Jan 192012
 
Creamy Cabbage Soup

Wonderful soup for a cold winter’s day. Ingredients 1kg white cabbage 60 g butter 80 g bacon cubes (Speck cubes) 1 tbsp sugar, 1 tbsp caraway seeds 200 ml dry white wine 1 l vegetable broth 200 ml heavy cream 2-3 potatoes medium size salt, pepper 4 slices farmers bread or baguette bread 5 tbsp [read more...]

Jan 172012
 
Don't Stop Online Freedom

  Important Message to all my Visitors and Readers You might have heard about SOPA  (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect Ip Act in the media, radio, online or elsewhere. What is it in a nutshell? PIPA would allow the government power to block American’s websites that specific corporations don’t like. This will also [read more...]

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Dec 232011
 
Schaeufele - Southern Meat Specialty

In Germany we celebrate with friends and family on Dec 24th evening – that’s the Christmas eve and all children are waiting for that special evening all year long. The “Christkind” will fly in and bring the gifts, lay them nicely under the Christmas tree and after the dinner, here are the gifts! So what [read more...]

Jan 052011
 
Red Cabbage - German Rotkohl

Red Cabbage or “Rotkohl” (some say Blaukraut)  is one of my favorite side dishes;  it tastes great with beef-rouladen and mashed potatoes, a very traditional combination. You can find red cabbage on every festive menu, in every good restaurant and as part of a holiday lunch or diner. It is also is the perfect winter dish, and [read more...]