On the lighter Side – the Eggs

Lady to the butcher: I am looking for something different and special? Butcher: How about a nice smoked beef tongue? Lady: I never would eat anything out of a cow’s mouth. Give me a dozen eggs, please.

Pizza Party with a Twist

A great and cost controlled way to spend an evening with friends would be to have a “Pizza Party” with your Raclette. We all know what we like on our pizza and looking at the ingredients in what they now … Continue reading

Fondue vs Raclette

A few years ago (it might actually be quite a few) having company over on Saturday night for fondues was done quite often at our house. The usual were two fondues, sometimes even three, set up. One was a terrific … Continue reading

The Raclette

With the passing of another Christmas Holiday we were looking forward to a relaxed evening with a few good friends at our house on New Year’s Eve. As we usually include some kind of meal we again had to make … Continue reading

Swedish Potato Sausage (Potatis Korv)

I promised a good friend of mine the recipe of the Swedish Potatis Korv or Swedish Potato Sausage we made in our store. This was adapted from an original recipe of one of our Swedish customers. We produced this for … Continue reading

The Wurstfest

Over the years we catered many Bavarian themed parties and German picnics and learned a few shortcuts which makes it easier.         The Wurstfest: Your friends and family come over for a picnic. The easiest homemade menu … Continue reading

Bavarian Beef Rouladen

Beef Rouladen are a Sunday dinner and also available in many restaurants in Germany. Comparing recipes from around Germany we noticed, that different areas use different fillings. Rouladen actually would describe any thinly sliced meats which are filled and rolled. … Continue reading

The Pork Sirloin

Boneless pork sirloins are for sale in many stores. See if you can negotiate with your favorite “meatman” as they should be a little cheaper if bought by the whole bag (about 4 pieces) than cut up in the counter. … Continue reading

Suelze

In Bavaria a very common luncheon meat is what we would call here Souse or Head cheese. The name alone, with the added looks of it in the Deli counter, will turn off many of us who were not introduced … Continue reading

Enhanced and value added, we love it!

We could not find our traditional Christmas Day dinner, a goose, this year, but as we also love duck we compromised on buying two of them instead, with the label stating “enhanced with up to 12% solution of water and … Continue reading