Dandelions and other Spring Greens
are not considered as much of a weed in Germany as they are in the United States.
Possibly because it was one of the first things you would see in the Spring.
Dandelions greens are very healthy as well.
st a friendly reminder: Dandelions give far more vitamin A-beta than carrots,
more lecithin than soybeans, more potassium than bananas,
more iron and twice the amount of vitamin A as spinach.
Also, vitamins C and B, calcium, magnesium and more.
Fresh Spring Greens with Bacon Dressing
and Soft Poached Egg
A Really Good Spring Tonic,
to cure any Winter Blues!
A Fresh Spring Greens Salad
with bacon, shallots and a soft poached egg.
That may sound different but it is very popular. The soft creamy egg yolk
adds ti the dressing.
You can use some of the stouter winter and early Spring Greens like
Dandelion, Frisee, Mizuna, Arugula for this, even Kale.
Dandelion Green Salad with Vinaigrette and chopped egg (Löwenzahnsalat mit Eier Salatsosse)
There are many varieties of Dandelion Greens. I found these at a Farmer's Market and thought
they looked fun.
The salad dressing is fun, where you put fine chopped boiled eggs in the vinaigrette dressing itself. I find hard cooked eggs in a lot of German foods that you wouldn't normally see them in in the US. Like in a sour cream herb sauce, and even the grated egg yolk in cookies.
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Dandelion Green Salad with Vinaigrette and chopped egg (Löwenzahnsalat mit Eier Salatsosse)
Initially I thought This was a strange idea, putting hot potato salad on to paper thin greens.
but the combination is so harmonious. Warm comfort food potatoes and bacon over tender crisp fresh tasting greens. Ummmmm!
I love the Spring and celebrating it with the special herb sauce that expresses the green season and the coming season of all kinds of fresh herbs that with just a touch they add those powerful notes of flavor to our foods. The most celebrated is probably the "Frankfurter Greuner Sosse".
I love the interesting choice of goodies that the Germans pick for dishes like this. Boiled eggs, boiled potatoes, asparagus, ham slices. I expanded on the idea and added some tomatoes and avocado, but it could be anything. I also expanded on the Frankfurter Green Sauce that I based this sauce on, blending in some ideas from Tzatziki sauce. Mediterranean foods have become a big part of Germany with their special twist on them.
However let the season guide your own inspirations
for your own "Spring Celebration Dinner"
A recipe book and short biography of my Grandmother Emma Block. Her recipes, culture and cooking styles that were brought over from Germany. How they evolved when she came to America in the early 1900s and settled in Portland, Oregon on the west coast of the United States. Over 100 recipes
Bonus Recipe CD with the Ebook and recipes with step by step pictures
Biography of my grandma
Emma Block From Germany with Love tells the story of my grandma, Emma Block, growing up in a little town in Baden/ Würtemberg, Germany near Heidelberg named Steinsfurt. Then at the age of 15 immigrating to the United States, taking a train with one of her sisters and brothers to Hamburg and sailing the Atlantic with other hope filled Germans wanting to make a life in the "New World". It was not easy but with good values learned in her German upbringing made a full life, had a wonderful family with lots of fun and celebration including the great German meals.
You have to have some reverence for Winter and Spring greens
as they
are hearty enough to make it through harsh weather.
As a farmer it was so cool to go out in the snow and pick kale from the garden
and cook it in the nice warm house for dinner.
This is a 20 minute fun lunch or supper that takes the beautiful complex flavors of the Winter and Spring Greens and balances the texture with a little hot bone broth, and onions and bacon.
Greens Braised in Creamy Sauce
with
Boiled Eggs and Ham
This is a cooked dish that is a big part of my heritage and very popular style of doing
vegetables in Germany. Whether it is Kale, Spinach, Kohlrabe or carrots
this style of cooking elevates this a "boiled veggie"
that lacks flavor.
My grandma would use this simple technique to fry onions and a bit of bacon or oil and pepper and then add the greens or vegetable, cook it till tender then add a bit of milk and flour and thicken it up. You can use instead of milk you can use stock or water. You can also use cream or a bit of sour cream to finish it.
This is a good recipe here for creamed spinach that was one of my father's favorites that my grandma made all the time.
Through modern technology we can enjoy music from Germany at the touch of your computer, there are many venues now, Pandora, Amazon music, and Youtube is free.
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Springtime Dishes Germany
This is a nice video of some German dishes to celebrate Spring.
They include Cream Spinach, Asparagus and Strawberries that make a great pair, a Soup and a Salad. Also Kohlrabe , creamed with potatoes also Strawberry desserts and Rhubarb Kuchen.
This is a wonderful tool from Germany, that makes the longer Spaetzle noodles. My German friend brought one over from Germany for me.
Through modern technology we can enjoy music from Germany at the touch of your computer, there are many venues now, Pandora, Amazon music, and Youtube is free.
I love my noise canceling headphones that are completely wireless and give incredible sound!
over 2500 perfect reviews, it is a bit of an investment but worth every penny.
Springtime on the German Tables
This is a nice video of some German dishes to celebrate Spring.
They include Cream Spinach, Asparagus and Strawberries that make a great pair, a Soup and a Salad. Also Kohlrabe , creamed with potatoes also Strawberry desserts and Rhubarb Kuchen.
German Music
Through modern technology we can enjoy music from Germany at the touch of your computer, there are many venues now, Pandora, Amazon music, and Youtube is free.
I love my noise canceling headphones that are completely wireless and give incredible sound!
over 2500 perfect reviews, it is a bit of an investment but worth every penny.
Frühlinglieder
German Spring Music
Dutch-German folksong (1600) It´s a praise of spring and may and the sad story about lovers, who have to part.
A Beautiful Song about Bees in Spring
Summ Summ Summ
that is a bee sound for sure!
Love this song!
Many will Remember this song from the early 70's
Morgenlicht leuchtet - Morning has broken
It's fun to hear it sung in German
When the Spring Comes !
Since I was a little kid I always loved
Die Vogelhochzeit
The Bird Wedding Song
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Springtime on the German Tables
This is a nice video of some German dishes to celebrate Spring.
They include Cream Spinach, Apsparagus and Strawberries that make a great pair, a Soup and a Salad. Also Kohlrabe , creamed with potatoes also Strawberry desserts and Rhubarb Kuchen.
This is a wonderful tool from Germany, that makes the longer Spaetzle noodles. My German friend brought one over from Germany for me.
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Karin Elliot born and raised in Germany
is a chef and wonderful friend giving me encouragement through the years here and donated her recipes for our newsletter. She also does wonderful volunteer work like providing meals for school children in need in Tuscon, Arizona.
Many German-Americans and German immigrants are interested in Native American items from books and movies to jewelry and arts and craft supplies. Karin will take care of you personally with her online store Native Rainbows
This is the newsletter you are reading now, called the German Goodies Recipe Newsletter. I have been publishing this for 20 years now and we have had a lot of fun doing it.
If you enjoy the history I talk about in this newsletter you will also love the history of other dishes and foods I like to do in my
Food History Newsletter
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