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We explore many different areas of food,
seasonal recipe ideas, and their history.
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July 29, 2010

Maultaschen

Making German stuffed noodles. This is one of our favorite dishes. We call it
Gefülte nudel. It is fun once in a while to use the old hand grinder. It does a great job.

Rouladen

My Grandmother's recipe
that my son and I made together for the family this Spring.

Here are some other Rouladen recipes from our readers.

Grilled Caesar Salad

with roasted shallot Caesar dressing
and Grilled Pears

Walkabout Caesar

This is great for a party.
It turns Caesar Salad into a finger food.

the history of Caesar Salad

Vanilla Cheese Cake

I made these in little individual cheese cake molds and they cook faster and were a great hit.

You can also make this a
Fat Free Cheese Cake

Feng Shui for your Dining Room

From Sheri Ruston a Feng Shui expert

If a goldfish is ailing, you most often treat the water. It is the same with you and your surroundings!

Sauerkraut Relish

This is a nice way to dress up sauerkraut for your Brat BBQ, and also just makes a nice side dish.

 

Grilling Bratwurst

Which Bratwurst to use,
cooking methods,
Which bratwurst bun or rolls,
Mustards, relishes, other toppings and side dishes.




Lavender

A brief history of this intersting herb. It is certainly worth learning how to cook with as well.

Flower Pot Smoker
This is an inexpensive way to build a smoker.

Pulled Pork
Tasty rich smoked pork that you can pull strips of and place on your sandwich, or shred with 2 forks.

Smoked Salmon
The color on this is beautiful and a light smoke taste that is good hot with a side of boiled yukons, or chilled on a bed of greens.

Smoked Bratwursts

Savory Dampfnudel

This is a savory yeast Dampfnudel that is poached in a small amount of salted water with oil.
When the liquid evaporates in the steaming process the oil remains and you brown the bottom
making a tasty variety of textures.

Using Feng Shui in your Dining Room

So you have heard the term Feng Shui and are curious about it but on the other hand you may be a bit wary about getting too weird with decorating your house. It's not just about putting furniture in a certain direction, but much just seems like common sense.

Saigon Shrimp Pizza on the BBQ

This is one of my favorite pizzas.
It uses peanut sauce instead of tomato sauce. The flavor combination is outstanding. This is a great idea for Memorial Day.

Sweet Dampfnudel with Vanilla Sauce

This is a baked sweet dumpling poached in vanilla sweetened milk and butter. The milk absorbs and the remaining butter makes a nice crispy bottom.

 

Chicken in White Wine Sauce infused with Sauerkraut

Served with Dampfnudel

(steam/fried dumplings)
steamed and then browned on the bottom

Cucumber Salad
with Fresh Parsley

Simple and tasty salad to make that makes a good side dish as well.

Black Forest Cherry Torte
(Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte)

This cake as well as being the perfect marriage of cherries and chocolate cake, has a rich history.

Read about the History of Black Forest Cherry Torte

Chocolate Blackout Cupcakes

This famous cake from the WW11 era started in Brooklyn during the blackout drills is still popular today. This recipe is great for cupcakes.

The History of Chocolate Blackout Cake

Crockpot Irish Stew

This has a nice smooth gravy achieved by shredding some of the potatoes so they cook down and thicken.


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Salad Greens with fresh fruit and Poppy Seed Vanilla Dressing

This is a great salad with a sweet and tart flavors that can include some strips of pork or chicken.

German Oxtail Soup

This one is a blended soup.
The oxtails are rich in a succulent ingredient called beef gelatin. This is what makes it better than an average beef soup.

Vanilla Sugar Cubes

I used these in the Plum Dumplings and they would be fun to use for coffee or tea, or Float in a bowl of mulled wine.

Plum Dumplings

a nice flavorful dough is perfect to wrap around a plum and make this tasty dessert with butter crumb vanilla sauce and sour cream.

Seafood File Gumbo

Seafood Okra Gumbo

Cajun Terminology

Chicken
and
Dumplings

A winter comfort food great to make when you find a whole body fryer on sale.

The dumplings are very simple to make and this is a foolproof way to get them to rise.


The History of Dumplings

Beer Buns
Ukrainian style Bierocks


German Meat Pies filled with hamburger and sauerkraut. A favorite in certain regions of the United States. .

Pickled Iceburg Wedge

The pickled vegetables give flavorful twang to the crispy neutral iceburg lettuce. The pumpkin seeds give a toasty sweet crunch offseting the tart vegetables.

Apple Kuchen
with Custard Topping

2 kinds of apples baked on a sweet dough crust with custard and streusel topping.

 

Thyme BBQued Lamb
with Roasted Vegetables and Dilled Black Kale

The fresh Thyme sprigs aren't just for seasoning when they are cooked
they are very tasty.

Hühnerschnitzel Caprese

Chicken Schnitzel with mushrooms, tomato and basil and parmesan

The history of Schnitzel

Plank Salmon
with Creamy Dill Glaze

This is a family favorite. The creamy pungent sour cream dill sauce adds the perfect contrast to the forward flavor of salmon.

Gypsy Schnitzel

Umm a dish to use all those lovely colored bell peppers.

Thin sliced veal or pork and a warm paprika sauce to go wth this pan fried schnitzel.

Roasted Pumpkin Soup

Here is something to think about for your upcoming holiday get togethers. This is not that hard to do and I promise your guests will fall in love with the soup.
The blending of pumpkin ( and squash) with potato is a real comfort food flavor with a twist.

 

This is an old fashioned crock pot that was used in ancient times.

The History of Pumpkin

 

 

 

 

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