This is Stephen Block from the German Goodies Recipe Newsletter archive German Goodies Newsletter Oct 1, 2022   Some Appetizer Ideas for an Oktoberfest Celebration German Appetizer Board Called Vorspeisenbrettl  on German menus.  You can get really creative with these. I love the different cheese spreads and the toppings on wonderful German Breads! And of course radishes and pretzels are a MUST! In this recipe I include, versions of a Camembert, Brie type spread called Obatzda, and an American style with cheddar cheese and a bacon spead called Greibschmalz that is really cool.  Go here to make your own Vorspeisenbrettl  German Appetizer  Board    German Style  Buffalo Wings  This is a fun recipe to add a bit of German to the famous American Bufffalo wing. There is a lot of German culture in Buffalo so this is not phony.  This is a Sauerbraten type marinade and you can put a bit of Buffalo heat to spice up your Oom Pah!                                                  Go here to make  German Style Buffalo Wings.  Pumpernickel Crudites with Salmon lox  This is a great combination, a base of cocktail Pumpernickel with some salmon lox, some red onion,  fresh dill and capers. Truly an excellent appy for any meal of the day.  Go here to make  Pumpernickel Canape with Salmon Lox  Currywurst The most popular street food in Germany, is the Currywurst. There are so many different recipes for the Curry Catsup that goes with it, I offer my own. It is definitely worth your time to try this one.  Any Brat will work, it's all in the Curry Catsup. Go Here to make Currywurst Listen to Some Oktoberfest Music!   Make yourself some nice appetizers and then turn on some German  Oktoberfest Music here!  Thank you for reading this newsletter.  I started this as I love my heritage, and this is one way I honor it. I would love to hear about your favorite German family recipes, especially when there is a story with that recipe.  Just hit reply on this newsletter, write me and I'll get back to you.  Our German Cookbook with our stories  Explore the Book        We also share our German recipes and heritage. The German Goodies Facebook Page Also place recipe requests Join our discussion of German recipes on Facebook Just hit the "Like" button and you can start posting.

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