mother of two, cook of many.
Come travel the world through your taste buds!
I’m originally from Western Europe (Stuttgart, Germany and Cambridgeshire, England), am widely traveled, and am now living in the United States with my husband and our two adorable children. I love preparing and experimenting with a large range of flavors and cuisines. Passionate cook, recipe developer, traveler and photo enthusiast, I LOVE FOOD – pure and simple!
Being married to a doctor, I emphasize health and healthy eating. As a wife, homeschooling mom, and marriage & family therapist, I also believe that eating the occasional naughty indulgence contributes to happy and healthy relationships – and sanity!
As I like to joke with my fellow therapist friends, I now provide “food therapy” :)
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Cooking has been one of my biggest passions ever since I can remember. I was taught to cook by my Bavarian mother, a wonderful international cook and my culinary mentor, who involved me in her cooking adventures from the time I was 4 years old. She instilled in me a love for good food and an appreciation of a wide spectrum of world cuisine. Though I later received further training, it’s my mom who deserves most of the credit. Many of my recipes are influenced by European heritage and my travels throughout the world.
I love developing original recipes, revitalizing classics, and demystifying the obscure. This food blog features a little something for everyone – everything from the simple to the complex, the known to the obscure, the healthy to the…well…not so healthy, the mild to the spicy, the carnivorous to the omnivorous, the near to the far, the classic to the original, the sweet to the savory…and simply downright good eats!
When I’m not visiting new places by foot, I’m traveling the world through my taste buds. Come join me!
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Freelance Recipe Developer/Food Writer/Photographer for Cuisinart.com
Food Writer/Contributor at Honest Cooking
Classic Pot Roast picture used as the product label for Red Fork Pot Roast Slow Cook Sauce
Better Recipes (Better Homes and Gardens) Winner of the “Best Mexican Recipe Ever” (Tinga Poblana Tacos)
Mini Victoria Sponge Cakes on Today, May 9, 2018
Cherry Marzipan Streusel Cake on Taste of Home, December 19, 2018
Marzipan on Taste of Home, March 20, 2019
German Bratwursts on USA Today, September 18, 2020
Italian Stuffed Squash on Country Living, July 31, 2019
Pfeffernüsse on Good Housekeeping, November 17, 2016
Sweet Potato Sour Cream Pie on Country Living, October 19, 2016
Homemade Almond Paste/Marzipan on Taste of Home, March 30, 2019
Mince Pies featured in Special Issue 2018 edition of Country Sampler
Homemade Vanilla Extract featured in November/December 2018 edition of Mother Earth Living
Chicken Xacuti in Condé Nast Traveler, August 2020
Quinoa Cornbread featured on Huffington Post, February 1, 2014
Pink Grapefruit Buttermilk Muffins on Huffington Post, February 20, 2015
Tinga Poblana Tacos on Huffington Post, May 8, 2015
Indian Mango Chutney on Huffington Post, September 25, 2015
Caramel Banana Upside-down Bread on Huffington Post, October 20, 2015
Mint Chocolate Meringues featured on Today, March 15, 2014
New Orleans Grillades and Grits featured on Fox, March 21, 2014
Mini Football Pizzas featured on People, January 23, 2015
Ultimate Green Bean Casserole on Newsweek, November 22, 2017
Homemade Greek Yogurt on SHAPE Magazine, April 11, 2017
Maple Bacon Breakfast Pie on Country Living, March 11, 2016
Greek-Style Grilled Asparagus Salad with Tomatoes & Feta on Simplemost, March 26, 2019
5 Unique and Creative Desserts You Need To Try Immediately on LDS Living, Nov. 24, 2018
Featured on Armstrong Flooring, May 7, 2018
Best DIY Christmas Wreaths featured on HomeBNC, November 2018
Micro-Dwelling Remodel featured on Cadet Heat, April 6, 2017
Maple Bacon Breakfast Pie on House Beautiful, March 14, 2016
The Daring Gourmet hosted an Exclusive Interview with America’s Test Kitchen Christopher Kimball
The Guest Judge for Manfrotto’s Food Photo Contest, June 10, 2015
“A Food Menu” article published on Manfrotto, June 10, 2015
St. George’s Bermuda Travel Article on Jetsetter, July 29, 2015
Berbere on Yahoo! January 22, 2021
Shanghai Noodles on Yahoo! May 11, 2020
German Stollen on Yahoo! Nov 12, 2020
Niter Kibbeh on The Sacramento Bee, February 2019
Spotted Dick on Pure Wow, August 2017
Fettuccine Alfredo on Parade, November 2017
Sweet and Sour Sauce on Rachel Ray, August 6, 2018
Featured in “16 Ways to Reduce Hunger” on DietSpotlight, October 18, 2017
German Rotkohl published in September/October 2015 edition of GRIT Magazine
Maple Bacon Breakfast Pie on Good Housekeeping, March 14, 2016
Caramel Banana Upside Down Bread featured on Cooking Channel, June 12, 2013
Ultimate Greek Burgers featured on Cooking Channel, May 20, 2014
Aji Verde Sauce on David Lebovitz, September 18, 2014
Best Christmas DIY Outdoor Decor (Wreath) featured on HomeBNC, November 2018
Pozole Rojo on Chowhound, March 4, 2019
Injera on Chowhound, January 1, 2020
Mango Chutney on Chowhound, July 9, 2020
Caramel Banana Upside-Down Bread on Chowhound, December 7, 2015
Caramel Banana Upside-Down Bread on Chowhound, February 23, 2019
Mandelhörnchen on Chowhound, December 3, 2019
English Crumpets on Chowhound, March 24, 2018
Shanghai Noodles featured on Delish, February 2018
Bethmännchen & Heidesand Cookies featured on The Local, November 2018
Spotted Dick on Pure Wow, May 2, 2018
BLT Quiche featured on SheKnows, March 29, 2014
Smoky Black-eyed Pea and Ham Soup on SheKnows, February 24, 2015
Domoda (Gambian Peanut Stew) on SheKnows, December 1, 2014
Shanghai Noodles featured on Yahoo News, February 23, 2016
Maple Bacon Breakfast Pie on Delish, March 2016
Caramel Banana Upside Down Bread on Chow.com, November 29, 2014
Swabian Potato Salad on Chow.com, July 30, 2015
Killer Peanut Butter Cake on Delicious Magazine, April 21, 2017
German Heidesand on Buzzfeed, November 13, 2018
German Bethmännchen on Buzzfeed, November 13, 2018
German Marzipankartoffeln on Buzzfeed, November 13, 2018
Swabian Käsespätzle on Buzzfeed, August 22, 2017
Homemade Greek Yogurt on Buzzfeed, March 17, 2017
Käsespätzle on Buzzfeed, January 11, 2017
Roasted Tomato Risotto on BuzzFeed, February 24, 2015
French Almond Cake with Lemon Lavender Glaze on BuzzFeed, March 14, 2015
Asian Wheat Berry Salad on BuzzFeed, April 24, 2015
Homemade Berbere on BuzzFeed, June 19, 2014
White Chocolate Cranberry Pistachio Cookies on BuzzFeed, November 8, 2014
Chinese Orange Chicken featured on Brit + Co., March 31, 2014
Lemon Zucchini Bread with Lemon Glaze featured on Brit + Co, July 13, 2014
Shanghai Noodles on Delish, January 20, 2017
Caramel Banana Upside-Down Bread on Chowhound, January 24, 2018
Five recipes featured as “The Perfect Mother’s Day Menu” on LDS Living Magazine, May 9, 2013
Five recipes featured on “Five Heavenly Summer Treats”, LDS Living, July 22, 2014
Polenta Lasagna featured as one of six “most beautiful and healthy” lasagna recipes from across the web on Recipe.com
Indian Mango Chutney featured on She Knows, July 5, 2013
Sweet Potato Corn Chowder featured on The Kitchn, September 3, 2013
Caramel Apple Pie Cookies on The Kitchn, October 1, 2014
Heidesand & Bethmännchen Cookies on The Local, December 3, 2016
Caramel Pear Walnut Cake on Community Table/Parade, November 8, 2016
Mexican Wheat Berry Salad, selected winner on California Walnuts, June 2014
Sichuan Chicken & Cashew Noodles featured on Babble.com, July 16, 2013
24-hr Crockpot Apple Butter featured on Babble.com, September 30, 2013
Easy Homemade Greek Yogurt featured on Skinny Mom, August 31, 2015
Gambian Peanut Stew (Domoda) featured on SheKnows, December 14, 2015
Dutch Beef and Onion Stew (Hachee) featured on SheKnows, December 14, 2015
Sweet Potato Corn Chowder made top of All Fresh Recipes’ list of “7 Best Ever Soup Recipes”
PBJ Sandwich Cookies with Strawberry Marshmallow and Cream Cheese Filling featured on Babble.com’s “10 Best of The Best Sandwich Cookies”
PB Sandwich Cookies with Nutella Marshmallow Cream Cheese Filling featured on Babble.com’s “10 Best of The Best Sandwich Cookies”
Sweet Potato Corn Chowder, “7 Best Soup Recipes”, Allfreshrecipes.com
Greek-style Grilled Asparagus Salad featured at iHerb.com, June 24, 2014
Ethiopian Doro Wat featured on Wisebread, April 10, 2014
Pink Grapefruit Muffins made the Top 9 Best Grapefruit Recipes on Daily Buzz Moms
Egyptian Koshari was the Featured Dish for “World Cuisine Wednesday” at NoshOn.It, April 3, 2013
Ginger Scallion Noodles, “15 Asian Inspired Dinners”, Best Friends For Frosting, Sept. 20, 2013
Mexican Meatballs, “12 Meatballs From Around The World,” Tablespoon, Sept. 20, 2013
Tom Kha Gai made NoshOn.It’s list of 10 Asian Cuisines, May 8, 2013
Candy Gold Bars, 19 Caramel Recipes, on The Berry, Oct. 2, 2013
Apple Butter Cinnamon Rolls featured as the “Must-Make Dessert” on StupidDope, Oct. 2, 2013
Creamy Chicken Tortilla Soup, featured on The Berry, Oct. 16, 2013
Ginger Scallion Noodles, featured on The Berry, March 10, 2014
Chocolate Almond Quinoa Cake, 8 Unique Ways To Cook With Quinoa, SheKnows, Oct. 17, 2013
Mega Healthy Honey Olive Quinoa Cake featured on Skinny Ms, Oct. 29, 2013
Classic Slow Cooker Pot Roasts featured on Plated, January 21, 2014
Ethiopian Doro Wat featured on The Savory, December 22, 2014
Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies with Nutella Marshmallow Cream Cheese Filling featured on Remodelaholic, January 28, 2014
The Daring Gourmet was the Featured Blog on Foodista for Valentine’s Day 2013
Featured Recipe on FoodBlogs (PBJ Sandwich Cookies with Strawberry Marshmallow Cream Cheese Filling), April 3, 2013
Daily Buzz Top 9 Meatloaf Rcipes: South African Bobotie, Nov. 22, 2013
Featured Recipe on Tasty Kitchen(Chinese Orange Chicken), February 20, 2013
Featured Recipe on Tasty Kitchen (Mongolian Beef), February 21, 2013
Featured Recipe on Tasty Kitchen (Chocolate Deception Cake), February 25, 2013
Featured Recipe on Tasty Kitchen (Tinga Poblana Tacos), March 5, 2013
Featured Recipe on Tasty Kitchen (Japanese Mushroom, Tofu and Vermicelli Soup), March 6, 2013
Featured Recipe on Tasty Kitchen (Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies with Nutella Marshmallow Cream Cheese Filling), March 8, 2013
Featured Recipe on Tasty Kitchen (Polenta Lasagna), March 11, 2013
Recipes regularly featured on Foodgawker, Tastespotting, Healthy Aperture, Tasteologie, and more.
Food, travel, portrait and object photography featured on istockphoto, shutterstock, dreamstime, etc.
Agni says
I love how you write down the recipes! So easy to understand. I have a personal question, though, it’s ok if it’s too private! You say you’re originally from Western Europe (Stuttgart, Germany and Cambridgeshire, England). Your English is really good so I assume you were born in DE and raised in the UK, not the other way round, right? But the UK is not Western Europe, just wondering why you say so :)
Kimberly @ The Daring Gourmet says
Thank you, Agni! :) Geographically, the UK is absolutely part of Western Europe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Europe
Peter G Werner says
I have a question – where are you based and what kind of measurements do you use? I ask, because I try to calibrate my recipes between the measuring cups I have and the country where I’m getting the recipe from. For example, a US cup is about 237 ml, a metric cup is 250 ml, and an Imperial cup is whopping 284 ml. Even things like the size of “1 large egg” differ between the US and Europe. So anyway, just trying to figure out what system you’re on, so that if I need to, I can adjust accordingly.
Kimberly @ The Daring Gourmet says
Hi Peter, I’m based in the U.S. and the measurements are US Customary. However, many of my recipes have a feature that converts the measurements to metric – next to the ingredients list you’ll see “US Customary – Metric”. If you click on “metric” it will make those conversions.
Ralph Oborn says
i was looking for a pasty recipe, l suspect my two years in the West Country and South Wales were similar to your husband’s.
thanks for the recipe. its been 45 years since i’ve had a good pasty.
I had my first one in Falmouth.
Kimberly @ The Daring Gourmet says
Hi Ralph, were you serving an LDS mission? :) Was Falmouth one of the cities you served in? I have a lot of from South Wales and we love that area too – we’re especially fond of Pembrokeshire, the coastal area up through St. David’s and the Brecon Beacon area. I hope you have a chance to make these pasties and that they bring back many wonderful memories for you! :)
Richard says
Quark
Hi Kimberly
How could you believe that QUARK is a German „invention“ ?
Quark is used all over Europe and nearly each country has its own recipe.
I would expect you to get some more back ground information before you say that Quark originates in Germany !
Regards
Richard
Kimberly @ The Daring Gourmet says
Hi Richard, I didn’t say the Germans “invented” soft, spreadable cheese. I said that “Quark” – under that name – originated in Germany. It’s Germany’s version of this soft cheese product. There are most definitely other countries (in Europe and beyond) that make the same or similar kind of cheese under different names, but in this case, being from Germany, I’m featuring “German Quark”, which also happens to be the most popular version of this kind of cheese.
Taylor Linford says
Hey there! I just found your blog, and was impressed! Thank you
Julie Jordan says
Hi Kimberly
Stumbled upon your site when looking for some authentic German Christmas food. Our German Christmas guest has stayed with us many times and always eats our traditional English roast (without gravy for some reason?) So I was looking for something she is more used to with some sauce. Absolutely besotted with your site and inspired to cook more international dishes. I’m a true meat eater – so is our guest, but my daughter is vegetarian. You have catered for all of us! Easy to follow recipes and a background to each dish – yummy and educational. Can’t wait to get cooking – you are now my ‘go to’ recipe site. Thank you so much.
Kimberly @ The Daring Gourmet says
Thank you, Julie, and I’m so glad you found us! I miss those traditional English roasts complete with roast potatoes and Yorkshire pudding. While I make them regularly at home along with other British favorites, the setting and atmosphere of course just isn’t the same. And so every time we visit England we always make sure to go to the pub for our Sunday roast fix :) And I always request extra gravy. I have NO idea why she wouldn’t eat the gravy – definitely not typical German, haha! :) Thanks again, Julie, and I hope you find some recipes you and your family enjoy. Happy Christmas!
John Vogt says
In Salt Lake City, there is a fabulous German bakery, Vosen.s German Bread Paradise. They make a wonderful baurenbrot. I’m working on my sour rye starter but I do not have a good bauernbrot recipe. I am wondering if you might have one or point me to a web site where I could obtain one.
Thank you very much.
You’re my favorite food expert.
John Vogt
Tucson, AZ.
Kimberly @ The Daring Gourmet says
Thank you, John :) I don’t have a post published yet for Bauernbrot but I really should. I’m adding it to my list of recipes to post :)
Angelika says
Hi John, in the event you are going to visit Las Vegas, which is closer to you than Salt Lake City, we have a great German bakery with two locations here. The owner and his wife are German and so is their bakers and the whole stuff. I love their light rye, dark rye, sunflower and walnut bread very much. The pastries and cakes are delicious. Anything they bake is just the same like you would get and taste in Germany. In case you want to check them online – german bread bakery las vegas (typed as one word) dot com.
Arlene says
Hi Kimberly, I just found your website looking for how to made Greek yogurt. I made your crock pot yogurt and it is awesome. Thank you so very much. I am an old lady 83 living along and very over weight, at least 50 lbs. and I started the Shepherd’s Diet. That is cutting out sugar and bad cabs. I can have berries so I have them with the yogurt, all I can say is OMG! It is so good. So far I have lost 7 lbs. its a good start and your website is a great place to go for delish recipes.
Thank you, Arlene
Kimberly @ The Daring Gourmet says
Thank you, Arlene! And congrats on those first 7 pounds, that’s terrific! I know, I LOVE this yogurt and it’s my go-to when I have a sweet craving. I add some berries or some low sugar fruit preserves and stir in a little stevia and it’s like dessert :) Good luck with your dietary goals. I’m always amazed at how much better I feel physically – more energy and more alert mind – when I go for long periods of time without sugar or simple carbs.
Ms. Jamey White says
I just came across your blog for the first time today! I am so ready to make tons of your recipes at my house. It’s a godsend gift that I’ve found your blog. I’ve been really getting into baking from scratch lately, so I’m super stoked. Thanks Kimberly! You rock.
Kimberly @ The Daring Gourmet says
Thank you, Jamey, I’m so glad you found us, too! I hope you enjoy the recipes you try – happy cooking! :)
Bharat Behl says
You are awesome. Your family is very sweet. I am just in love with all of you. Given the possibility, I just wanted to dash and hug you all. God bless you.
Kimberly @ The Daring Gourmet says
Thank you, Bharat :)
Anonymous says
Hey Kimberly!
I made your Beef Bourguignon recipe over the winter (and am making it again tonight)- it was DELICIOUS! In preparation for cooking today I was thumbing through your blog along with your husbands health articles- very well done and interesting. Sign me up for your updates! I look forward to exploring more of your dishes, especially seeing as many people have commented that none of your recipes have ever steered them wrong! Thanks again, can’t wait to try them out!