In honor of Memorial Day and the initiation of grilling season, I offer this recipe from Food Network Magazine, which is a simplified way to cook traditional brats, with easy cleanup. This is the way I am going to do them from now on. Ingredients: 1 onion, sliced 1 clove garlic, smashed 1 bay leaf … Continue reading Beer-Braised Bratwurst
Easily one of my favorite German meals. Weiner Schnitzel is the national food of Austria and is served in many small restaurants all over Germany and Austria. In those parts of the world it's just about always made with veal. But in the US people have some major, and reasonable, ethical problems with veal. So … Continue reading Weiner Schnitzel
I love potato salad. It's easily one of my favorite sides for all sorts of main entrees. Especially BBQ and other meat dishes where it's full rich texture and hits of vinegar and salt set off meat very well. It's a natural with lot's of German food, which is some of my favorite to cook … Continue reading Austrian Potato Salad
I have been making a lot of recipes from Binging with Babish. Which has really helped me rekindle my love of cooking. As great as he is, there's only so much of one internet chef that I can take. So I've been branching out a bit. Bon Appetit has a wonderful YouTube channel and I've … Continue reading Mustard at Home
Jim and James love mustard and they are both, now, making their own. As you all know I'm German so my genes dictate that I should love it as well, but I've never been that keen on it. However, I had a little slice of ham the other night and Jim's new jars of Country … Continue reading Home Made Mustard
Laura's German cousin and her husband visited us years ago and made this for us. We really liked it and continue to make it from time to time. It seemed an appropriately hearty meal to serve as the wind was blowing hard and snow was falling outside. If you can, use breadcrumbs made from day-old … Continue reading German Meatballs (Konigsberger Klopse)
If you can find them locally you really need to try "Taylors Cooked Bockwurst" sausages and "Kruegermann Red Cabbage with Apple." Having spent significant time in Germany, we both acknowledge these are two of the most authentic representations of German food. So last night with both of these products on hand, I decided to make … Continue reading Potato Kugel with Fried Shallots
Many supermarkets sell packaged thinly sliced top round labeled "Beef for Braciole," Being German I have always made "Rouladen," which is the German version. I used to cut and pound it thin myself than I got wise and had my butcher do it. My Rouladen is tender and rich, a great dish on a chilly … Continue reading Rouladen
The other day we were in Trader Joes and saw they had this bratwurst. It is made in Germany, so we thought it should be good. It was excellent. Highly recommend it. How we make it is we boil it in beer, with some sliced onions and a nob of butter. Then on to the … Continue reading Austrian Potato Salad
Yesterday was cold and rainy. Just the kind of weather for some good comfort food and what could be more comforting to my German wife Laura than some nice Pork Schnitzel (Schweineschnitzel.) "Wienerschnitzel” is actually a geographically protected term in Germany and Austria and can only be made with veal and Laura will not eat veal. I … Continue reading Pork Schnitzel
