Sauerkraut Strudel

Sauerkraut Strudel

It wasn’t until I moved to the Midwest (or maybe just North Dakota) I got introduced to the idea of savory strudels for a main course. I always grew up thinking of strudels as a sweet, dessert or breakfast item.…

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German Hot Potato Salad

German Hot Potato Salad

One of the things I love about small town Midwest is that whenever there is a need, whether it be a wedding, funeral, or just a significant event in the community, people come out in the droves with food. Small…

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Halupsi (Cabbage Rolls)

Halupsi (Cabbage Rolls)

If you love my Lazy Halupsi recipe, you’re going to love this one as well! Over on that recipe, I share the story about when I first moved to the Iron Curtain in North Dakota, I was told we were…

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Homemade Strudels

Homemade Strudels

I will never forget the first time I had my mother-in-law’s strudels… My husband was beside himself excited and much like when I was told we were having pigs in a blanket (halupsi), I had imagined strudels to be some…

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Knoephla Soup: A Germans From Russia Tradition

Knoephla Soup: A Germans From Russia Tradition

While many parts of the world have traditions based on things like grits or rice, this part of North Dakota – the Iron Curtain as we like to call it – was raised on dough. You could feed a family…

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