Studded with plump raisins and currants soaked in tea and mingled with candied citrus peel and aromatic spices, Bara Brith is Wales' famous tea bread! Be sure to also try our traditional Barmbrack, Ireland's ultimate version of cinnamon raisin bread! What Is Bara Brith? It's been very rewarding connecting with the Welsh side of my ancestry as our family has … Continue reading →
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Homemade German Bratwurst
Experience the delicious taste of Germany through this thoroughly authentic homemade bratwurst recipe! Make a double batch, freeze them, and you can conveniently grab and grill a bratwurst any time the craving hits you! For more homemade sausage recipes be sure to check out our British Bangers, Breakfast Sausage, and Smoked Cheddar Sausages! This is a special day … Continue reading →
Homemade Smoked Cheddar Sausages
Smoky, zesty and oozing with cheese, these homemade smoked cheddar sausages are absolutely perfect for your next grilling party! Make a double batch while you're at it and freeze them for your convenience! Sausage-making is something I started dabbling in a few years ago and it's been a fun hobby ever since. Whether fresh sausages, smoked sausages or dry-cured … Continue reading →
German Rhubarb Streusel Cake
This delicious German rhubarb streusel cake recipe features a wonderful moist and tender crumb with the sweet and tangy flavor of fresh rhubarb. Delicious on its own, with whipped cream, vanilla ice cream, or vanilla sauce! I grew up in Germany eating rhubarb every year when it was in season. My mom would bring it home from the farmer's market and would make … Continue reading →
Traditional Scottish Shortbread
Traditional Scottish Shortbread Recipe Perfectly crumbly, irresistibly buttery and wonderfully delicious, Scottish Shortbread has been a year-round favorite treat for centuries! Shortbread is as basic and simple as a cookie (biscuit) can get. But it's also divinely delicious. And for that reason shortbread has been a favorite throughout the UK for hundreds of … Continue reading →
Pickled Onions (English Pub Style)
Practically a British institution, it's hard to imagine life in Great Britain without pub style pickled onions! Easy to make and irresistibly tasty, you'll want to make a double batch while you're at it! Right up there with fish & chips, mushy peas, pork pies and Yorkshire pudding, English Pickled Onions are practically a British institution. Whether eaten as … Continue reading →
English Toffee Sauce
Luxuriously rich with a deep caramelized flavor, this English Toffee Sauce recipe is super easy to make and your taste buds will thank you over and over again! Few things are as irresistible as an oozing toffee sauce. Luxuriously rich with deep caramelized flavor, if you can resist eating this with a spoon or your fingers you will thoroughly enjoy it served over … Continue reading →
BEST New England Clam Chowder
One of America's most famous dishes, get ready to enjoy a bowl of pure comfort! This New England Clam Chowder recipe gets bumped up several flavor notches and will have you coming back for seconds! The concept of chowder goes back several centuries. Chowders were introduced to the United States during its early years of settlement and the oldest published recipe … Continue reading →
Dilly Beans (Pickled Green Beans)
Dilly Beans (pickled green beans) have been a beloved classic for generations. And for good reason: They're absolutely delicious! Plus they're super easy to make and keep for a long time! If you've never tried Dilly Beans you don't know what you've been missing!  These have been a beloved classic for generations. They're perfect for snacking and the delightfully … Continue reading →
Pickled Asparagus
Pickled Asparagus is easy to make, keeps for many months, and tastes absolutely FABULOUS! Asparagus is something I look forward to every year. Â Steamed and served with a Hollandaise sauce, sauteed with butter, added to stir-fries, made into a creamy soup, roasted or grilled and added to a Mediterranean salad...I love asparagus every which way. Â And that includes … Continue reading →
How To Smoke Neck Bones & Ham Hocks
At the heart of Southern home cooking, smoked neck bones and ham hocks are commonly enjoyed with things like beans, potatoes, rice, cabbage as well as in soups and stews where they're slow-cooked until their smoky, fork-tender meat falls right off. Most of you have probably bought smoked neck bones or smoked ham hocks at the store to add flavor to your dishes, … Continue reading →
Traditional Spotted Dick (English Steamed Pudding)
Traditional Spotted Dick Recipe A quintessential British dessert, Spotted Dick represents everything that is delicious about traditional English cooking. Tender steamed pudding dotted with succulent currants is drizzled with a luxuriously rich and creamy vanilla custard. It's heaven! "Spotted what?" I hear you.  That's the most common question from the … Continue reading →
Wild Foraging: How To Identify, Harvest and Prepare Sea Beans (aka, Sea Asparagus or Samphire)
This edible wild vegetable is known by many names but its scientific name is Salicornia and it's a succulent that is native to North America, Europe, South Asia and South Africa.  In the United States they're commonly known as "sea beans" and in British Columbia, Canada they're called "sea asparagus."  In the UK it's known as "samphire", in eastern Canada it's called … Continue reading →
A Day in St. George’s, Bermuda
If you're traveling to Bermuda, St. George's is an absolute must.  Indeed, St. George's is enough reason alone to travel to Bermuda in the first place. The oldest surviving English town in the New World, St. George's is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is a historical treasure.  Todd and I got back from our trip to Bermuda a few weeks ago and haven't been able to stop … Continue reading →
An Iconic Tour of Victoria, BC
Depending on what you plan on doing there, Victoria offers fun, beauty, elegance, charm, history and adventure. Â A few weeks ago in early March I invited my mom to join me for a weekend getaway. Â Victoria is reminiscent of England in some aspects of its culture and architecture and, having lived in England for 6 years, we were looking forward to delving into some of the … Continue reading →
The American Kitchen: The World’s Melting Pot
Thank you to GE Appliances and BlogHer for sponsoring this post! What comes to mind when you hear the term "The American Kitchen?" That was the question I was posed when invited to write a post on the subject. GE Appliances has been part of the American home since 1905 and now, a hundred and ten years later, is launching a documentary series called Our American … Continue reading →
Breathtaking Butchart Gardens and High Tea in Victoria, BC
Last week we took a trip to beautiful Victoria, BC.  I invited my mom so we could spend some quality mother-daughter time and The Butchart Gardens was at the top of our list of places to visit.  Though it was early March, there were some Spring flowers already in bloom and the special Spring Prelude display, their beautiful indoor garden, was simply beautiful.  The weather … Continue reading →
Mini Victoria Sponge Cakes (A Taste of Britain)
Thank you to Tate+Lyle® for sponsoring this post. Today I’m sharing a taste of Britain with you, a quintessential dessert that has been enjoyed at tea time for ages.  Exquisitely rich buttercream and jam are sandwiched between two delicately soft and buttery sponge cakes.  This version comes in miniature form of the traditional full-sized cake, allowing you to … Continue reading →
Cajun Catfish & Chips with Tartar Sauce
Crispy, crunchy battered and fried catfish mixed with Cajun spices and served with a delicious homemade tartar sauce and fries. Â Fish & Chips the Southern way! Catfish have gotta be some of the ugliest fish to swim earth's waters. Â With broad, flat heads, long spindly whiskers called "barbels", and weird serrated spines, they're definitely not regular contestants of … Continue reading →
Work With Me
If you're interested in partnering with me on a project there are many ways we can work together. Here are a few of them: 1. Food Writing, Recipe or Home Development projects:  Please contact me directly at kimberly [at] daringgourmet [dot] com. Upon request I am happy to provide you with a media kit and a list of brands I've worked with.   I work for … Continue reading →
Saag Gosht (Punjabi Beef and Spinach Curry)
This delicious curry from the northwest region of India can be made with beef or lamb. Â The rich, complex flavor profile of this Saag Gosht recipe portrays the very best of Indian cuisine. Â You're going to love it! Punjab, a combination of two Persian words, means "land of the five rivers." Â In 1947, with the dissolution of British India, the region was divided … Continue reading →
Buttery Sautéed Leek with Bacon
Something simple. Â Something good. Â A quick and easy side dish to enjoy with virtually any meal. Simple enough to serve with good ol' comfort food while elegant enough to serve at a dinner party. Regardless where or how it's served, anything with butter and bacon is guaranteed to be a hit. And don't anyone flip out over the words "butter" and "bacon." Â There's only 1 … Continue reading →
French Almond Cake with Lavender Lemon Glaze {Appreciation Post}
Another Daring Gourmet original to enjoy before the Summer is through. This cake is special. Â The smell of it baking, its magnificent flavor, its delicate texture and graceful appearance...this cake is absolutely delightful. … Continue reading →
Berbere (Ethiopian Spice Blend)
Central to Ethiopian cuisine is Berbere - a fiery hot spice blend bursting with flavor! Now you can make your own right at home with our homemade berbere recipe! What is Berbere? Berbere is a hot spice blend that is an integral ingredient in Ethiopian cuisine.  Both full of flavor and heat, this spice is not for the faint of heart - or taste buds.  Every Ethiopian … Continue reading →
German Picnic Salad
Thank you to Honest Cooking and Castello for sponsoring this post! Though I do try to exercise self-control, I'm a bit of a cheese addict. Â Growing up in Europe with regular access to the world's best cheeses rendered me into something of a cheese snob. Â I can't help it. Â The ability to appreciate fine cheeses was cultivated within me from childhood. Â From my … Continue reading →
Ultimate Chicken Chow Mein
Good food is therapeutic.  It adds spice to life, offers comfort for the "blah's", provides warmth on a cold evening, coolth on a hot day...and helps unravel and unfrazzle you after having spent two hours in bumper-to-bumper traffic on the cursed I-5 headed south of Seattle during rush hour!! Just hypothetically speaking. Food is good.  Food is helpful.  Food is our … Continue reading →
Porcini Mushroom Linguine with Chicken, Shiitakes and Gorgonzola
I received some pasta from Pappardelle's for review. Â All opinions are entirely my own. In general, I've become pretty tired of store-bought pasta. Â Do you feel the same? Â Just a little bit jaded? Â Even the "flavored" ones lack flavor. Â Either they don't add enough of the flavoring to begin with - be it tomato, roasted red pepper, spinach, or whatever - and simply … Continue reading →
Domoda (African Peanut Stew)
An incredibly rich and delicious African peanut stew, this Domoda recipe tastes even better the next day! Domoda is the nationao dish of Gambia and deservedly so because it is so flavorful and delicious! What is Domoda? Domoda is the national dish of Gambia.  It is a delicious "groundnut stew" (peanuts) consisting of whatever vegetable happens to be available, … Continue reading →
About Me & Press Stuff
Hi, I'm Kimberly Killebrew. Wife of one, mother of two, cook of many. Come travel the world through your taste buds! I'm German from the Stuttgart area of southern Germany and later lived for several years Cambridgeshire, England, all the while traveling the world. I moved to the United States in my mid-20's where I now live with my husband and our two kids. We … Continue reading →