Read about this lady Anna Marie Jarvis and see how she alone was
the driving force behind this holiday celebrationin many countries on the second sunday of May.
This is a delicious and refreshing dessert. The Quarkschaum topping is a wonderful blend of custard, Quark (may use puree of cottage cheese) and meringue.
For a Spring celebration hot dog BBQ my friend and great cook, Leah made a pasta salad to go with it. The dressing is simple and great also to use as a marinade for meat.
This is a very interesting way to do a dumpling. You steam it in a small amount of water with butter. When the water all escapes the dumpling should be cooked and then it browns a nice crust on the bottom.
From Giant Rhubarb plants to how this plant was named after
an ancient river. This food is very flavorful when cooked right,
near super food status and well worth your time
to work into your cooking repetorie.
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April 3, 2013
Rhubarb Kuchen
Spring is here and so are some Spring foods
German style Rhubarb Cake
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March 26, 2012
Why the Lamb for Easter?
but it wasn't just any old cut, it was a WHOLE lamb.
I recently started using Ponzu sauce after seeing Bobby Flay use it for some kind of Throwdown. I really like the flavor of it for dipping, or flavoring say some cabbage for a an Asian slaw or Ahi tacos.
This is like a traditional warm German potato salad which usually has bacon
but this uses sausage. If you have just a couple nice links or a small amount of good sausage left this is a good way to use it up.
Get a nice inexpensive piece of Beef and Brine it for some delicious Corned Beef
for this years St. Patrick's Celebration it is easy to do and well worth the effort.
This is the noodle/dumpling of choice for my family growing up.
They are quick to make with the drop dumpling technique and thoroughly delicious all by themselves with a butter crumb topping or with gravy.
I bought some baby spinach leaves because I was tired of paying so much for Kale. SInce it's popularity has grown. Then my friend Jay brings another container of baby spinach leaves over! So to work with the abundance we made a spinach salad with hot bacon dressing.
Playing more with dough and dumplings. This is a great dish you can make with pears that are still a little unripe and firm. The tender dumplings made from fresh bread are the perfect accompaniment.
If you have never made your own noodles before, it is a fun project and not difficult.
They taste sooo good, Here is a nice casserole you can make with them. Ham and Noodle Casserole
Shinkenfleckern
This is similar to a German style macaroni and cheese using Emmentaler cheese and Ham (Schinken) There are many variations of this. It is wonderful German comfort food.
This is from a 1790 recipe adapted, where you seal tight the lid and braise the
Steak with onion and carrot, but no broth. It develops it's own juices that it slow cooks in. Also you wrap the steaks in bacon. This was obviously developed back then for lean game.
This is a special way the Germans serve a Lentil or Pea soup.
This makes a meal out of it. There is a special enjoyment when you cut the sausage and hear the "snap" of a natural casing Frank.
